VIDEO & PICS: A galaxy of stars out in force for Star Wars premiere

The Force finally returned to Hollywood as Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hamill walked the red carpet at the world premiere of the new Star Wars movie.

The trio were joined by an army of Stormtroopers plus C-3PO, R2-D2, and BB-8 for the premiere of Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens.

A long stretch of Hollywood Boulevard was closed to traffic for days ahead of the unveiling of the film and a huge white tent was erected as fans camped outside the TCL Chinese Theatre for more than a week.