WASHINGTON — Daniel Fleetwood, the terminally ill cancer patient whose last wish to see “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was granted last week, has died. He was 32.
“Daniel put up an amazing fight to the very end. He is now one with God and with the force. He passed in his sleep and in peace.’ She also posted their last picture together,” his wife, Ashley Fleetwood, wrote on her Facebook page Tuesday morning.
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” comes out Dec. 18, but Daniel Fleetwood didn’t expect to live that long. The #ForceForDaniel campaign to allow him to see the film early was supported by, among others, actor Mark Hamill, the original Luke Skywalker, Entertainment Weekly reports.
Director J.J. Abrams furnished an unedited version of the film for Fleetwood. Ashley Fleetwood said that Abrams called the couple personally to tell them that he was granting Daniel’s wish.
Abrams granted a similar with for a dying fan before the release of “Star Trek Into Darkness” in 2013, Entertainment Weekly reports.
