Back in October, just as tickets were first going on sale forStar Wars: The Force Awakens,AMC TheatresannouncedStar WarsSundays. Fans who attendIMAXscreenings at the theater chain will get to take home a different IMAX poster fromStar Wars: The Force Awakenseach Sunday between December 20 and January 10. Earlier today, the theater chain debuted the third poster in this series, which featuresGwendoline Christie’sCaptain Phasma.
InStar Wars: The Force Awakens, Captain Phasma is a First Order officer, whose name was an homage to the 1979 classicPhantasm, which directorJ.J. Abramsis a huge fan of. Phasma is one of many First Order characters in the movie, whose fates have not yet been officially revealed. It is believed that she, along with Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson) were among the few First Order members to make it off theStarkiller Basealive, but we don’t have any confirmation what happened after the big explosion, and probably won’t until closer to the release ofStar Wars: Episode VIII.
Producer and LucasFilm bossKathleen Kennedyhas confirmed that Phasma will return inStar Wars: Episode VIII, which starts production in 2016 under the direction ofRian Johnson. The director has already shot a few key scenes at Skellig Michael Island in Ireland, but principal photography won’t begin in earnest until sometime this spring. Hopefully we’ll get a confirmed cast list for this highly-anticipated sequel soon, so we can find out who is returning and who may or may not have been cast aside.
We reported earlier today thatStar Wars: The Force Awakensbecame the fastest movie to earn over $100 million in IMAX theaters, achieving the milestone in just 12 days. The previous record-holder,Jurassic World, took 18 days to reach $100 million in the IMAX format. With the promise of new posters every Sunday at AMC Theatres IMAX showings over the next two weeks,Star Wars: The Force Awakens' IMAX grosses will surely keep increasing.
In addition to this new poster, you can also check out the first two one-sheets released through AMC Theatres’Star WarsSundays initiative.Star Wars: The Force Awakenshas earned just over $540 million in all domestic theaters so far, with an overseas gross of $598.7 million, making it the fastest to cross$1 billionworldwide in cinematic history. Within the next few weeks,Star Wars: The Force Awakenswill most likely surpassJurassic World’s $652.2 domestic total to become the biggest movie of the year. Take a look at these posters, and stay tuned for more onStar Wars: The Force Awakens.
