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SPOILER ALERT – It’s safe to assume just from the title of this post that you will be running into spoilers from Star Wars: The Force Awakens by reading the rest of this post!

For those of you that want to watch the new film without knowing anything, make sure to not click behind the cut.

There have been rumors that there are a couple celeb cameos in Episode VII of the franchise and now one of those stars has been confirmed. While the person in question is never actually seen in the movie, you do hear the actor’s voice.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens begins playing in theaters across the country tonight (December 17) and the film is expected to shatter box office records. We’ll bring you coverage all weekend long!

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Two big Star Wars fans tied the knot in a wedding themed around the franchise on Thursday afternoon (December 17) outside of the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

The fans – Caroline Ritter and Andrew Porters – have been waiting in line for 12 days to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the famed movie theater. They flew in from Australia just for this!

Caroline was walked down the aisle by Darth Vader while “The Imperial March” played. She wore a white dress and a fur that her mother made. The bride added crystal X-wing fighters to the fur too!

“He was sort of being dragged into this life with me,” Caroline told EW about her new husband, who never saw a Star Wars movie until he met her. “I’ve taken him to a couple of conventions, and he’s watched the movies, and then he became a fan of Clone Wars and it sort of spiraled from that.”

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Fans going to see Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens in theaters tonight and throughout the weekend are surely wondering if they need to stay for the credits to see an end credits scene.

Director J.J. Abrams informed fans a couple weeks ago that there will not be a post credits scene for this film.

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“No, there’s not. All the scenes are actually in the movie,” he said at a press conference.

While we have loved seeing some fun Easter Eggs in lots of Marvel films in recent years, we bet a lot of fans will be glad to know that they can get up and out of their seats without worrying about missing an extra moment in the end credits!

John Boyega is going to be a household name by the end of the year due to his role as Finn in the new movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens, so here are some things you should know about him!

The 23-year-old British actor first was noticed by specialty film audiences with his work in the 2011 movie Attack the Block, which earned him several nominations for some UK film awards.

Following his work in The Force Awakens, moviegoers will get to see John in the role of Kalden in the upcoming sci-fi drama The Circle, based on the novel of the same name by Dave Eggers.

John has responded to racist critics who had an issue with a black actor playing the lead male role in the new Star Wars film.

“I’m in the movie, what are you going to do about it? You either enjoy it or you don’t. I’m not saying get used to the future, but what is already happening. People of color and women are increasingly being shown on-screen. For things to be whitewashed just doesn’t make sense,” John told V Magazine.

There’s not much known about John‘s character Finn, but we do know he battles the villain Kylo Ren and uses the lightsaber once owned by Luke and Anakin Skywalker.

Daisy Ridley is the new leading lady in the Star Wars franchise and since The Force Awakens hits theaters tonight (December 17), lets take a moment to get to know her!

The 23-year-old English actress plays the role of Rey and this just so happens to be her first movie role. The character hails from the planet Jakku and she has been described as a scavenger who gets to travel around with the new droid, BB-8.

“I think Rey is a great character for people to see and perhaps relate to her, and see something in her that they feel and connect with the story – that, I just think, is amazing,” Daisy told EW about the character.

“Young girls can look at her and know that they can wear trousers if they want to,” Daisy told Elle. “That they don’t have to show off their bodies.”

British audiences might recognize Daisy from her roles in the television programs Mr. Selfridge, Youngers, or Silent Waitress. She also appeared in the music video for Wiley‘s “Lights On.”

We love that Daisy will be a role model for young kids growing up today! See some of her super stylish appearances on the red carpet and stills of her in the movie in the photo gallery.

The review embargo on Star Wars: The Force Awakens was just lifted and tons of outlets are posting their thoughts on the highly anticipated film.

We decided to compile some of the reviews from the top film sites to give you a little taste of what the critics are thinking. Don’t worry, we have included absolutely no spoilers!

After reading the reviews, watch the Star Wars cast sing the theme song a capella style with Jimmy Fallon.

The Hollywood Reporter: “The Force is back. Big time. As the best Star Wars anything – film, TV show, video game, spinoff, what-have-you – in at least 32 years, Star Wars: The Force Awakens pumps new energy and life into a hallowed franchise in a way that both resurrects old pleasures and points in promising new directions… The franchise is indeed reawakened.”

Deadline: “J.J. Abrams has taken George Lucas‘ baby and reinvented it for true fans of the early films. [He and his team] captured the heart, soul, wit, adventure and wonder of what it is that makes Star Wars such a phenomenon in movie history… [Abrams] brought back what was great and merged it with compelling and likable new characters who can carry it forward.”

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set to have a massive opening weekend that will possibly break the record for biggest opening ever and the presale numbers are alluding to the feat.

The movie has now crossed $100 million in advance ticket sales, according to The Hollywood Reporter. No film has ever come close to this number!

$50-60 million of that total is for the opening weekend while the rest is for the days to come afterward. Christmas Day is said to be a big seller.

All theaters playing Star Wars over opening weekend are required to play the movie for four to five weeks.

In other news about the franchise, Facebook has revealed that in the 30 days leading up to the opening week, over 53 million people had 126 million interactions with Star Wars content on the social media site. In fact, 52% of the people talking about the movie are women, though men are more engaged in the conversation.