Disney this morning released the second teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the seventh live-action instalment in the popular science-fiction franchise. The Force Awakens is directed by J. J. Abrams, and is set roughly 30 years after Return of the Jedi. Original Star Wars actors including Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill will also reprise their roles from their original trilogy, but it is expected the story will focus on characters played by John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver and Andy Serkis.
The Force Awakens is the first instalment in a newStar Wars trilogy, and likely to be the only new film in the franchise directed by Abrams. Rian Johnson has confirmed that he will direct episode VIII, which is scheduled for 2017.
The Force Awakens will open in cinemas on December 18, 2015.
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