The truth: I was having trouble coming up with a Star Wars Day “May the Fourth” feature that would be just as good or better than what I wrote last year. I had more time then, I do a lot of reviews now, and my brain wasn’t working. Luckily, I ran into my friends Brad and Christine who provided me with an idea. Based on the passion with which they spoke about it, it seemed like something worth talking about, especially since “Hans shot first” is obviously out of the way. The question?

Why doesn’t Darth Vader or Obi-Wan acknowledge C-3PO (or R2-D2), when the former built Threepio as a child and hung around a lot with R2, and the latter spent so much time with them?

Unless you are currently residing in a cave next door to old Ben Kenobi’s pad on Tatooine, you might have caught the new teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens that premiered during yesterday’s Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, CA. The live stream cut out before the new teaser began, but was officially released online shortly thereafter, but if you’re interested in seeing how the crowd at Celebration reacted to the awe-inspiring trailer, a recording has surfaced, giving us both an eye and an earful of the excitement felt by the assembled masses.

You can watch the video here below.

Day one of our coverage of Star Wars Celebration isn’t quite over yet. For the highly anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens, We’ve already posted the new teaser trailer, new images, and what we’ve learned from the J.J. Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy panel. After it was all said and done, I went straight to check out The Force Awakens exhibit where some of the costumes, stormtrooper suits, BB-8, and some scaled models of the new X-Wing and Millennium Falcon.

Check out our photos of the Exhibit here below.

It’s opening day of Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, CA, and today’s events started with the J.J. Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy panel, where we learned tidbits about Star Wars: The Force Awakens and were the first to watch the new breathtaking teaser trailer before it came online and see new images.

But even with all of the cheering and fan questioning at the popular panel, it just wouldn’t be a true celebration without having the old guard pass the baton (or should I say lightsaber) to the new guard. After the new cast was introduced — including the new ball droid BB-8), Abrams welcomed in Anthony Daniels (who plays C-3PO), Carrie Fisher (who plays Princess Leia), Peter Mayhew (who plays Chewbacca), and Mark Hamill (who plays Luke Skywalker), as well as the droid R2-D2. After the jump see what they had to say about being a part of the franchise.

A pair of actresses have joined the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII, the next installment in the franchise being directed by J.J. Abrams.

The first actress is Lupita Nyong’o, who recently took a big step into the spotlight by winning an Oscar for her supporting role in 12 Years a Slave. The second actress is Gwendoline Christie, who is best known for her role as Brienne of Tarth on HBO’s Game of Thrones.