TORONTO — Elton Hobson is a video producer with Global News. He is also a passionate Star Wars fan.
In a Facebook post Hobson wrote of the feelings he had when, at age 11, he sat in a movie theatre and first watched “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.”
Sixteen years later, as he prepared to see the last version of the film franchise, he read his emotional post in our Global News studios.
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His thoughts and feelings echo the hype and hope that many share for the Star Wars brand.
Disney is predicting “The Force Awakens” will make more than 100-million dollars in North America on opening day, with more than 200-million dollars in tickets sales expected by the end of the weekend.
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