'Chewie, we're home': Star Wars trailer delights fans

Hype surrounding the eagerly anticipated "Star Wars" reboot made the jump to light speed on April 16 as the movie's makers unveiled a new trailer that delighted fans with a glimpse of iconic characters Han Solo and Chewbacca.
      
The action-packed second trailer for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" showed spacecraft dogfights and a chase involving the Millennium Falcon before concluding with the unmistakable voice of Harrison Ford as Solo.
      
"Chewie, we're home," Solo says to his Wookiee friend, who offers a signature roar in reply before the trailer closes with a shot of the famous yellow-on-black "Star Wars" logo.
      
The teaser was premiered at the opening of the four-day Star Wars Celebration convention in Anaheim, outside Los Angeles, sending around 40,000 fans who had flocked to the event -- many wielding light sabers and wearing full "Star Wars" costumes -- into raptures.
      
The hashtag #Chewiewerehome was rapidly adopted by fans on Twitter while #StarWars was soon a top trending subject on the social media site as anticipation for the movie, due out on December 18, went into overdrive.
                      
Many fans spoke about tears of joy after the trailer's soaring finale featuring Han Solo and Chewbacca, central characters of the beloved first trilogy of "Star Wars" films made by George Lucas between 1977 and 1983.
      
"I'm 41 years old and I cried at the end!" tweeted one fan, sentiments echoed by many after the trailer's release.
      
"The Star Wars trailer literally had me in tears and cheering," US sitcom actor Lucas Neff added on Twitter.
      
In another scene, played out against the familiar soundtrack used in the first films, Solo's spaceship the...