Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Mark Hamill confirms opening shot was originally of Luke's severed hand

Before Star Wars: The Force Awakens reached cinemas, rumour websites were running rampant with reports about the film, teasing which characters would be returning and who wouldn’t.

The director’s of the Han Solo spin-off film have also teased their film, posting an image of the loveable rogue’s blaster to Twitter.

Since the film’s home release, numerous new pieces of information about The Force Awakens have emerged online.