the "star wars" special. tonight the cast of "star wars: the force awakens," featuring harrison ford, carrie fisher, john boyega, adam driver, daisy ridley, and director j.j. abrams. with cleto and the cletones. and now, may the force be with him, here's jimmy kimmel! and now, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hi, everyone. i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. i know some of you have been waiting in line since early this morning. [ cheersnd applause ] thank you -- hey. i'm glad you're here. i'm glad you'r'rexcited. welcome to our "star wars: the force awakens" special. as yoda would say, glad i am that here are you. and i am. if i could go back in time and tell my 10-year-old self that one day you'll be hosting a special "star wars" show on tv, i don't know. i think i'd probably say, mom, there's a man in my bedroom. [ laughter ] tovight from the cast of#"star wars: the force awakens," carrie fisher, john boyega, adam driver, daisy ridley, harrison ford and chewbac

these are "star wars" these are "star wars" cheez-its. this is "star wars" soup. this is what darth vader would make when he had luke for the weekend. this is "star wars" gogurt. it glows in the dark? does this glow in the dark? it would make for a terrifying visit to the bathroom in the middle of the night. they even have "star wars" coffee mate, a limited edition of coffee mate. it's like "star wars" meets starbucks. what is with -- it's crazy. does anyone even eat in the "star wars" movies? in six movies, i think yoda once ate a beef stick and jaba the hut t ate a frog. that's about it. "star wars" apples. kids really are dumb, that's the message there. sorry, i didn't realize there were kids in the audience. one of the stars of "the force awakens," his face was on go isaac is with us. the most famous ballerina in all the land, misty copeland is here with us. [ cheers and applause ] from jeff lynne's elo. on wednesday night, donald trump is going to be here. today donald trump as promised released a statement from his doctor about his health. he told us that hi

"star war." "star war," that -- force -- warness. you know "star war" is like good movie. talk about the people, the moon, come to the ound, dress like rabbit, people fight with the red and one blue. this "star war," i got gigi abraham the director, very nice guy. got all the guy, the one like 30 year ago, mark hamison. i got the black gu you know this guy, american-african, i got picture of them. then i got the harrison fork. he don't like take picture. he said no. take picturelike four time. he said, man, take the picture, leave me alone. >> it's true. all of it. people. the stone and come like this and this and this. for harrison ford, it's behind his back almost, called shoeraxer. harrison ford understand to him. he and like, arrgggh! like he's s mad. also the guy is likeilver. gold i mean. i got picture with him too. c-3. like robbit machine, i don't know. the guy in "star war," the green guy, the shorter guy, yogur or something, good actor, he's short, gen. his ear up like this. the move why is very, very, very good. "star war"ave a lot of robot, have a lot of machin

you are in "star wars"? that is fantastic. i knew it. what is "star wars"?" [ applause ] >> jimmy: he didn't know? >> he didn't know. >> jimmy: all your families had to be excited. did you pump carrie for information about the things that went on? a lot of crazy things went on in the origal "star wars" movies. yes? >> yeah. >> i started most of them. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: when you go back to playing the part of princess leia, now general leia, do you have to like go back and look at one of the older movies and kind of -- >> and feel bad about how i've aged? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: well -- yes. >> that's what do at night. >> jimmy: that's what you do at night. >> puts me to sleep. yeah. >> jimimmy: i se i have a photograph here. this is the -- is this the first table read? >> yeah. that's what it was. >> jimmy: and j.j., looks like you had it in an ikea or something like that. >> we were on a stage at the studio, pinewood. >> jimmy: this is the first time you all got together? >> yep. >> jimmy: and you went through the script. by the way, did you give the scri

