Star Wars fans are counting down the days to the release of The Force Awakens on 17 December.

Most will be doing it from the comfort of their own home.

But for those in the imaginatively named group "The Line Awakens" the wait for Episode VII has moved to the streets of Hollywood.

Tents, camping chairs and Star Wars outfits of varying degrees of quality are outside the TCL Chinese Theatre, primed for the world premiere.

The group set up camp 12 days ahead of the release and plan to stay there until they've seen the film.

Their Facebook group reads: "We are those crazy people you saw on the news.

"We lined up on Hollywood Boulevard for each of the Star Wars prequels and we're coming back home along with Chewie and Han to do it all over again for Star Wars Episode VII."

The line includes an Australian couple who plan to get married when the film is released.

People in the queue have tickets for the screening and are able to check in and out of the line.

They're also hoping to raise money for a local charity which helps children who are terminally ill, with signs and collection buckets at various point in the line.

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