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For the next 58 days, fans of the Star Wars franchise and supporters of UNICEF can enter a contest to win a guest role in the upcoming film, “Star Wars: Episode VII.”
J.J. Abrams, the director of “Episode VII”, used a video message to announce a new “Star Wars” initiative today called “Star Wars: Force for Change from Disney, Luscasfilm, and Bad Robot.”
“We’re so grateful to Star Wars fans out there, for their support and their patience, that we would like to invite you to be part of the fun here,” Abrams said in the video.
In exchange for donations to UNICEF’s Innovation Labs program, fans can earn entries into a drawing to win a non-speaking role in Star Wars: Episode VII.
Fans can donate between $10 (which will earn you one entry into the drawing) and $50,000 (5,000 entries and an advance private screening of Star Wars: Episode VII in or near your hometown). Other “reward levels” include signed scripts and limited-edition concept art for the movie, as listed on the contest’s page at omaze.com/starwars.
The contest is part of a “Force for Change” campaign to support UNICEF’s efforts to improve life for children in struggling countries throughout the world.
Agencies/Canadajournal
