Star Wars sales opened: Oslo cinema sorry sein message to the fans – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): Last night, hundreds of people stayed in the queue outside the ticket sale at the Coliseum cinema after The Walt Disney Company Sunday night announced that sales of the new Star Wars movie would open at 09 Monday.

Immediately started people to lie in line to secure the most desirable places to premiere view. 550 tickets were sold within a few minutes.

On Wednesday, December 16th at 10.00 – two days before premiere in the United States – get European cinemas showing “The Force Awakens “the first time.

Sorry brief respite

Cathrine Kanck-Vårdal in The Walt Disney Company Nordic says the decision to advertise ticket sales fell a Sunday afternoon is not her.

– There is a strategy that comes from the highest level. Here Norway is part of a global launch where you start ticket sales equal in the world. It is a demanding operation, she said.

Oslo cinema published yesterday an apology for the short deadline.

“We have of course understand that this is information coming late. We apologize strongly, but please understand that it had to be like that this time and that this is not something we can control, “writes Oslo cinema.

First of ten years

Also film poster and several short, new clips from the film is released in the night. And as soon as anyone who had stood in line last night and this morning had received their tickets, were opened to reserve cinema seats online.

After the first 10 view December 16, Oslo-cinema set up views continuously all day. Over the weekend 18-20. December will go into one with “The Force Awakens” both in the two-dimensional and three-dimensional version of the movie.

The only Star Wars-free theaters are Gimle and Victoria, said Kristin Berg in Oslo cinema .

“The Force Awakens’ is the first new Star Wars movie since” Revenge of the Sith “in 2005, the first in which the action unfolds after the classic trilogy which came between 1977 and 1983 and the first after the Star Wars creator George Lucas let go of franchise and sold it to Disney Group.

Great interest

It led to huge interest in the film, which is directed by JJ Abrams. He also wrote the screenplay, based on a draft of “Toy Story 3″ -author Michael Arndt, together with Lawrence Kasdan who in his time also wrote “Empire Strikes Back” (1980) and “Return of the Jedi” (1983).

Several of the actors from the original trilogy has been persuaded to pounce on a new round – including Carrie “Princess Leia” Fisher, Harrison “Han Solo” Ford and Mark “Luke Skywalker” Hamill.

The latter is, however, completely absent on the movie poster, which has led to speculation that the show’s central protagonist will not show up until future film.

Disney plans a further two films along Star Wars franchise main axis, in addition to a number of films as follows sidings and supporting characters in the story.

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