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New 'Star Wars' trailer released for 'The Force Awakens'

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Oct 20, 2015

The full trailer for the latest "Star Wars" franchise installment, "The Force Awakens," has been officially released.

The trailer was released during ESPN's "Monday Night Football" game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles.

Immediately after the release, fans were able to begin purchasing tickets to the movie that hits theaters Dec. 18. 

So many fans attempted to order the presale tickets that many sites such as Fandango and Movie Tickets crashed with the overwhelming response from excited movie-goers, prompting messages regarding "site maintenance."

After debuting the full trailer, Star Wars released special edition avatars and emojis on Twitter. 

Watch the full trailer below.

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