LOS ANGELES: "Star Wars" fans got their first glimpse Friday of the space saga's long-awaited new film -- including a controversial new-look lightsaber -- but still have to wait a year for the movie itself.

"There has been an awakening. Have you felt it?" a gravel-voiced narrator intones in the brief trailer, before a squadron of Stormtroopers is seen prepping for action.

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