One of the most notable - but also easiest to miss - was Ewan McGregor as the voice to Rey's hallucination sequence after she lays her hands on Luke Skywalker's lightsaber.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens may have leaned heavily on the original Star Wars movies and largely ignored the prequel trilogy, but there was one prequel actor who was brought back for a small appearance. It doesn't take a mathematical genius to figure out that the Blu-Ray appears to be 14 minutes longer, so it makes a good case that, while J.J. Abrams may not be fully backpedaling on his adamant position he will not release a directors cut of the film, he may have made a decision to give fans some extra footage that was left on the cutting room floor for the theatrical release.
"I'd been waiting for the call to come for two years, ' McGregor said. I thought maybe they've lost my agent's phone number", he said. Then I got a call from JJ just shortly before the film was released.
"The box office performance of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" shows just how much "Star Wars" is part of the DNA of moviegoers in North America", he said. "But they got Alec Guinness to do "Rey, ' which is extraordinary because he's not alive anymore".
The Force is still strong when it comes to theories about the parentage of Star Wars: The Force Awakens' heroine Rey.
The Rian Johnson directed Star Wars: Episode VIII had been due to open on May 26, 2017 but will now arrive in cinemas on December 15, 2017.
Disney's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" could break the $2 billion mark in worldwide box office by the end of the week.
There is now a petition for Snoop Dogg to narrate 'Planet Earth'
Full of trademark Snoop Dogg mannerisms and some very relevant Wiz Khalifa references, Plizzanet Earth is exactly what we need. Snoop Dogg again is not exactly sure what animals he is watching in a Plizzanet Earth video called "Tree Frogs".
