A terminally ill Star Wars fan, who was given just a few months to live, was granted his wish to see the new The Force Awakens film on Thursday, nearly two months before it comes out in theatres.

Daniel Fleetwood, a 31-year-old Texas man suffering from an aggressive form of cancer that has spread to 90 per cent of his lungs, was able to watch an early cut of the highly anticipated new Star Wars film, due in theatres on December 18, his wife Ashley Fleetwood said on Facebook.

“Daniel just finished watching an unfinished version of Star Wars: The Force Awakens!!! We would like to thank the awesomely talented JJ Abrams for calling us yesterday to tell us Daniel was getting his wish granted!” she said.

Fleetwood’s dying wish to see The Force Awakens went viral on social media in the past week with the hashtag #ForceForDaniel, which garnered the support of Star Wars actors Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and newcomer John Boyega.

Fleetwood and his wife have been documenting his health on social media, and in September he posted an update saying he had been given one or two months to live. Disney said on Thursday that the screening for Fleetwood had taken place and that “all involved were happy to be able to make it happen.” The company did not say where the screening took place, but given Fleetwood’s poor health, it is likely to have been at his home.

The plot of The Force Awakens, has been kept tightly under wraps. Fans have only been given three brief teaser trailers in the past year.