I’m nervous beyond words, I’m showing this movie that is so far from finished, there’s not an effect in it…
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He said: “I thought it was a great idea and I wanted to know a little bit more about Han Solo 30 years later”.
Meanwhile, in an interview with Howard Stern this week, Abrams explained why he did not want to talk about Luke’s absence ahead of the film’s release. It just ignited my imagination in a way I couldn’t have imagined and then as I grew up, my family were huge fans, particularly my uncle and cousins, and they would collect the toys and we’d rewatch the movies. People wouldn’t know who some of these characters are.
Abrams started with a treatment written by Star Wars creator George Lucas, but the story quickly diverged from that vision, joining forces with Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back writer Lawrence Kasdan to create what would become Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He couldn’t get the rights to Flash Gordon. We’re already being bombarded with Star Wars figurines and collectibles and toys and miscellaneous items in every online or retail store we visit.
Mark Hamill, the actor who has played Luke Skywalker since the inception of the franchise, has confirmed that he will appear in the new Star Wars film and that his role is significant. So I think part of his journey is figuring out what a real leader is, what it means to be a leader, what it means to be a hero, and yet he’s a formidable opponent to the First Order. “My mind is blown because he’s so brilliant, and he says, ‘Hey, if you need music for the cantina, I’ll write it'”.
He said: “There is no such thing as working over someone’s shoulder”.
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“I came out and I was like, “Yeah, I’m cool” and then in the auto ride, I was like, “Waaaah” the whole way”, Ridley said onGood Morning America on Wednesday. “As a fan, I’d rather just go to the theater and watch the movie”. I’d make myself miserable. Because J.J…. he probably doesn’t remember telling me that my performance was wooden.
