The Force is strong for this hospice patient whose dying wish is to be able to watch the final installment of theStar Warsfranchise,Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.After Disney’s Chairman and CEO Bob Iger heard that a patient at Rowans Hospice in England would not make it until Dec. 20 — whenSkywalkeris set to hit theaters — Disney agreed to make a special exception and let the patient and his young son preview the film early.On Tuesday, Rowans Hospicetweetedabout the patient’s love forStar Wars, hoping that if enough people saw the message it could potentially get to Disney executives.“Can you help? We have a patient who’s a HUGE #StarWars fan. Sadly, time is not on his side for the 20th Dec. His wish is to see the final Star Wars film #RiseOfSkywalker with his young son. If you know ANYBODY who might be able to make it happen, please share with them,” the facility wrote.Not only did Iger later see the post, butMark Hamill— who plays the titular character Luke Skywalker — came across the tweet and wished the patient“good luck.”“Contact @Disney. They are the only ones who can make this happen,” wrote the actor.Two days later, Iger responded to Rowans’ request, sharing that Disney is “grateful to be able to share #TheRiseOfSkywalker with a patient and his family @RowansHospice.”“May the force be with you and with us all!” he added.Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.TwitterLisa Davies, the health care support worker at Rowans Hospice who originally brought up the idea of previewing the movie, shared in apress releasethat she was “utterly speechless” at Disney’s response.“We totally appreciate that they have had to move mountains to make this happen!” she said.She added, “The response from everyone, including theStar Warscommunity, has been absolutely phenomenal over the last few days. So a massive thank you to every single person that has shared our post and given their time to help make this possible.”Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerhits theaters Dec. 20.
The Force is strong for this hospice patient whose dying wish is to be able to watch the final installment of theStar Warsfranchise,Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
After Disney’s Chairman and CEO Bob Iger heard that a patient at Rowans Hospice in England would not make it until Dec. 20 — whenSkywalkeris set to hit theaters — Disney agreed to make a special exception and let the patient and his young son preview the film early.
On Tuesday, Rowans Hospicetweetedabout the patient’s love forStar Wars, hoping that if enough people saw the message it could potentially get to Disney executives.
“Can you help? We have a patient who’s a HUGE #StarWars fan. Sadly, time is not on his side for the 20th Dec. His wish is to see the final Star Wars film #RiseOfSkywalker with his young son. If you know ANYBODY who might be able to make it happen, please share with them,” the facility wrote.
Not only did Iger later see the post, butMark Hamill— who plays the titular character Luke Skywalker — came across the tweet and wished the patient“good luck.”
“Contact @Disney. They are the only ones who can make this happen,” wrote the actor.
Two days later, Iger responded to Rowans’ request, sharing that Disney is “grateful to be able to share #TheRiseOfSkywalker with a patient and his family @RowansHospice.”
“May the force be with you and with us all!” he added.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.Twitter
Lisa Davies, the health care support worker at Rowans Hospice who originally brought up the idea of previewing the movie, shared in apress releasethat she was “utterly speechless” at Disney’s response.
“We totally appreciate that they have had to move mountains to make this happen!” she said.
She added, “The response from everyone, including theStar Warscommunity, has been absolutely phenomenal over the last few days. So a massive thank you to every single person that has shared our post and given their time to help make this possible.”
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerhits theaters Dec. 20.
source: people.com
