Star Wars Nerd Elizabeth Banks Rocks Off-the-Shoulder Dress at Force Awakens Premiere

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The “Mockingjay Part 2” release tour hasn’t slowed down this Hunger Games actress!

Elizabeth Banks arrived at the long-awaited ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Hollywood premiere in an eye-catching floral gown that threatened to steal the show.

Elizabeth Banks not only stars as tribute escort Effie in The Hunger Games films but also has a great fondness for the Star Wars franchiseElizabeth Banks not only stars as tribute escort Effie in The Hunger Games films but also has a great fondness for the Star Wars franchise (Credit: FayesVision / Brian To / WENN)

One month earlier, she appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to discuss her love for Star Wars, which she shares with her two young sons. The boys became fans of the franchise after receiving toothbrushes featuring Darth Vader and Anakin Skywalker.

When Banks explained that the characters were one and the same, her sons became curious about the back story, prompting Banks to launch into an enthusiastic retelling of the saga, complete with impressions of Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2.

“They really don’t know anything about Star Wars,” she shared with Ellen about her two young sons, 3-year-old Magnus and 4-year-old Felix. “I don’t know how Star Wars is doing it but they possessed my children with Star Wars.”

Elizabeth Banks exuded a serene and romantic charm in her Elie Saab Resort 2016 tri-color embroidered gownElizabeth Banks exuded a serene and romantic charm in her Elie Saab Resort 2016 tri-color embroidered gown (Credit: FayesVision / Brian To / WENN)

Elizabeth chose an Elie Saab embroidered guipure off-the-shoulder dress from the Resort 2016 Collection, with a textured pattern of light blue, red, and black floral designs.

Elizabeth Banks with impeccable makeup at the Premiere Of Walt Disney Pictures And Lucasfilm's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"Elizabeth Banks with impeccable makeup at the Premiere Of Walt Disney Pictures And Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” held on December 14, 2015, in Hollywood, California (Credit: FayesVision / Brian To / WENN)

The gown features a full skirt that meets the flounce top at a feminine A-line waist. In addition to the full shoulder and neckline display, the dress offers a kaleidoscope of sewn ovals that cover the fabric in a mesmerizing pattern.

The nude sheer slip of the dress gives the illusion of risqué cutouts peeking out behind the embroidery, as if the wearer has been draped in fallen leaves or flowers.

The shoulder-baring neckline of her floral Elie Saab gown accentuated Elizabeth Banks' faceThe shoulder-baring neckline of her floral Elie Saab gown accentuated Elizabeth Banks’ face (Credit: FayesVision / Brian To / WENN)

The 41-year-old blonde beauty looked stunning as she playfully placed her hands in the gown’s pockets before the premiere. She kept her makeup light, with rosy cheeks and lips in addition to bronze eye shadow, and she wore her golden hair in large soft waves at her shoulders.

What’s your opinion of Elizabeth Banks’s colorful display? Was it too much to attend the premiere?