Filmmaker George Lucas and writer-director J.J. Abrams attend the premiere of Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Photo / Getty Images
The actors who play Chewbacca and C-3PO are among the first to arrive on the red carpet for the Star Wars: The Force Awakens world premiere.
The film will premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and the iconic Hollywood Boulevard is now in lock down.
Droids BB-8 and R2-D2 were also rolled out for the event, and Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie, who plays chrome-plated stormtrooper Captain Phasma, looked stunning in a strapless, silver gown.
Other celebrities invited to the exclusive event include Modern Family star Sarah Hyland.
Read more on the Force Awakens premiere here.
There's not much time left to catch up on the previous Star Wars films before The Force Awakens this Thursday. Here's something to make it a bit easier (but also a lot more confusing): all six Star Wars movies playing at the same time on six mini screens. Enjoy.
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The Force Awakens has released a lot - A LOT - of trailers. The Verge has given a cool and quick history of the movie trailer using Star Wars as a perfect example. Check it out below:
Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley feared she would be "vilified" as a party girl following the publication of controversial pictures of her drinking and smoking at a private bash.
The 23-year-old British actress shot to fame last year when she was named in the cast of the new sci-fi blockbuster, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, but was devastated when a series of old photographs began circling online. Read the full story here.
- nzherald.co.nz, additional reporting AAP
The celebrity couples caught up at a lavish rooftop New York restaurant.