An 88-second teaser trailer for J.J. Abrams’ ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ is set to play at select North American theaters November 28-30.
Following rumors of Disney’s plan for the first trailer for J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the Regal Entertainment Group has revealed that an 88-second teaser trailer will debut at select North American theaters this Friday.
According to a report by The Hollywood Reporter, the news was first disclosed on the Regal website. On Monday the theater chain posted a list of theaters with a note that the highly anticipated teaser will appear before all movies playing in the following nine theaters from November 28-30:
Irvine, CA: Edwards Irvine Spectrum 22 & IMAX
San Diego, CA: Edwards Mira Mesa Stadium 18 IMAX & RPX
Atlanta, GA: Regal Atlantic Station Stadium 18 IMAX & RPX
Chicago, IL: Regal City North Stadium 14 IMAX & RPX
New York, NY: Regal Union Square Stadium 14
Warrington, PA: Regal Warrington Crossing Stadium 22 & IMAX
Knoxville, TN: Regal Pinnacle Stadium 18 IMAX & RPX
Houston, TX: Edwards Houston Marq'E Stadium 23 IMAX & RPX
Seattle, WA: Regal Thornton Place Stadium 14 & IMAX
AMC and Cinemark have since then also confirmed that they would be participating in the preview.
The trailer will be playing at AMC theaters in Boston, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Denver, Kansas City and Minneapolis, as well as Los Angeles and New York:
AMC Century City 15 – Los Angeles
AMC Lincoln Square 13 – New York
AMC Metreon 15 – San Francisco
AMC Tyson’s Corner 16 – Washington D.C.
AMC Westminster Promenade 24 - Denver
AMC Studio 30 KC – Kansas City
AMC Southdale 16 - Minneapolis
Cinemark will be playing the trailer in five cities: West Jordan, UT; Plano, TX; Valley View, OH, San Jose CA and Yipsilanti, MI.
Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network, Jennifer Wolfe has worked in the Media & Entertainment industry as a writer and PR professional since 2003.
