It's just a little over a month away until [i]Star Wars: The Force Awakens[/i] hits theaters, but fans' excitement for the film is already moving at lightspeed levels. With new footage from the movie, touching stories about [i]Star Wars[/i] fans and fun projects inspired by the franchise, this has definitely been a busy week in the world of [i]Star Wars.[/i][br /][Ads /][br /]Here is the latest news in the [i]Star Wars[/i] universe.[br /][br /][b][i]**Warning: Items may contain potential plot spoilers.**[/i][/b][br /][br /][ul][li][b]A new look at [i]Star Wars: The Force Awakens[/i][/b] was unveiled [url HREF="/entertainment/see-a-special-new-look-at-star-wars-the-force-awakens/1077893/" TARGET="" REL=""]on Thursday during ABC's #TGIT lineup[/url]. The look included more lightsaber action, Han Solo handing off a blaster to Rey, and a brief glimpse of a character who appears to be none other than Admiral Ackbar![br /][facebook URL="https://www.facebook.com/starwarsmovies/videos/507347916113269/" /][/li][br /][br /][li][b]Daniel Fleetwood, the [i]Star Wars[/i] super fan who had his dying wish fulfilled of seeing the new movie, [url HREF="/entertainment/star-wars-fan-dies-days-after-fulfilling-final-wish-to-see-the-force-awakens/1077085/[br /]" TARGET="" REL=""]passed away on Monday[/url].[/b][br /][br /][facebook URL="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10101585993219058&set=a.784897242858.2275326.38701575&type=3" /][/li][br /][br /][li][b]Lafayette, Calif. resident Colby Powell built a 23-foot-tall Death Star structure [url HREF="http://makezine.com/2015/11/12/man-builds-a-23-foot-death-star-on-top-of-his-house/" TARGET="" REL=""]on top of his home[/url] with his kids.[/b] It's unconfirmed as to whether the makeshift Death Star has destroyed any other homes/planets.[br /][youtube ID="OT0RH4EAnLY" /][/li][br /][br /][li][b]Entertainment Weekly tweeted their new [i]Star Wars[/i] covers.[/b] The magazine also talked to [url HREF="http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/12/where-is-luke-skywalker-star-wars" TARGET="" REL=""]J.J. Abrams, Mark Hammill[/url], [url HREF="http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/11/harrison-ford-is-han-solo" TARGET="" REL=""]Harrison Ford[/url], [url HREF="http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/12/star-wars-andy-serkis-supreme-leader-snoke" TARGET="" REL=""]Andy Serkis[/url] and [url HREF="http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/12/star-wars-force-awakens-lupita-nyongo-maz-kanata" TARGET="" REL=""]Lupita Nyong'o[/url] about the upcoming film.[br /][twitter ID="664436574491435008" /][/li][br /][br /][li][b]Leia has a new title[/b] [url HREF="http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/11/star-wars-force-awakens-carrie-fisher-leia" TARGET="" REL=""]EW also learned[/url] what Leia's new title will be in the film.[/li][br /][li][b]Peter Mayhew, the actor who played the lovable Wookiee Chewbacca, [url HREF="http://imgur.com/cOjWRfm" TARGET="" REL=""]wrote a touching letter[/url] to a young [i]Star Wars[/i] fan after his friend had passed away.[/b] The letter [url HREF="https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/3s6wtr/good_guy_peter_mayhew/" TARGET="" REL=""] was posted to Reddit[/url] by the father of the 7-year-old boy who had passed away.[br /][br /][ul]Liam,[br /][br /]I am sorry to hear that you won't be able to see the new [i]Star Wars[/i] movie with your friend Sam. I know that sometimes things happen and we can't figure out why and all we feel is sadness. It's important to remember the fun you had with Sam. Best friends are never really gone, they live on forever in our hearts and memories. I know that you are going to love [i]Star Wars: The Force Awakens[/i] and I bet you make some new friends that also love [i]Star Wars[/i]. I wish you the very best, and May The Force Be With You[br /][br /]-Cheers, Peter 'Chewbacca' Mayhew[/ul][br /][br /][url HREF="https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/3s6wtr/good_guy_peter_mayhew/cwuorv5" TARGET="" REL=""]Sam's older sister also wrote on Reddit[/url], saying "while he may have only been here for a short time in retrospect, he lived more than most adults I know. And boy, did he love [i]Star Wars[/i]. The force was definitely strong with this one." Sam's sister also said that the support had been amazing, and that her brother would have loved to know that Chewy knew who he is.[/li][br /][li][b]The official IMAX 3D poster for the film was released, showing Rey walking alongside BB-8 in the hot Jakku sunset.[/b][br /][twitter ID="664851409171521537" /][/li][br /][li][b][i]Star Wars[/i] superfan Ian Martin created a [url HREF="/hobbies/star-wars-superfan-builds-working-holochess-table/1080828/" TARGET="" REL=""]fully functional Holochess table[/url] as seen in [i]Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope[/i][/b]. Called "Dejarik," the game is a funny and slightly more monstrous take on classic chess.[br /][br /][youtube ID="tXvAiJD2rp0" /][br /][iframe SRC="http://www.starwars.com/embed/4e3617ee7839847e8751b2f8" HEIGHTLARGE="400" /][/li][/ul][br /][br /][b][i]Star Wars: The Force Awakens[/i] premieres in theaters on Dec. 18.[/b][br /][br /][i]The Walt Disney Company is the parent company of Lucasfilm, Disney Interactive, ABC and this station.[/i]