Star Wars cast and director arrive in South Korea

December 10, 2015
Actor Adam Driver, left, actress Daisy Ridley, second from left, actor John Boyega, second from right, and director J.J. Abrams pose for the media during a press conference for their new movie "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. The movie is to be released in South Korea on Dec. 17. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Actor Adam Driver, left, actress Daisy Ridley, second from left, actor John Boyega, second from right, and director J.J. Abrams pose for the media during a press conference for their new movie “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

The cast and director of the much-buzzed-about “Star Wars – The Force Awakens,” due in Korean theaters Dec. 17, stopped by South Korea to meet with fans Wednesday.

Director JJ Abrams, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley and John Boyega participated in a press conference inside Conrad Seoul.

The film, the seventh in the series, already has fans lining up at theaters around the United States a week before its release.