Die-hard fans gather at midnight to lay hands on merchandise of Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Nearly 300 die-hard fans of Star Wars queued up through the night to be among the lay hands on toys from the new film ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ in the series. Some of the fans were dressed up as characters from the films and they waited patiently outside UK shops which opened at midnight to launch the merchandise.
The toys on sale include action figures, toy lightsabers and fancy dress costumes and the event has been dubbed "Force Friday".
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 4 September 2015.

The film sees original cast members Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Peter Mayhew return to the screen in the roles of Hans Solo, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Chewbacca.
Disney has bought Lucasfilm for $4bn in October 2012 and this would be Disney's first of three Star Wars instalments as it expands the universe originally devised by George Lucas in the 1970s. ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ will be released in the UK on 18 December.
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