daisy ridley!ow. thanks so much for being here. >> weird. >> jimmy: i have a lot of you. there's a lot of you here, yeah. >> and another one. and one more. >> jimmy: this one here. very nice. [ cheers ] very good. go up to the barnes & noble. and you just go, "star wars?" something to think about, 'cause you never know, right? it could be "star wars" out there in space. welcome to the show. >> thank you. >> jimmy: i like saying daisy ridley. that's a great name to say. >> j.j. likes saying it. >> jimmy: he does. >> 'cause i was talking to him, 'cause apparently it's good if you have a flowery first name and a masculine second. so, it goes, daisy. ridley. >> jimmy: yeah! [ light laughter ] it's fantastic. is this your first film or no? >> yes. >> jimmy: it is. >> yes. yeah, my first proper film. >> jimmy: yeah. >> yeah. that isn't like a student film with 16-year-olds. >> jimmy: yeah, well, this -- i mean, that's a great first film to be in. >> yeah, it's all right, yeah. >> jimmy: you're in "star w

daisy ridley. musical guest, gwen stefani. and featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: 380, uke. >> steve: and now, here he is, [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmymyoh! come on! what more do you want? i love you guys. oh, you make me feel good. thank you very, very much. welcome, everybody. welclce to "the tonight shsh." this is it. you guys this is the show. [ cheers and applause ] thank you for being here. i'm your host, jimmy fallon. you guys picked a great time to come here, because the rockefeller center christmas tree is finally lit. [ cheers and applause ] or as new york cabbies put it, "that's the biggest air freshener i've ever seen, oh, my gosh." [ applause ] we got a big show tonight. daisy ridley from the new "star [ cheers and applause ] everyone's talking about her role. in the movie, she plays a a character who tries to which explains why he's been hired by jeb bush's campaign. interesting coincidence. [ laughter and applause ] things haven't been going too greaeafor jeb bush, but hehe not giving up. in f

daisy ridley, john boyega, adam driver, and carrie fisher. team star wars. their opponent is the star of this particular war. los angeles. he is a bona fide genius despite the fact that he is no bigger than a womp rat. please welcome the dark lord of trivia, arden hayes. hi, arden. how are you doing, arden? are you excited? >> yeah. >> jimmy: should these guys be nervous? >> yeah. maybe. >> jimmy: yeah, maybe. are you going to crush them like some kind of rebel scum? >> yeah, maybe. >> jimmy: let's find out. arden, by the way, dressed up as halloween. and this is the character he dressed up as. [ applause ] who made that costume? your mom make that costume? >> jimmy: you bought it. okay. very good. >> yeah. the teams are a little uneven. maybe we should have a teammate for ard. let's bring in a teammate for arden. [ applause ] the rules are simple. >> hi. >> jimmy: j.j., we'll go back and forth asking "star wars" trivia questions. you'll have ten seconds to answer correctly. if you don't answer correctly, your opponent will have a chance to steal. just like

daisy ridley. >> jimmy: you'll maybe even ruin their lives. i don't know. i assume. >> that's sort of the goal. >> jimmy: it really is. >> if nothing changes we really screwed up. >> jimmy: is to make sure they get swarmed by nerds everywhere they go, people carrying signs. >> this cast, they are truly -- they are amazing. i cannot wait for you to see. >> jimmy: i can't wait to see it either. apparently i wasn't among the friends or family. [ laughter ] but neither was guillermo. it was guillermo? >> i really can't wait for you to see it. >> jimmy: i'm looking forward to seeing it. and i will tell you i know some people who have seen it and people who are very critical in general say -- they're effusive. let's hope everybody feels that same way. now, what i would love to do is to get a little bit of something what i mean by that -- i don't mean a liquid. like for instance, what's the first word of the movie? >> the first word? >> jimmy: yeah. >> spoken? >> jimmy: yes. the first spoken word in the film. >> ready? >> jimmy: yes. >> this. [ cheers and applause

