Tickets for new 'Star Wars' may go on sale next week

The force is awakening.

Rumors are flying around the Internet that pre-order tickets for the new film "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" premiering in December will become available in a galaxy close to home on Monday, October 19.

SFGATE checked in with the media relations department at Lucasfilm and they're not revealing details, but word on the street is that Monday is the big day.

The i09: Welcome from the Future site reports that the final trailer for the film will land Monday night around 8 p.m. EST, likely during half-time on "Monday Night Football" on Disney-owned ESPN. Shortly after, "tickets will go on sale. They should be available at most, if not all, ticketing sites and theaters."

When tickets go on sale, they're expected to be for "screenings starting at 7 p.m. on December 17 and running through January 3," io9 reports, and tickets for a seven-movie marathon, starting at 4 a.m. and wrapping up with the 7 p.m. Force Awakens premiere, will also be available.


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