Star Wars: The Force Awakens cast react to the latest trailer

By now the entire world has seen, or at the very least heard about, the full-length final trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The extended preview dropped late last night during halftime on ESPN's Monday Night Football, delivering fresh glimpses of the saga's most beloved figures and hinting at new developments in the franchise. And now it turns out that two of the film's leading cast members were also seeing this footage for the first time.

Daisy Ridley, who plays the scavenger Rey, was tucked up in bed back in the UK when her alarm woke her so she could watch the trailer. With a friend on hand to record her adorable responses, she quickly posted the video to Instagram. Presumably so the world could fall in love with her:

Staying in a little b'n'b with my friend... Set an alarm to watch the trailer... My friend filmed my reaction. Totally emotional seeing it for the first time and so so so incredibly awed to be part of this incredible legacy #starwars #theforceawakens
A photo posted by @daisyridley on Oct 19, 2015 at 8:06pm PDT

Over in LA, John Boyega, who's taking on the Luke Skywalker-esque role of Finn, watched the sizzle reel with a buddy, also capturing his reaction. His enthusiasm is damn near infectious:

THE TRAILER IS JUST EEEEPPPPPPPIIIIICCCCCCC! Star Wars is back! gaaaaaad laaaaard! You know what! Let me just relax because this kind God oooo! Lmao! Seriously congrats to everyone ! December 18th!
A photo posted by @john_boyega on Oct 20, 2015 at 12:02am PDT

Expect many more reaction videos to hit the web when Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in the UK on December 17 and in the US a day later on December 18.

Gem Seddon is a freelance writer working to keep all of you updated on all of the latest and greatest movies and shows on streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime. Outside of entertainment journalism, Gem can frequently be found writing about the alternative health and wellness industry, and obsessing over all things Aliens and Terminator on Twitter.