Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) - Snowtrooper Concept Art.; Measuring .; Original concept artwork (Print) of a Snowtrooper used in the production of the epic sci-fi film "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens" (2015) co-written and directed by J. J. Abrams. The film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Max von Sydow. Set 30 years after Return of the Jedi, the film follows Rey, Finn, and Poe Dameron's search for Luke Skywalker and their fight in the Resistance, led by General Leia Organa and veterans of the Rebel Alliance, against Kylo Ren and the First Order, a successor to the Galactic Empire.