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We take a look back the years preceding the arrival of The Force Awakens in theaters after Disney purchased Lucasfilm and Star Wars from George Lucas.

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In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss:

• Reactions to the announcement that Disney was purchasing Lucasfilm and producing new Star Wars movies in 2012,
• The announcement that J.J. Abrams would direct Episode 7 of Star Wars,
• The legendary image of the table read for The Force Awakens,
• The UNICEF Force for Change contest associated with The Force Awakens,
• Harrison Ford\\u2019s broken leg,
• The initial trailer for The Force Awakens,
• The controversy around the use of \\u201cpractical effects\\u201d for The Force Awakens, and
• Star Wars Celebration Anaheim in 2015 and the release of the second teaser trailer.

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