Filming is now underway in Abu Dhabi on the seventh installment in the vaunted "Star Wars" movie series, and director J.J. Abrams took time away from filming to film a short YouTube video announcing a new charity initiative for a chance to win a walk-on role in the film.
But that's not all he gave fans, as he also showed off the first look at a new "Star Wars" creature destined to be in the film, as well as numerous background characters walking in the background.
Star Wars: Force for Change is a brand new initiative Disney and Abrams' production company Bad Robot is doing in partnership with UNICEF and their program, UNICEF Inonvation Labs and Programs. People who donate $10 or more to this new initiative will be entered into a random drawing for a chance to win a role in "Star Wars: Episode VII." The winner will be flown to London's Pinewood Studios where the majority of the film will be shot, and be guaranteed inclusion in a scene of the new film.
Source: space.com