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Author:  T-Bone [ Tue Nov 10, 2015 1:13 pm ]
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Heard about this story last week, and that Abrams and some of the cast made it happen. Very cool of them to do, and just in time.


https://www.yahoo.com/movies/daniel-fle ... 30086.html



Daniel Fleetwood, the lifelong Star Wars fan and cancer patient who was given an early personal screening of the upcoming sequel The Force Awakens, died early Tuesday morning at the age of 32. His wife, Ashley Fleetwood, broke the news on her Facebook page, which had become the hub of activism and encouraging messages over the last few weeks.

“Daniel put up an amazing fight to the very end,” Fleetwood wrote on her page. “He is now one with God and with the force. He passed in his sleep and in peace. He will always be my idol and my hero. Please hug uncle Marc for me and give Lucy lots of kisses. Rest in peace my love.”

Diagnosed with spindle cell sarcoma, a rare cancer of the connective tissue, and given just two months to live in July, Fleetwood’s final wish — to see The Force Awakens — began to make headlines in mid-October. It quickly went viral, using the hashtag #ForceForDaniel, and received major boosts when original franchise stars Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher, as well as newcomers John Boyega and Daisy Ridley, voiced their support on Twitter and Instagram.

The activism paid off, as last week, director J.J. Abrams and Lucasfilm allowed the top-secret film to be screened at Fleetwood’s Houston home. Abrams called Fleetwood to deliver the good news, and on November 5th, Fleetwood saw an unfinished cut of the film.

“It was like bringing a kid to see his favorite movie at the movie theaters. It was beautiful, and it made me cry to see his reaction,” Ashley Fleetwood told a local news station. “I don’t think I could ever express into words how grateful we are, and we just want everyone to know that we will never forget that.”

Fleetwood was also later visited by members of the 501st Stormtrooper Legion, a group of fans dedicated to re-creating authentic Star Wars costumes and doing good around their communities
Author:  Jaw Breaker [ Tue Nov 10, 2015 1:16 pm ]
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Wow, heard the story but didn't think he was that close to the end.
Author:  badrogue17 [ Tue Nov 10, 2015 1:17 pm ]
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They will appropriate his ghost to appear in the next film.
Author:  T-Bone [ Tue Nov 10, 2015 1:23 pm ]
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Image

This is pretty close
Author:  chaspoppcap [ Tue Nov 10, 2015 1:29 pm ]
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Been done before, see the film FanBoys
Author:  T-Bone [ Tue Nov 10, 2015 1:32 pm ]
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chaspoppcap wrote:
Been done before, see the film FanBoys


It's not unprecedented, it was just a cool gesture.
Author:  Jaw Breaker [ Tue Nov 10, 2015 2:09 pm ]
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chaspoppcap wrote:
Been done before, see the film FanBoys


The difference being a movie no one has heard of vs. one whose plot is guarded more heavily than Fort Knox.
Author:  sjboyd0137 [ Tue Nov 10, 2015 2:09 pm ]
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chaspoppcap wrote:
Been done before, see the film FanBoys


You do realize that was a work of fiction, do you not?
Author:  KDdidit [ Tue Nov 10, 2015 3:15 pm ]
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Jaw Breaker wrote:
chaspoppcap wrote:
Been done before, see the film FanBoys


The difference being a movie no one has heard of vs. one whose plot is guarded more heavily than Fort Knox.

Meh, I think I've read the plot already online, at least 95% sure it's accurate.
Author:  KDdidit [ Tue Nov 10, 2015 3:19 pm ]
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Don't click the link if you don't want (possible) spoilers. This was from May and it had stuff that wasn't seen until the recent trailer came out.

http://makingstarwars.net/2015/05/a-com ... e-awakens/

I'd suggest not posting about the details here unless there's a specific spoiler thread in case someone who doesn't want to read them hits this thread.
Author:  MajorKong [ Tue Nov 10, 2015 4:55 pm ]
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So is his death an endorsement or not?
Author:  W_Z [ Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:50 pm ]
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sjboyd0137 wrote:
chaspoppcap wrote:
Been done before, see the film FanBoys


You do realize that was a work of fiction, do you not?


shit fiction.
Author:  Councilman Les Whinen [ Thu Nov 12, 2015 1:15 pm ]
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Jaw Breaker wrote:
chaspoppcap wrote:
Been done before, see the film FanBoys


The difference being a movie no one has heard of vs. one whose plot is guarded more heavily than Fort Knox.

They didn't show fanboys to some poor sap on his deathbed. The plot of the film is a guy with cancer trying to get an early screening of the new star wars film(ep.1) before he dies.
Author:  rogers park bryan [ Thu Nov 12, 2015 2:06 pm ]
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KDdidit wrote:
Don't click the link if you don't want (possible) spoilers. This was from May and it had stuff that wasn't seen until the recent trailer came out.

http://makingstarwars.net/2015/05/a-com ... e-awakens/

I'd suggest not posting about the details here unless there's a specific spoiler thread in case someone who doesn't want to read them hits this thread.

I like it
Author:  Don Tiny [ Thu Nov 12, 2015 2:30 pm ]
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W_Z wrote:
shit fiction.


I believe the medical term for that is 'constipation'.
Author:  Peoria Matt [ Thu Nov 12, 2015 5:46 pm ]
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MajorKong wrote:
So is his death an endorsement or not?


:lol:
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