>> it's a great star wars name. >> jimmy: it is a good star wars name. did you know that was your name? >> there's a morgan damron who's j.j.'s assistant. >> jimmy: j.j. named your character after his assistant? >> the damron part, yeah. >> jimmy: wow. that's better than a raise. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> and she has a little moment in the movie. >> jimmy: not as big as your uncle's. >> not as big, no, no. yeah, every time we pass each other, we're like, damron. damron. >> jimmy: we're going to take a break. oscar isaac! "star wars: the force awakens" opens in theaters on friday. we'll be right back. [ cheers and applause ] i wish i may, i wish i might, have the wish i wish tonight wishes do come true. the lincoln wish list event is on. right now get exceptional offers on the entire lincoln family. for a limited time sign and drive off in a new 2016 lincoln mkx for $489 a month with zero due at signing. wireless networks are awesome. they're big, fast and dependable. and at net10 wireless, we let you tweet, text, talk and surf... on those amazing nationwi

i like star wars.n't not because i thought i was going to make money, but because in the end, we finished it, showed it to the board of directors of fox, and they , and the head of the studio fought for me. i had an ally who fought for me. no one thought it would be a hit, especially me. charlie: so the film becomes a blockbuster. george lucas: this is the second time, american graffiti was a very personal film. charlie: and also, star wars became a a cultural mainstay. stephen says, "this was the moment at which the entire industry changed." star wars is the moment when the industry changed. george lucas: it changed for the good and for the bad. again, when you invent things, well, you don't invent things. when you bring new things into society, you can either use it for good or for evil. it's like the balance of the force. what happens when there is something new, people have a tendency to overdo it. they abuse it. there are two things that got abused in star wars. and still being abused. one, when s

nobody will go to "star wars." said -- >> but this one was -- >> rose: okay. we know -- there is a certain -- over time, a lot of these issues that were just becoming -- they were dimly aware of them have become institutionalized. now they know that movie will do well in france, this movie will do well in denmark, this movie you can't do in asia. they got their market share and do their analysis and say we're not going to make the movie. it has nothing to do with making a movie somebody can enjoy. it has nothing to do with that. i made money in spite of myself and i think it's because i didn't care whether it was a hit or not a hit, i wanted to make this movie as a movie, and that's the thing they won't do and they can't do it, it's not in their constitution to do that. i have a fiduciary duty to my stockholders, you know, that's why i won't become public. one of the reasons i sold my company was i was starting to make movies that were more personal and were obviously losing a lot of money and i said i really can't

can zoom in. >> yeah. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: "star wars." mislabeled. and it was misleading, i think. >> jimmy: what do you mean? you're a star. >> i just thought -- listen, i'm happy because i feel like that helped sell the book. [ laughter ] but i couldn't help, but feel like, for the poor "star wars" fans who are like, i'll buy anything "star wars," they must have been like, i get she's a a new cgi character in the new movie? >> jimmy: no, they wouldn't think that, no. you actually have a chapter in here that says you like playing with people and pretending that you've never seen "star wars," any real super "star wars" geeks and fans, you pretend that you've never seen the film. >> i'm like, what's "star wars?" what's han solo? just 'cause it pisses people off. >> jimmy: how do you -- do you get a list? is that when you do it? >> yeah, i'm like -- >> jimmy: what's luke skywalker doing? >> skywalker what's his deal? i'm too busy getting my nails done. i'm an actress. [ light laughter ] no. you can make fun, because it's >> jimmy: yeah, and you just lik

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, sleep, and breathe star wars. spaghettios, cookie, even macaroni and cheese. how about this luggage. >> it shows star wars is really ingrained into our culture. it is a phenomenon. reporter: buy yourself a home on wait a second. >> people don't understand when i live on they'd or avenue -- vader avenue. quite it is probably my favorite one. >> he has every movie on dvd. >> of you don't like star wars you're not american. reporter: he got me thinking. if i want to know what it feels like to be a star wars fanatic i need to dress the part. >> maybe i should turn to the dark side. our choose short for a storm trooper? reporter: star wars fans filing in and out, the force has awakened me. and next movie showing is at 11:30. i need my popcorn and drink. theater. >> and you need the princess leia buns. >> that was fantastic. it was so funny when she was headed out on the story. she was getting a crash course on star wars trivia. now she is going to be a star wars aficionado. still ahead, a burglary goes viral. anchor: a

what's "star wars?" what's han solo? off. >> jimmy: how do you -- do you get a list? is that when you do it? >> yeah, i'm like -- >> jimmy: what's luke skywalker doing? >> skywalker what's his deal? i'm too busy getting my nails done. i'm an actress. [ light laughter ] no. you can make fun, because it's so pervasive and it's so popular. >> jimmy: yeah, and you just like, you have to go crazy, like, "you don't know who -- you don't know what the death star is?" >> yeah, it's like people at -- well, 'cause i'm a -- on the zen diagram of people who are, like, interested in "star wars" and people who are interested in my deal, it's a very slim overlap. [ laughter ] and i believe -- i believe it's carrie fisher. if you -- you know that carrie fisher played princess leia, you know that she's a a writer. >> jimmy: of course. her performance is genius. >> it's genius. you might also know both of us. within carrie fisher is our, like, little overlap. >> jimmy: you can totally -- yeah, because you're a writer and

