Leaked photo of Star Wars toy contains huge The Force Awakens spoiler

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With mere days to go until the entire world trots off to watch the latest Star Wars, an image of a leaked The Force Awakens toy has only gone and spoiled one of the movie's biggest surprises. The offending item was purchased by a staff member at Star Wars Action News - a podcasting site that specialises in discussing the extensive memorabilia surrounding the franchise. After a Walmart in Iowa accidentally sold him the item early, he posted a snap of the figure to the site's Facebook page. It was promptly removed after Lucasfilm slapped them with a DMCA takedown notice.

So if the lawyers are involved, it must be the real deal, right? For those of you who wish to remain in the dark about the film, click elsewhere now. Seriously. This is a big one.

Directed by JJ Abrams and starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Andy Serkis, Oscar Isaac and Gwendoline Christie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is released in UK cinemas on December 17, 2015 before opening in US theatres a day later.

Gem Seddon
Gem Seddon
Freelance Writer

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.