Star Wars: The Force Awakens Theatrical release poster Directed by J.J. Abrams Produced by Kathleen Kennedy J.J. Abrams Bryan Burk Written by Lawrence Kasdan J.J. Abrams Michael Arndt Based on Characters by George Lucas Starring Harrison Ford Mark Hamill Carrie Fisher Adam Driver Daisy Ridley John Boyega Oscar Isaac Lupita Nyong'o Andy Serkis Domhnall Gleeson Anthony Daniels Peter Mayhew Max von Sydow Music by John Williams Cinematography Dan Mindel Edited by Maryann Brandon Mary Jo Markey Production companies Lucasfilm Ltd. Bad Robot Productions Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Release date December 14, 2015 (2015 - 12 - 14) (Los Angeles) December 18, 2015 (2015 - 12 - 18) (United States) Running time 135 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $306 million (gross) $258.6 million (net) Box office $2.068 billion
who was the writer for the force awakens
Lawrence Kasdan J.J. Abrams J.J. Abrams J.J. Abrams Michael Arndt