"star wars" "star wars" on the brain, huh. >> we are checking social media throughout the night to seebroken the embargo. you've not seen anything yet. >> a lot of people saying if you tweet out a spoiler we're going to smash your hoverboard to pieces. l.a. >> that's if it hasn't already caught fire. >> let's begin with the republicans who want to be president. tonight, they will be facing off one final time before the holidays. >> the podiums with the nine candidates will be in use at the venetian hotel. that's in las vegas. front-runner donald trump will be center stage and, of course, flanked by his closest rivals ted cruz and ben carson. it's your voice, your vote. abc looks at the predebate polls. >> reporter: donald trump aiming at a new target, two national polls released show trump's front-runner status in the race for president is now threatened by texas senator ted cruz. and as usual, trump isn't holding back. >> you look at the way he's dealt with the senate where he goes in there like a frankly like a little bit of a maniac. you're never going to get things done that way. >

ti(h,% 7hh-]h0 skinny, so skinny >> well, folks, in case you missed it, the hollywo premiere of "star wars: the force awakens" was last night. one star had everyone doing a double take on the red carpet. >> this is joseph gordon leavitt dressed as yoda. people like it. it looks kind of cute. there he is with storm troopers in l.a. has foggen the narrative of "star wars" because in the last one, return of the jedi not the last one to be made, but in the last one in the narrive, yoda dies. >> iaven't seen that one yet. >> that film came out 30 years ago. u've had time. >> maybe i'll netflix it this weekend. >> you've had time all your li. i'm just saying yoda has tied. it's disrespectful to his family. >>> this came out today. this is really interesting. you're going to like this. this is about the cebrities who when you put them on the front of the magazines sell the most magazines. >> add week released the sales figures for popular magazines that fture famous an faces. we're learning which covers sold the best stories of the year. "people" magazine here. >> so the august 3rd issue featurin

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it's "star wars." >> oh, you know who might not be? maybe the republicans because they've got a big night tonight. >> they have. >> not just "star wars." there's a showdown also in las vegas. not just l.a. >> no, but i think this competes with "star wars" for the title of the best show in town. tonight's debate, if not best show in the world -- with a fascinating new poll showing trump at 41%, his high left level of support and widest lead of any poll so far. the caucus state of iowa, rumph is now in a virtual dead heat with senator ted cruz. >> your voice, your vote. ansah celia vega is in las vegas ahead of tonight's republican debate. >> reporter: after vowing to release his full medical report, republican donald trump instead offered up just this short note from his doctor, saying trump's physical strength and stamina are extraordinary." and in true trump fashion, the doctor declaring that, "if elected, mr. trump, i can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency." and now, the stage is set

in star wars it's like, whoo-hoo! we've done a lot of that. >> reporter: taking her own approach, ridley, for her first major film role made the choice not to pore over the earlier films at the outset. know it that well because i didn't feel like i was trying to fit into anything. i was just trying to do a good job. >> reporter: joined by adam driver playing dark side demon kylo ren with the much buzzed about light saber. >> the first time they've been able to actually put light in it where it reflects two people's faces and do special effects and 3d print, the whole thing armed with lights and special effects, it's pretty heavy. >> reporter: a whiz bang pilot, accomplished actors, with memories of "star wars" from childhood. >> this is crazy, look around. >> what was your first experience of a "star wars" film? >> "return of the jedi." really the moment when darth vader's helmet comes off is what i remember. it stuck with me very much. it was such a weird, sad man underneath that. >> you were right about me. >> it wi

