Star Wars: The Force Awakens teasers and movie poster drop before tickets go on sale

BEFORE Star Wars fans get their hands on tickets to The Force Awakens, they’ve been shown glimpses of new footage before a bigger trailer drops.

BEFORE Star Wars fans get their hands on tickets to Episode VII: The Force Awakens, they’ve been teased with new footage before a trailer drops.

Lucasfilm has announced that the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens will debut on Tuesday, October 20.

It also aired three short teaser trailers that went around the world on social media.

The mini teasers are from the larger trailer that will be revealed during the football on ESPN in the US.

Tickets to highly anticipated film went on sale today at 8am AEDT.

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In the lead-up to the next trailer launch, Lucasfilm has also released the Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster worldwide.

It features Harrison Ford, as Han Solo, and Carrie Fisher, who returns as Princess Leia, without her famous hair buns that once covered her ears.

Luke Skywalker is absent as three new characters — Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron — take up a large portion of the poster.

Fans saw a new object in the background that looks like the Death Star, sparking conversation on social media that it could be a new weapon.

Star Wars The Force Awakens poster art

Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in cinemas 17 December, 2015.

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