As well as setting the internet on fire last night with his talk of a certain character's parentage, J.J. Abrams has also been discussing problems behind-the-scenes on The Force Awakens set, revealing that there was no initial chemistry between Rey and Finn, explaining why the plot of Episode 7 is so similar to Episode 4, and revealing why Mark Hamill was resistant to returning as Luke.
Speaking to Chris Rock at the Tribeca Film Festival, Abrams kicked off by stating that Episodes 8 and 9 will move the Star Wars saga to new lands. Abrams said, “This movie
was a bridge and a kind of reminder; the audience needed to be reminded what Star Wars is, but it needed to be established with something familiar, with a sense of where we are going to new lands, which is very much what 8 and 9 do.”
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Speaking to Chris Rock at the Tribeca Film Festival, Abrams kicked off by stating that Episodes 8 and 9 will move the Star Wars saga to new lands. Abrams said, “This movie
was a bridge and a kind of reminder; the audience needed to be reminded what Star Wars is, but it needed to be established with something familiar, with a sense of where we are going to new lands, which is very much what 8 and 9 do.”
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