'Star Wars' Mark Hamill and John Boyega Want a Terminally Ill Fan to See 'The Force Awakens' Early

Terminally ill fan's campaign to watch 'Star Wars' early gets support from Mark Hamill and John Boyega.

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Daniel Fleetwood is a 32-year-old Star Wars fan. His dying wish is to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens early and his campaign, promoted by the hashtag #ForceForDaniel, to watch it just got a huge show of support from the legendary Mark Hamill a.k.a "Luke Skywalker" himself and Star Wars newcomer John Boyega, both starring in the upcoming film. Peter Mayhew, who plays Chewbacca, also retweeted about Fleetwood’s campaign.

Hamill and Boyega retweeted the following:

Fleetwood, the galaxy’s biggest fan since he was about 8 years old, is terminally ill with a rare type of connective tissue cancer called spindle cell sarcoma. Fleetwood is currently at home in hospice care after doctors told him in September that he only had two months to live, which is why he’s petitioning to watch The Force Awakens before its December 18 release. 

"Judging by how progressive the disease has gotten in the past two months I really don't think that I'll be able to make it," Fleetwood told KPRC, dressed in a Darth Vader shirt—just one of many Star Wars memorabilia seen in his house. 

Fleetwood’s wife Ashley has called the actors’ support “amazing.” You can donate to a GoFundMe page set up to cover Fleetwood’s medical expenses here.     

May the force be with you, Daniel. 

[via THR]

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