George Lucas Weighs In on 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Trailer

George Lucas has finally seen the trailer for the new Star Wars.

The man behind the franchise set in a galaxy far, far away has mostly remained silent about the latest J.J. Abrams-directed installment, previously deflecting reporters' questions about the film by saying he's "retired."

                                                                                   

       Shortly after the trailer for the Abrams-directed movie debuted, even though the clip was a hot topic online, Lucas said he hadn't seen the preview.

But he has seen it now, telling Page Six at a Lucasfilm, Touchstone Pictures and Cinema Society-hosted screening of his new film, Strange Magic, that he saw the trailer in a theater "because I don't watch movies online."

 When asked if he liked it, Lucas smiled and told the New York Post's gossip column, "Yeah, it was intriguing."

The screening at the Tribeca Grand was also attended by Alan Cumming; Evan Rachel Wood; Kristin Chenoweth; and Nashville's Sam Palladio — all of whom lent their voices to the animated film — as well as CBS News' Norah O'Donnell; Hugh Jackman's wife, Deborra-Lee Furness; and JCrew creative director Jenna Lyons.

 

                                                                                                                               

Who Was the Top-Grossing Actor of the Year?

As if we needed another reason to envy her, Jennifer Lawrence has been named the top-grossing actor of the year, according to Forbes.

Adding up her films' global grosses for 2014, the 24-year-old actress tops the list with $1.4 billion. Two of her movies, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 and X-Men: Days of Future Past, were the year's biggest blockbusters.

Coming in at No. 2 is Chris Pratt with $1.2 billion. His breakout film Guardians of the Galaxy raked in $772 million at the global box office. (He also made TVGuide.com's list of the year's best performances.) His status on the list was also helped by the surprise hit The Lego Movie, which grossed $468 million worldwide.

Landing in at No. 4 is Mark Wahlberg with $1 billion for just one film Transformers: Age of Extinction. Chris Evans follows with $801 million, also thanks to Captain America.

Emma Stone, Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Hugh Jackman round out the Top 10.

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