Harrison Ford poses with new Star Wars cast (and Chewbacca) for Vanity Fair cover shot by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz
Vanity Fair has released the cover of its June issue, featuring cast from the upcoming film, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
Shot by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz, original star Harrison Ford is joined by his sidekick Chewbacca and newcomers Daisy Ridley and John Boyega.
They are pictured aboard their spacecraft, the Millennium Falcon, which is commanded by Han Solo (Ford) and Chewbacca. BB-8 can also be seen in the corner.
'The empire reboots!' Vanity Fair has released the cover of its June issue, featuring cast from the upcoming film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Vanity Fair will release more photos, interviews, and video on Monday in honour of May 4th, which is known among Star Wars fans as Star Wars Day.
May 4th was designated Star Wars Day, as 'May the fourth be with you' is a play on the iconic Star Wars saying, 'May the force be with you.'
The Force Awakens, which debuts December 18, takes place 30 years after the events of episode VI – Return Of The Jedi (1983).
Making the press rounds: Daisy Ridley pictured at a Star Wars: The Force Awakens press conference in Tokyo on Thursday
Ford can be seen alongside a slew of other original stars, with whom he appeared in Star Wars episodes IV, V, and VI, the first of which debuted in 1977.
The Force Awakens also features original stars Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), and Kenny Baker (R2-D2).
Other newcomers to the film franchise, joining Ridley and Boyega, are Adam Driver, Lupita Nyong'o, Oscar Isaac, and Gwendoline Christie.
They go way back! Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) and Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) appeared very close at a Star Wars celebration in Anaheim, California on April 16
Affecionate: The duo shared a friendly kiss as co-star Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) and a row of Stormtroopers looked on
The second Star Wars trilogy, consisting of episodes I, II, and III, was made after IV, V, and VI, with the first hitting theatres in 1999 and the third in 2005.
The Force Awakens is being directed by J.J. Abrams, who was 11-years-old when Star Wars was first released.
'That moment transported me,' he said at a panel event in Anaheim, California in mid-April.
Dynamic duo: Harrison Ford (Han Solo) and Chewbacca pictured in a scene from the trailer for The Force Awakens
Run for your lives! Daisy Ridley and John Boyega run furiously from an explosion, as seen in the trailer
'It was the first time a movie made me laugh that way... the film was brilliant and had such heart and the biggest thing for me was that it had such hope.'
Ford was unable to attend the press conference, as he was still in recovery from the plane crash he suffered on March 5.
The 72-year-old actor sustained broken bones and serious injuries after crash landing in a golf course in Venice, Los Angeles when the engine of his plane failed.
Flashback: Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) and Harrison Ford (Han Solo) in a scene from Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
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