Director J.J. Abrams revealed the X-Wing in honor of the last week to donate to the “Star Wars Episode 7” and UNICEF initiative, Star Wars: Force for Change.
The video shared on the official “Star Wars” website featured Abrams speaking about the initiative in front of the X-Wing. Abrams thanked the people across 119 countries that have donated to Force For Change, but there is one week left to enter to win the Grand Prize.
By donating $10 through Omaze fundraising platform, a supporter has the chance to at the following Grand Prize:
• Airfare and accommodations to London for one winner and a guest
• Behind-the-scenes access on the closed set of Star Wars: Episode VII as VIP guests of J.J. Abrams
• Winner will have the opportunity to meet members of the cast
• Winner and their guest will then be transformed by makeup and costume teams into a Star Wars character and filmed for a scene in Star Wars: Episode VII
The X-Wing isn’t the only “Star Wars” detail making the round online. Badass Digest recently published potential plot spoilers revealing newcomers Daisy Ridley and John Boyega would be taking over as the franchise heroes.
[Warning: the rest of this article contains possible spoilers!!]
Boyega and Ridley’s journey begins when they find a severed hand with a light saber allegedly belonging to Luke Skywalker.
“Their quest takes them off world, and they meet up with Han Solo and Chewbacca, who aren't flying around in the Millenium Falcon anymore but are piloting... well, that could be a spoiler,” Badass Digest reports. “Anyway, Han and Chewie recognize the light saber as Luke's, and they say they haven't seen their friend in thirty years, since the events of Return of the Jedi.
“So begins a quest to find the missing Jedi Master. Meanwhile, on an ice planet, nefarious forces are building a super weapon, one capable of destroying not planets but entire solar systems.”
“Star Wars Episode 7” is slated to hit theaters on Dec. 18, 2015.