welcome, daisy ridley and john boyega. >> how are you doing? nice to have you here wh us. >> good morning. in goomorning. is it tough to be up this early? the sitede of the pond like that. you saw the movi what did you think, john? it is so good. thisis is a great reminder that "star wars" is back after so long and this is just a great balance between the new genetion and the old full of action, full of passion and it's quite emotional. ii enjoyed it. >> how about for you, isy. >> the first time i've seen myself do something so i was quite overwhelmed so looking forward to seeing it again so i can be like, okay. >> ts is your first movie ever. i heard you cried on the way to the airport after watchingg it a it seteted in. >> i did. no, because i came out and i was like, yeah, i'm cool and in the car i was like -- the whole way and the whole way home the ten-hour journey. >> you are fnt and center and it's wonderful to see a fale character i in "star wars" being one of the major story lines. what do you think that says for young girls. >> it's r

daisy ridley is 23 and london born. "the force awakens" is her first movie. >> how does it feel? >> my family with a picture on the red carpet. i don't know where they are >> john boyega, his father was a preacher, but john chose acting, starring in a school play in age 9. >> any pressure for you? >> no, there's no pressure whatsoever. because we're in a cast that's an ensemble. >> you're in possibly the biggest movie how do you get to l "star wars" plane, of course. before the flight, john, and aviator harrison took turns signing a model of the boeing 787 dreamliner with an r2d2 makeover. inside the famous droid made an impression on every cup and head rest. >> r2d2 would wake you up for there was "star wars" stuff around. >> this weekend's box office opening has "the force awakens" earning a whopping and record breaking $240 million in the u.s. alone. amazing. compare that to the first "star wars" opening in 1977, $6.8 million. >> over 208 million would be the record for an opening weekend beating "jurassic world." >> reviews are flooding in. it looks good for the resistance. s

it also sets out to reinvigorate it with characters like the youthful heroine played by daisy ridleye waiting hero played by john boyega. daisy ridley: she begins as a scavenger, very much alone, who meets fin, and they go and on incredible adventure together. john boyega: i play the role of a storm trooper who does not want to be a storm trooper anymore and he wants to leave the dark side. reporter: old hands like harrison ford are more tightlipped. harrison ford: i'm not going to -- i'm not going to ruin it for them by talking about what happens in the story. not going to talk about the story. reporter: well, it is not long now before one of the best-kept secrets in film history is unveiled. what we can count on is a winning mixture of stunning special effects, action, and adventure. brent: all right, before we let you go, let's get a look at our top story. a tough talking u.s. president barack obama has upped the ante in the store to against islamic state, asking allies to increase their military efforts. see you again soon. [captioning performed by the national captioning institu

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daisy ridley: "the reason we're keeping it a secret is so people can enjoy the thing. jack: official film reviews are embargoed until midnight awakens will be available in a record 41- hundred theaters starting thursday night. jack: now you won't find a much bigger star wars geek than local five's morning meteorologist sam schrier. there he is posing with storm troopers when some re- enactors came to our studio. and of course, light sabres. we hear sam will be attending the first showing at jordan creek town center thursday night. look for live reports from him at five and six on thursday, right here on local five. we'll be right time with us tonight. jack: we are working hard on another great newscast for 6pm. watch for we're proud to say we are iowa... have a great night.

daisy ridley: "the reason we're keeping it a secret is so people can enjoy the thing. // to watch it and not know what's about to happen: amazing." the force awakens will be available.... in a record -41- hundred theaters.. starting thursday night. melanoma is a deadly form of skin cancer that claims 10-thousand american lives a year. next on action news... a break through test.... finding the cancer that's more accurate than any we've seen before! doctors are looking to a new the deadliestinstead of a biopsy.. doctors can harvest skin cells with this clear patch.. instead of a scalpel. the patch is then sent to a lab for testing.. few days. there's no wound healing problems, there's no taking care of bandages, you don't have any bleeding problems. this patch test is currently being used to test for melanoma.. but it will soon be used for all types of skin cancer. bryan has another look at your forecast.... in just a bit. your watching channel 13 action news. a northwesterly flow on the back end of the our current lows for the next coup

