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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ trailer teases new faces and nostalgia

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“There has been an awakening. Have you felt it?” So asks the first teaser trailer, appropriately enough, for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” director J.J. Abrams’ highly anticipated update of the classic space-opera franchise.

Although the minute-and-a-half clip, viewable above, offers little in the way of plot details, it should give “Star Wars” fans, ahem, a new hope with eye-catching imagery, nods to George Lucas’ original film trilogy, a peak at some new faces and John Williams’ iconic theme song.

The teaser opens with John Boyega (“Attack the Block”) popping into frame in a Stormtrooper uniform, sans helmet, on what looks to be the desert planet Tatooine. In rapid succession, we’re introduced to some more new faces: A droid with a rolling ball for a body, Daisy Ridley riding a speeder, Oscar Isaac piloting an X-wing fighter and a shadowy figure trudging through snow while brandishing a cross-shaped red light saber.

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The trailer doesn’t feature any appearances by “Star Wars” veterans Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher or Harrison Ford, all of whom are returning for “Awakens,” the first installment of a planned trilogy set 30 years after “Return of the Jedi.” Even so, the vibe feels familiar -- a dizzying shot of the Millennium Falcon caps things off -- and the trailer’s images have a lived-in quality that was lacking in “The Phantom Menace” and its two follow-ups.

There’s no use predicting the quality of a movie that’s still more than a year away based on an 88-second trailer, but today “Star Wars” aficionados are no doubt awake and taking notice.

“The Force Awakens” is scheduled to hit theaters on Dec. 18, 2015.

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