STAR WARS Fans Waiting In Line at Hollywood's Chinese Theater Forced to Move For Premiere
UPDATE: According to Justin Sewell, who is one of the organizers of the line, Lucasfilm ended up inviting the line inside the premiere and after party. Here's his note:
Nobody in line believed me, but lucasfilm just invited all line members into THE STAR WARS world premiere and after party at the Chinese theater. Our lord who art in heaven, please don't let this movie suck.
Posted by Justin Sewell on Monday, December 14, 2015
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Last week, we reported on a group of hardcore Star Wars fans waiting in line at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood to get into the first public Thursday night screening for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
The event was set up by Liningup.net, who teamed up with Starlight Children's Foundation to raise money for charity through their website during the time that fans are in line. On top of the charity, they are also doing it to recreate the classic line experience for the Star Wars films. You can read all the details here.
As many of you know, the premiere for Star Wars: The Force Awakens takes place tonight, and a big chunk of Hollywood Blvd. has been shut down in front of the theater for the event. Turns out they don't want the line of Star Wars fans there when it happens, so the line has been forced to move.
The Star Wars line has moved to a local specialty collectible toy shop in Burbank, CA called Blast From the Past. The shop is located at 3117 W. Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505 if you are still looking to jump in line, or if you just want to stop by and hang out with fellow Star Wars fans, or just buy some toys!
From what I've heard, the line will most likely be at this location until the movie is released on Thursday. It kinda sucks that the line had to move. I'm actually kind of surprised that Lucasfilm and Abrams just didn't invite them to the premiere! After all, they apparently have enough space for around 4,000 people.
It's cool to see that the fans don't seem to be that discouraged, and they are keeping the Star Wars spirit and having fun. I'll be dropping by the line this next week to taunt them after I see the movie tomorrow! To prove to you how dedicated these people in line are, I actually invited a couple of them who are friends to see the movie with me early on Tuesday and they both turned me down, because they want their first experience of seeing film to be with this group they've spent so much time with.