All Nippon Airways has unveiled plans to paint one of its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners in a Star Wars livery that features the likeness of R2-D2.

The cockpit and front half of the white fuselage are painted with blue panels in the shape of those on the little droid.

The legend “Star Wars”, in the movie’s distinctive font, adorns the body of the plane behind the wing, while the tail is in ANA’s normal livery.

News of the aircraft, which ANA says will ply an international route in the autumn, comes as fans got their first look at a new teaser trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, the seventh installment of one of the most successful movie series of all time.