Poster release, 'sneak peek' for new Star Wars movie

NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON: The drum roll leading to the release of Star Wars: the Force Awakens intensified when Disney announced it would broadcast a trailer for the hotly anticipated film.

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A new look at #TheForceAwakens rolls onto ESPN's Monday Night Football tomorrow. #StarWars https://t.co/k5ZyKgK8hg

— Star Wars (@starwars) October 19, 2015

The trailer will air during ESPN's Monday Night Football broadcast, giving millions of viewers a sneak peek, the film company said. Disney announced that tickets for the film will go on sale Monday for showings in theaters across the globe, ahead of its December 18 US release.

The stars have aligned. A new trailer for #TheForceAwakens lands tomorrow.https://t.co/C64SUDmzHC

— Disney (@Disney) October 18, 2015

It also released a poster depicting characters in the latest installment of the franchise. The poster features faces new and old: General Hux, a ruthless leader of the First Order played by British actor Domhnall Gleeson, who played Bill Weasley in the last two Harry Potter films.

Adam Driver (Girls) as the evil Kylo Ren and old hands Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher as Han Solo and Princess Leia.

ICYMI: The @StarWars: #TheForceAwakens poster is here and it's stellar. http://t.co/fxzMnGd26C pic.twitter.com/QFKgD04hgf

— Disney (@Disney) October 18, 2015

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This is the seventh installment in the wildly popular space saga. It is directed by JJ Abrams.