{"id":73823,"date":"2014-12-13T06:19:22","date_gmt":"2014-12-13T06:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=73823"},"modified":"2014-12-12T22:59:25","modified_gmt":"2014-12-12T22:59:25","slug":"star-wars-character-names-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=73823","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars character names revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"story-body\">\n<p id=\"story_continues_1\" class=\"introduction\">The names of characters played by John Boyega, Oscar Isaac and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: The Force Awakens have been revealed in a set of trading cards.<\/p>\n<p>Director JJ Abrams confirmed the names via some old school trading cards, in a humorous nod to when the films were first released in the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p>Boyega&#8217;s card showed his character to be called Finn, with Ridley&#8217;s named Rey and Isaac&#8217;s known as Poe Dameron.<\/p>\n<p>The football-like droid, seen in the recent trailer, was revealed as BB:8.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caption full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/79695000\/jpg\/_79695181_74.jpg\" alt=\"Star Wars trading card\" width=\"624\" height=\"451\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/79695000\/jpg\/_79695180_53.jpg\" alt=\"Oscar Isaac is X-Wing fighter pilot Poe Dameron\" width=\"624\" height=\"450\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption full-width\">Oscar Isaac is X-Wing fighter pilot Poe Dameron<\/div>\n<p>The trading cards also feature a Sith warrior named Kylo Ren.<\/p>\n<p>The seventh instalment of the sci-fi saga is set about 30 years after the events of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.<\/p>\n<p>The film, which reunites original stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher, is scheduled to be released in cinemas on 18 December 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Two more films are planned as part of the latest Star Wars chapter.<\/p>\n<p>The original Star Wars trilogy, released between 1977 and 1983, was envisioned by director Lucas as the central chunk of a nine-movie cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Disney are behind the forthcoming trilogy in the franchise following a deal which saw them buy Lucasfilm for more than $4bn (\u00a32.5bn).<\/p>\n<p>An 88-second trailer was released last month, revealing a new cross-shaped lightsaber and Tie Fighters pursuing the Millennium Falcon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caption full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/79694000\/jpg\/_79694997_11.jpg\" alt=\"Droid BB:8\" width=\"624\" height=\"450\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/79694000\/jpg\/_79694996_67.jpg\" alt=\"Star Wars trading card\" width=\"624\" height=\"451\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"story-related\">\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The names of characters played by John Boyega, Oscar Isaac and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: The Force Awakens have been revealed in a set of trading cards. Director JJ Abrams confirmed the names via some old school trading cards, in a humorous nod to when the films were first released in the 1970s. 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