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Video, Photos From STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Hall H Panel and Surprise Star Wars Fan Concert

By Michelle McCue | July 11, 2015

Writer Gary Whitta (Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One) said on his Instagram page that Friday was, “seriously one of the best days ever in my life as a Star Wars fan.”

He and a multitude of fans at San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H were treated to a special look behind the scenes of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS by director J.J. Abrams, producer and Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and writer Lawrence Kasdan.

The filmmakers were joined on stage by cast members Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford to the surprise and delight of fans.

(L-R) Actors Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford at the Hall H Panel. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)

(L-R) Moderator Chris Hardwick, producer Kathleen Kennedy, director J.J. Abrams, screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan and actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford at the Hall H Panel. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Disney)

Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley and Oscar Isaac.

Actor Domhnall Gleeson at the Hall H Panel.

Check out the special look behind the scenes of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS.

At the end of the Hall H presentation, the entire Hall H audience of more than 6,000 fans were all invited to continue the celebration and join cast and filmmakers at a surprise Star Wars Fan Concert. The San Diego Symphony performed the classic Star Wars music from John Williams at the Embarcadero Marina Park South.

SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 10: Following the `Star Wars` Hall H presentation at Comic-Con International 2015 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif., 501st Legion member, Kevin Doyle and the audience of more than 6000 fans walked to a surprise `Star Wars` Fan Concert performed by the San Diego Symphony, featuring the classic `Star Wars` music of composer John Williams, at the Embarcadero Marina Park South on July 10, 2015 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Disney) *** Local Caption *** Kevin Doyle

501st Legion member, Kevin Doyle

(L-R) Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac and more than 6000 fans enjoyed a surprise `Star Wars` Fan Concert performed by the San Diego Symphony, featuring the classic `Star Wars` music of composer John Williams, at the Embarcadero Marina Park South on July 10, 2015 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)