Dying Star Wars fan gets his wish

<p>December's release of the new <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGbxmsDFVnE" target="_blank">"Star Wars" movie</a> may not seem far, far away. But for a Houston-area man with a rare form of cancer, a month could've been too long.</p><p>"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 a <a href="http://www.click2houston.com/news/local-terminal-cancer-patients-dying-star-wars-wish-goes-viral/36136054" target="_blank">reporter for KPRC</a>.</p><p>The hashtag <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23forcefordaniel&src=typd" target="_blank">#ForceforDaniel</a> exploded on social media, as people rallied behind Daniel Fleetwood urging Walt Disney Studios to grant his dying wish — to see "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" before its official release. According to a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ashleycohagan" target="_blank">Facebook post</a> from Fleetwood's wife, that wish was granted Saturday: she wrote "in the amazing typical Disney way, they really do make dreams come true!"</p><p>J.J. Abrams played a part too. Fleetwood's wife says the director called himself to deliver the news of the viewing.</p><p>Some big names retweeted <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNerdFu/status/660105675578589185" target="_blank">posts supporting Fleetwood</a>, including John Boyega, who plays Finn, and Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill.</p><p>A request like this isn't unprecedented. When Disney and Pixar's "Up" came out in 2009, a California girl with cancer couldn't make it to the theater, so <a href="http://www.ocregister.com/articles/pixar-128978-up-movie.html" target="_blank">Pixar sent a copy to her home</a>.</p><p>As for Fleetwood, he's living months past when his doctor told him he would. <a href="http://www.click2houston.com/news/local-terminal-cancer-patients-dying-star-wars-wish-goes-viral/36136054" target="_blank">He says it's because of "Star Wars,"</a> but as you heard, he doesn't think he has much longer. According to the Facebook post, Fleetwood viewed the new "Star Wars" from the comfort of his living room. </p><p><i>This video includes images from Getty Images.</i></p>