we've been doing "star wars" stories all week long. today is the "star wars" through tonight. that's a lot of sitting around and watching a great movie, but those legs need a work out during the holiday season. boston sports club has come up with a "star wars" work out friday through january. it's free. that's the best part. you don't have to be a member of a sports club to partake in this check it out. >> do holiday parties have you feeling like job of the hunt? boston sports club may have the fix to awaken your inner force. >> it'll be a challenging workout, but we start from the basics and work our way up. >> reporter: you'll use flow to build power and strength. >> we're moving with light sabres, we'll be swinging those around, getting our arms involved in the movements more than you would with regular squats and lungs and things like that. that'll be more "star wars"-inspired and the music in the background. >> to keep the blood pumping, they keep the base pumping. after doing jedi checks, chewbacca squats, it's on to real trials. >> do or do not. there is no try. >> repo

be i'm always going to george "star wars" lucas. ng about your career, you look back at a "starf work, and you say, wars is my crowning achievement." george lucas: cinematically, i'd say yes. charlie: in what way is it not your crowning achievement? george lucas: i don't know. i have a low opinion of my films. i have always said, well, they didn't turn out the way i thought they would. american graffiti is the most fun movie i ever made in terms of what i created. the most fun movie to work on was indiana jones. i did not have to direct it. steven. yeah, george lucas: that's the one where everything went right. the other ones, you suffer through and think they are terrible. people and say, oh, they are great. terrible -- they are terrible to me. i concealed scotch tape and rubber bands holding it together. see all the scotch tape and rubber bands holding it together. i was so disappointed about my vision and what it turned out to be. i complained about it a lot. i said it turned out to be 35% of what i wanted. my vision was beyond wh

since the mosley family are huge star wars fans, he made this special death star tree topper complete with a revolving x-wing starfighter. "yeah, we've got some neighbors that have seen it and everybody thinks it's a lot of fun and with the movie lot of fun for everybody. sabrina: steve's other pong ball gun, a t-rex 3d puzzle and a track that circles his son's room. all: (reax) bree weather adlib: it's going to be a frigid friday. a few snow showers will skirt our but not much is expected in the way of accumulation. the rest of central iowa will enjoy mostly sunny skies and another day of brisk winds becoming northwesterly through the day gusting close to 30mph. the sun won't do much in warming our temperatures however. we will be close to the freezing mark on the thermometer, but the wind chills will keep us feeling closer to teens and 20s. tonight the bottom falls out on our temperatures. the metro will see lows in the teens, while northern iowa will see their temperatures dip into the single digits. things do warm up for the weekend. sunshine and wind return for saturday with high

"star wars." >> that's what it means to the fans. >> okay. got some jedi action. mind tricks or was that "star trek"? "world news now." informing insomniacs for two decades. decades.crash that killed an iowa state student from urbana. police say an officer monday morning found 18-year-old emmalee jacobs lying the i-s-u campus. she died later in the hospital. jacobs was an engineering major at iowa state. police believe it was an hit and run because of her injuries. investigators say they have not found any witnesses and have not made any arrests. more news later tonight here on t-v nine. >>> good morning. i'm reena ninan. >> i'm richard bacon. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >> homeland security says it will increase scrutiny of social media sites when looking at visa applications. the female shooter in the san bernardino rampage had posted extensively about her support for jihad. but officials never saw the messages. full details ahead. >> earp sergeant bowe bergdahl will be court-martialed for walking away from

"star wars" comes out tonight.collier sought out the nerd pack leaders gearing up for the big show. >> are you look forward to seeing the new "star wars" movie? >> i am. >> minds will be blown and worlds will be shattered. reporter: who is your favorite "star wars" character? >> chewbacca. >> obi-wan. >> everybody loves yoda because yoda knows everything. reporter: does it bother you have that yoda sounds like a character from "sesame street." as you think so shall you become. >> star wars. >> bruce lee. >> when i left you i was but a learner, now i am the master. >> harry potter. >> "star wars." >> no ... >> are you getting a little sick of all the far washes hype? >> i'm not getting sick of the hype. >> you can't have too much "star wars" hype. kennedy: it better not suck. moist many cool to hate "star wars." i have never seen "star wars." >> you are setting me up because you know i don't like "star wars" and i haven't really seen "star wars." you are mock me before asking the question, right? because i guess now