. >> daisy ridley. >> on her way. >> for sure. >> reporter: she is so good. >> fantastic. >> it will make $300 million. >> first weekend. >> first weekend. >> they have already sold $100 million in advanced tickets. >> this is -- this is the first movie i've said i want to see again, i want to, and i want to buy the dvd. i don't know the last time i actually bought a dvd. i've rented but i want to own it in my home. >> i'm going to get a laserdisc. >> yes, yes. >> getting a laserdisc. >> i'm getting a layers. i'm bringing lasers. >> half you are our audience is googling right now. >> there was a time. >> there was a time. >> it was a platter the size of this table, and you -- you get it in the stand and then you closed draw. keep the kids away in case they get closed in. >> can't scratch it. >> in keeping with the "star wars" theme. jimmy fallon and the roots did the an amazing a capella version with some of the stars from the film. >> that was so good. >> everybody want a pb8. >> so cute. his little facial expressions, doesn't have a face but his eyes. his eyes with the expressions.

. >> daisy ridley. >> jimmy: daisy ridley. >> she's extraordinary, and john boyega as well. they're both amazing. >> jimmy: yeah. where did you find them? >> we were so lucky. we had an incredible casting director, we saw a lot of people. daisy and john just blew it away. >> jimmy: she's perfect. >> she amazing. >> jimmy: fantastic. guys, j.j. abrams, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] "star wars: the force awakens" hits theaters and imax 3d, we'll be right back with p!nk! stick around! [ cheers and applausus] who wants to try? before earning enough cash back from bank of america to stir up the holidays, before earning 1% cash back everywhere, every time and 2% back at the grocery store, even before they got 3% back on gas, all with no hoops to jump through, daniel, vandi, and sarah decided to use their bank americard cash rewards credit card to sweeten the holiday season. that's the spirit of rewarding connections. apply online or at a bank of america near you. pain from your day can haunt you at night, don't let it. advil pm gives you the healing sleep you need, helping yo

. >> also talking to daisy ridley, they are the new stars of "star wars." >>> oh, my god! >> you got a call back from them. >> i got a call back. >> this is insane. >> the audition purpose was seven months long. i aged during that time. >> literally, i did. >> first ever auditions weren't even from the s is that right? they we >> they were fake. they were decoys. >> daisy experienced the same craziness with her script. >> it was delivered on paper. the first ones were fake >> so the first four auditions were like actually not scenes from the movie. >> yeah. >> it was like no demand in it. i was like, yeah, that is probably hans solo. i was like oh. >> camera, action. >> she couldn't say the name to her mom and sist >> she is like i got it. i got it. i couldn't say it. i was so scared to say it. people were scared to say it. >> you've done well with the secrecy aspect too. i've been trying to get everybody to slip up. but they've been pretty good. >> initially even to read the script, they have to go into a locker room with a camera on them the entire time. >> wow. >> so th

sot - daisy ridley: "the reaean we're keeping it a secret is so people can enjoy the thing. liz hur tag: so no spoilers.. but and there's even an app you can download for your phone.. that will filt spoilers out of your social media timeline.. called.. obi quiet.. eh, abc news, ny . " tim: and breezy winds. tomorrow will be windy, and we have a chance of light snow. northwest winds will gust to 40 miles per hour. the 7-day forecast shows a cooldown the rest of the workweek, with friday's high of only 24. any snow won't last long, though. next week's highs will be above freezing starting saturday, so a white chistmas looks less and less likely. tonight's ask fred prize is 4 tickets to q102's birthday bash featuring echosmith and andy grammer! to enter, email fhexom@kcautv.c om or enter on the abc9 news facebook page under the ask fred post. jenna: world news tonight with david muir is next with the breaking news tonight with david muir is next with the breaking news - bomb threats sent to two of america's largest school systems. los angeles closing all schools today - abc's b

