With little more than a week to go before “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” hits theaters, the plot of the hotly anticipated film is still a closely guarded secret.
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“I could work with my body in new ways”, she told reporters. Attendees had their choice of either “Light Side” or “Dark Side” free ice cream from Brooklyn-based Ample Hills Creamery (a particular favorite of Disney chairman and chief executive ), They could sample the vast array of licensed toys and apparel from the first “Star Wars” film in a decade that the studio hopes will soon be flying off shelves. In addition, she told us that “he liked it”. Adam Driver claimed he could not remember if his character, the Darth Vader-like Kylo Ren, had his own theme song. “That you’re aware of”, according to The Huffington Post.
“My nature is to be secretive”, Abrams said. “But obviously everybody’s talking to one other and working together… that collaboration is going to guarantee that everybody’s got a say in how we move forward with this”.
On Sunday, Vulture caught up with Lucas on the red carpet at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony in Washington D.C., where the filmmaker was being honored for his lifetime achievements in arts and culture.
In a recent press conference for the new Star Wars movie, Abrams was asked if there is anything after the credits in The Force Awakens and for once he gave a totally unambiguous answer: “No, there’s not”. Glimpses of them on Rey’s home planet, Jakku, have been seen in trailers released by Disney. “I mean nap, but still!”
The time last we saw Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO and R2D2, they were having a dance party with Ewoks on Endor after destroying the second Death Star. All three classic characters return, but Luke’s role is unclear.
“It’s just what our narrative is”, Abrams said, “so if it’s driving anyone insane, apologies”.
“I was interested in the described path of the character … it was easy”, he said. “You’ll thank me later”.
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“Star Wars” has attracted generations of loyal fans ever since the first film arrived almost 40 years ago, creating a signature moment in the history of pop culture and launching one of the biggest movie franchises ever.
