<P> The Force Awakens was announced after The Walt Disney Company 's acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012 . The film was produced by Abrams , his longtime collaborator Bryan Burk , and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy . Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan , co-writer of the original trilogy films The Empire Strikes Back ( 1980 ) and Return of the Jedi ( 1983 ) , rewrote an initial script by Michael Arndt . John Williams , the composer for the previous six films , returned to compose the film 's score . Lucas served as creative consultant during the film 's early production . Filming began in April 2014 in Abu Dhabi and Iceland , with principal photography also taking place in Ireland and Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom , and concluded in November 2014 . It is the first live - action Star Wars film since Revenge of the Sith ( 2005 ) . </P>
<P> The Force Awakens was announced after The Walt Disney Company 's acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012 . The film was produced by Abrams , his longtime collaborator Bryan Burk , and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy . Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan , co-writer of the original trilogy films The Empire Strikes Back ( 1980 ) and Return of the Jedi ( 1983 ) , rewrote an initial script by Michael Arndt . John Williams , the composer for the previous six films , returned to compose the film 's score . Lucas served as creative consultant during the film 's early production . Filming began in April 2014 in Abu Dhabi and Iceland , with principal photography also taking place in Ireland and Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom , and concluded in November 2014 . It is the first live - action Star Wars film since Revenge of the Sith ( 2005 ) . </P>
when was star wars the force awakens made
when was star wars the force awakens made
2014
2014