‘The Force Awakens’ Trailer: Just The Beginning Of A Big Week For Star Wars

A new, extendedtrailer forStar Wars: The Force Awakenswas released today, sending the internet into hysterics–at press time, “Star Wars” was the leading trending item on Twitter.

Expect that momentum to continue, in part due to one of the largest gatherings of superfans of any type of creative content. I’m speaking of Star Wars Celebration, which takes place at the Anaheim convention center starting today.

There will be cosplay contests, speed-dating for Jedis, life-size recreations of Star...