Brilio.net/en - The Force is officially with Daniel.
On Thursday, an unfinished cut ofStar Wars: The Force Awakenswas screened for Daniel Fleetwood, a 32-year-old Houston resident and fervent fan of the franchise whos dying from a rare form of cancer. Given two months to live by doctors in July, Fleetwood feared that he would succumb to his disease beforeThe Force Awakens Dec. 18 release date. His wife Ashleybegan a campaignusing the hashtag #ForceForDaniel, and it quickly went viral, with fellow fans and even someStar Warsactors advocating for Fleetwood to see the long-awaited sequel while he was still strong enough to watch.
On Thursday, Ashleywrote on her Facebook pagethat Daniels wish had come true, following a phone call the night before with director J.J. Abrams. The studio brought the film to his home.
Daniels final dream was just granted!!! she wrote. Today the wonderful Disney and Lucasfilm made his final dream come true, in the amazing typical Disney way, they really do make dreams come true!
The #ForceForDaniel campaign was boosted by endorsements from one of the franchises original stars, Mark Hamill, as well as two of its new stars, John Boyega and Daisy Ridley. Boyega retweeted a message of support, while Ridley gave a shout out onher Instagram account, writing: This ones for you Daniel Fleetwood!!! We will all do what we can to make your wish come true. #forcefordaniel.
Hamillresponded joyfullyto the news of the screening, tweeting, I just read this and am elated for Daniel & his family! Thanks to the powers-that-be for making his dream come true.
In her Facebook message, Fleetwood expressed her gratitude to the many fans who threw their support behind her husband. Lastly I want to thank ALL the amazing people who helped make this happen, thank you beyond words!!! she wrote. May the force be with you all.
Article by Jordan Zakarin via Yahoo! Movies
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