Terminally ill 'Star Wars' fan who saw 'The Force Awakens' early has died

Daniel Fleetwood, the terminally ill "Star Wars" fan whose dying wish was to see the latest movie in the saga, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," has died at the age of 32, according to a Facebook post from Daniel's wife, Ashley, Monday night.

Fleetwood - who suffered from spindle cell sarcoma, a rare connective tissue cancer - was allowed to see a private screening of the film earlier this month, after a campaign for him to see it went viral with the hashtag #ForceForDaniel and the support of "Force Awakens" cast members.

This is not the first time "The Force Awakens" director J.J. Abrams has granted a fan's final wish.

In 2012, Abrams sent a rough cut of "Star Trek Into Darkness" to a devoted Trekkie who was terminally ill with cancer five months before the film opened. The fan passed away shortly after watching it.

"The Force Awakens" opens in theaters December 18.

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