sot: daisy ridley 17:05:45 the reason we're keeping it a secret is so people can enjoy the thing. sot: oscar isaacs 18:25:32 n: do you die in this film? o: possibly. t: harrison ford 17:43:25 it's hard for me to talk. keeping my mouth shut is sot: lupita nyong'o 18:00:43 i have really enjoyed the secrecy. n: why? l: it's been fun. it's been a power trip. (laughs) lukeke our returning hero - absent from the posters. why? fan mos 19;43;31;14 i want to see some mark mill, we've been devoid of mark hamill, bring us mark hamill sot: mark hamill. 18:32:48 i'm afraid to talk about 7 because? i am so paranoid. there was not secrecy like this the first go around. there wasn't social media in '77. truth is, star wars fans don't want to know. nats behind the scenes this poster hung on set. video: " "ose lips bring g wn starships" poster. sot: jj abrams 17:58:29 one of the most gratifying things is when people say thank you for not ruining the story for them. rumors of a no-fly zone over the studio, fake scripts for auditions and? sot: jj abrams. 17:58:05 n: did mark hamill really have were c

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wars" characters are a mystery to fans, here's one thing we can tell you, john ace nickname for daisy ridley. >> oh, my peanut. >> i call him peanut, too. i think it was me that started it and he would never admit that. >> let's call them very lucky to be a part of the "star wars" franchise. this is not the only up and coming block buster that has fans losing minds. the anticipation is massive for "batman versus super man". there is talk this could be the most expensive movie made. ben affleck is out spreading the word and a crazy new trailer is adding to the hiss taker yachltr hiss taker yachlt. >> you've seen me naked. you know my name. >> i do k your name. should we show the trailer? >> yes. >> maybe gotham city and me have a bad history. >> and there are a bunch of aways from these two minutes and 53 seco will play batman all dark and serious with a deep growl. >> you can't win this. it's suicide. >> and we got to see j eisenburg as lex luther. >> hello. it is pleasure. that is good grip. you should not pick a fight with this person. >> he is hell bent on getting super man and batman to

what was it about daisy ridley and john that made them fit to carry the franchise on their shoulders. are you excited to see "star wars." >> yes. letter. >> reporter: well, that was a little girl very excited. are you excited to see the film? >> absolutely. i have been waiting a long time. >> reporter: you, sir? >> i have been waiting since i first heard about it. i i remember going to the midnight premier so memories are coming back and excitement all over again. >> what is it about the "star wars" to generation. >> how they change how everything goes about and change from one thing to another and different situations. >> evolution there. a lot of fans tonight. less than an hour from the first showing. i'm sandy kenyon reporting live on the upper west side. >> okay. >> thank you, sandy. >> finally. >> they are gathered tonight. >> "star wars" is produced by walt disney company, the of wabc. >>> just ahead on eyewitness news, another happy holiday surprise story. >>> grab the tissues. this is in michigan. dad spent most of the year in jordan. the son had no idea what was happening. th

>> while daisy ridley was the choice for rae. >> when she came in and read you just know. literally i had to not giggle from behind the camera becauses i was amazed at what she was doing. >> abrams hoping this film will have the same emotional punch as the 1977 one had on him as a child. >> the thing i felt when i was a kid when i left the tater was the world was huge and to have people, especially kids go to see the movie and see themselves in it and feel like i'm capable of something extraordinary, that would be the greatest gift of all. >> reporter: for "nightline" -- >> we're home. >> reporter: -- i'm chris connelly in los angeles. >> it's excellent, basically. we don't want to ruin anything. but it takes itself seriously in a good way. there are some good one-liners in there, but it takes the emotional element seriously. and i hope this doesn't give anything away but it also uses as the old one did the emotional trigger was built around a father-son relationship. and let's just say this is built around it again. >> don't give away any more details. coming up, finding