It will be a night to remember for 275 Star War fans as Shannon Theatre premiers "The Force Awakens"
How long will the line be?
Who cares? It will be a night to remember for Bluffton Star War fans on Thursday.
A one-minute after midnight (technically Friday AM) “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” has a premier showing at the Shannon Theatre.
The line-up for tickets starts Thursday night, Dec. 17.
According to Pete Suter of Shannon Theatre tickets will go on sale one hour prior to the show – 11 p.m. to be exact – and seating will start at 11:15 p.m. And 275 lucky fans will watch the show.
The Bluffton premier is in 3D and all seats are a bargain at six bucks each.
"Star Wars: The Force" is the seventh installment in the Star Wars film series.
It’s “all-star cast” includes Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Max von Sydow. The story is set approximately 30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi (1983).
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