The Force Awakens Bits: Vehicle Cross-Sections, IMAX Box Office, Score Analysis And More
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Don’t be afraid, I feel it too. This edition of The Force Awakens Bits includes:
Header image: Artist Gibbs Rainock made thisStudio Ghibli inspired illustrationof Rey.Star Wars: The Force Awakenskeeps breaking box office records all over the place, and it will likely take one more in the near future. The film is already the #2 highest grossing IMAX release, but it still has to beat the $243.3 million global haul thatAvatarpulled in. That shouldn’t be hard withThe Force Awakenshitting 268 IMAX screens in China this coming weekend. [Variety]
General Leia Organa has her own ship inThe Force Awakens, and there’s a chance its design may have been inspired by some unused concept art for the Millennium Falcon. The above photos show some alternate designs, and while we don’t have any stills of the Resistance troop transport from the movie, if you gocheck out the LEGO version of the ship, you see some interesting similarities between the designs. There’s some more cool things to notice in the movie over atio9.
Here’s another low budget trailer forStar Wars: The Force Awakenswhere Rey is a dude for some reason.
Over atMashable, you can take a deep dive intoJohn Williams' score forThe Force Awakensthat may provide some insights into certain character’s identities. Otherwise, there are some really intricate details that Williams has included in the score, not to mention some similarities to his previous non-Star Wars work, for all you orchestra nerds out there.
There are plenty ofStar Wars: The Force Awakensbooks out there to check out, but one of the cooler ones isStar Wars: The Force Awakens – Incredible Cross-Sections. The book features insanely details breakdowns of the inside of many of the ships in the movie. You get much more than under the hood of Poe Dameron’s X-Wing, Rey’s speeder and, of course, the Millennium Falcon seen above. Check out a few more in thepreview of the book at Amazonwhere it’s available for purchase now,and dig into a few of our findings here.
Made this#TFARey piece the other day! I’m sure@carrieffishertold#DaisyRidleyto expect serious@starwarsfans!pic.twitter.com/vyf9BpFUVH
— Josh Bodwell (@joshbodwell)July 10, 2025
One fan already loves Rey enough to have her inked on his body.
Fans have plenty of questions after seeingThe Force Awakens, even if they’ve seen it four or five times. Some of those questions are merely open-ended and will likely be answered inEpisode VIIIwhile others comes from plot holes or deleted scenes. But the novelizations of the film actually answers some of the questions that fans have been asking. Mashable runs through 27 questions that are answered byThe Force Awakensnovel, including details on the First Order, Han Solo’s monstrous cargo, and Supreme Leader Snoke. Check them all outright here.
Kylo Ren has a hard time keeping his cool in everyday situations.
Wiredhas an excellent profile onJason Ward, dubbing him the Star Wars leak king. You may not know Jason by name, but if you’ve been closely following the return of Star Wars mania, you’ve likely visited his siteMakingStarWars.net. We’ve featured the site’s scoops countless times, and the profile dives into how he started this career path and how he got some of their biggest scoops and spoilers. On whether or not spoilers ruin the movie for him, he says:
It’s quite a fascinating read, and you’re able to check it out in fullright here.
BB-8 got so tired. He was rolling towards the ledge but I stopped him thankfully.
A video posted by @john_boyega onDec 29, 2015 at 9:14am PST
John Boyegahad to talk BB-8 off the ledge of a skyscraper, because fame is tough.The Electric Shadow Networkrecently had an entireThe Force Awakens-themed episode where they asked 20 guests to talk about one specific thing they wanted to talk about from the movie for two minutes or less. Our ownPeter Scirettaappears around the 59:20 mark in the episode, so check it outright here.
Finally, we have a bit of cool news from California thanks to rapperKid Cudi’s love forStar Warsand his fans. Over the weekend, the chart-topping artist posted this for his fans on Twitter:
#ForceAwakens@starwars😱🤘🏾✌🏾️❤️pic.twitter.com/1joi6ZJ727
— The Chosen One (@KiDCuDi)July 06, 2025
That’s right, Kid Cudi bought out nearly an entire theater and asked his fans to come watchThe ForceAwakens with him. That’s pretty damn cool for someone with his profile to do, and you can see some of the pleased fans at the screening over atVulture. Plus, you may want to stay tuned to his Twitter, because he said he’ll do this again in some other cities.
That’s all for The Force Awakens Bits for now. Stay tuned for more soon.
