Neil’s wife Andrea Hanvey and healthcare assistant Amy Duncan (Picture: St Michael’s Hospice / Facebook)

A campaign has been launched for a terminally-ill Star Wars fan to be granted his last wish of seeing Rogue One early.

Huge Star Wars fan, Neil Hanvey, 36, was told back in April that he only had six to eight months to live (via Hereford Times), meaning he wouldn’t be able to see the forthcoming Star Wars spin-off film, Rogue One, which is due to be released in December this year.

But determined to make his last wish come true, Amy Duncan, a healthcare assistant at St Michael’s Hospice, and Neil’s wife, Andrea Hanvey, have set up a campaign to grant Neil the chance of seeing the film before it hits cinemas.

Spread the hashtag #RogueOneWish on social media to help Neil’s wish come true (Picture: Amy Duncan / Facebook)

Taking to her Facebook page, Amy has called upon everyone to use the hashtag #RogueOneWish to push the cause forward, in a post which has been shared over 1,000 times.




As a tribute to the cause, staff at St Michael’s Hospice have even shown their support by reworking the Star Wars theme with some special lyrics dedicated to Neil, in a video posted to their official Facebook page.





#RogueOneWish This morning, when staff at St Michaelâs Hospice heard about Neil Hanvey’s dream of watching the next Star Wars blockbuster before its release, they wanted to show their support.As a gesture of love, and to once again ask Lucas Films to consider giving Neil an advanced showing, they swiftly wrote some lyrics to accompany Neil’s favourite film theme tune.To help his dream come true, please share this post and use the hashtag #RogueOneWish Geplaatst door St Michael’s Hospice – Hereford op Woensdag 17 augustus 2016

So Star Wars fans come together and rally support for #RogueOneWish on social media, and hopefully Disney and Lucasfilm will grant Neil his final wish.

It wouldn’t be the first time a Star Wars fan is granted permission to see the film early, after terminally-ill Daniel Fleetwood previously got to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens before tragically succumbing to cancer shortly afterwards.

If you’re unfamiliar with the forthcoming Star Wars prequel, Rogue One is set to star Felicity Jones and, as recently teased in a new trailer, will also see the return of James Earl Jones as the voice of the iconic Darth Vader.

You can spread the word of Neil’s cause by using #RogueOneWish on social media.

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