The promo for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens was posted on the movie's official account using the photo and video-sharing site's new landscape format.
The caption below simply says: "There has been an awakening..."
The film is due for release in the UK just before Christmas this year.
The plot comes 30 years after Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.
The 15 second clip does not give away any of the latest storyline.