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What is a production or publishing fact about The Force Awakens?
Direct answer: Daisy Ridley plays Rey
Daisy Ridley portrays Rey in the sequel trilogy, beginning with The Force Awakens.
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The Force Awakens: Actors & BTS Secrets
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Who plays Finn in The Force Awakens?
Direct answer: John Boyega
John Boyega portrays the defecting stormtrooper Finn.
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Who performs Maz Kanata in The Force Awakens?
Direct answer: Lupita Nyong'o
Nyong'o performs Maz Kanata.
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True or false: Rey first meets BB-8 on Tatooine.
Direct answer: False
Rey encounters BB-8 on Jakku.
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True or false: Maz Kanata gives Rey Darth Maul's double-bladed lightsaber.
Direct answer: False
The weapon is the blue-bladed lightsaber formerly wielded by Anakin and Luke Skywalker.
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Who directed The Force Awakens?
Direct answer: J.J. Abrams
J.J. Abrams directed and co-wrote the 2015 sequel.
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Who plays Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy?
Direct answer: Daisy Ridley
Daisy Ridley plays Rey.
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Who plays Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy?
Direct answer: John Boyega
John Boyega plays the former stormtrooper Finn.
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Who plays Poe Dameron in the Star Wars sequel trilogy?
Direct answer: Oscar Isaac
Oscar Isaac plays Resistance pilot Poe Dameron.
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Who plays Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy?
Direct answer: Adam Driver
Adam Driver plays Kylo Ren, born Ben Solo.
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Who plays General Hux in the Star Wars sequel trilogy?
Direct answer: Domhnall Gleeson
Domhnall Gleeson plays General Hux.
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Who plays Captain Phasma?
Direct answer: Gwendoline Christie
Gwendoline Christie plays Captain Phasma.
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Who performs Supreme Leader Snoke through motion capture?
Direct answer: Andy Serkis
Andy Serkis performs Snoke via motion capture.
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Who plays Maz Kanata through performance capture?
Direct answer: Lupita Nyong'o
Lupita Nyong'o performs Maz Kanata.
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In what year was The Force Awakens released?
Direct answer: 2015
The Force Awakens was released in December 2015.
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Who puppeteered BB-8 on set?
Direct answer: Dave Chapman and Brian Herring
Puppeteers Dave Chapman and Brian Herring operate BB-8.
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Who took over the role of Chewbacca in the Star Wars sequel trilogy?
Direct answer: Joonas Suotamo
Finnish actor Joonas Suotamo took over Chewbacca.
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Which Abu Dhabi desert doubled for Jakku?
Direct answer: Rub' al Khali
Jakku was filmed in the Rub' al Khali desert.
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Which Irish island appears as Ahch-To?
Direct answer: Skellig Michael
Skellig Michael hosts Luke's island retreat.
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Who co-wrote The Force Awakens screenplay with J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt?
Direct answer: Lawrence Kasdan
Lawrence Kasdan co-wrote Episode VII.
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Who plays Lor San Tekka in The Force Awakens?
Direct answer: Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow plays Lor San Tekka.
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Who plays Unkar Plutt in The Force Awakens?
Direct answer: Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg plays the junk dealer Unkar Plutt.
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Which pair of The Raid actors appear as Kanjiklub members?
Direct answer: Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian
Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian and Cecep Arif Rahman play Kanjiklub.
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Which Daniel Craig cameo appears in The Force Awakens?
Direct answer: A stormtrooper Rey mind-tricks
Daniel Craig plays the stormtrooper Rey mind-tricks.
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Who plays Admiral Statura?
Direct answer: Ken Leung
Ken Leung plays Admiral Statura.
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Who plays Snap Wexley?
Direct answer: Greg Grunberg
Greg Grunberg plays the X-wing pilot Snap.
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Who led creature effects for The Force Awakens?
Direct answer: Neal Scanlan
Neal Scanlan headed the creature shop.
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Who wrote The Force Awakens novelization?
Direct answer: Alan Dean Foster
Alan Dean Foster also novelized Episode VII.
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Who wrote the Aftermath trilogy?
Direct answer: Chuck Wendig
Chuck Wendig wrote Aftermath.
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Who wrote the Canon novel Bloodline about Leia?
Direct answer: Claudia Gray
Claudia Gray wrote Bloodline and Lost Stars.
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Who designed the sequel-era costumes for The Force Awakens?
Direct answer: Michael Kaplan
Michael Kaplan designed costumes for Episodes VII and IX.
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What did The Force Awakens become in North America?
Direct answer: Highest-grossing film of all time domestically
It surpassed Avatar as the top domestic grosser.
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In what year did Disney acquire Lucasfilm?
Direct answer: 2012
Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012.
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Who became president of Lucasfilm after the Disney acquisition?
Direct answer: Kathleen Kennedy
Kathleen Kennedy became Lucasfilm president in 2012.
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