Well, don’t be looking to the movie for all the answers about who Finn is and where he comes from, Boyega warned ComicBook.com and assembled press at the Star Wars: The Force Awakens global press day (hit around 1:45 in the video below for Boyega’s answer). Instead, one of Lucas’s beloved creations, the feisty droid R2-D2, rolled onstage and projected her image, recreating the famous scene from A New Hope. “Star Wars never had like insane violence or anything”, she said.
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Yeah, but, George, what did you think about it? Dating site Match has dug up some stats on users who identify as part of the fandom, and as far as meeting a fellow devotee to take to the cantina goes, it looks like the Force is especially strong with the western U.S. The area with the most mentions of Star Wars-related terms on Match was Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Basically, Lucas doesn’t see the franchise as a big space epic.
“He’s a pathfinder and a pioneer like Edison and Bell and Tesla and Jobs”, Spielberg said.
Abrams and Lucas Film will not be giving a sneak peek of anything that may have to do with “Star Wars Episode VIII” nor would any surprises be revealed.
As the crowd of Washington power brokers and Hollywood celebrities stood and applauded, Lucas waved from a balcony, wearing the honorees’ signature rainbow-colored garland.
The chosen few included songwriter Carole King, actress and singer Rita Moreno, conductor Seiji Ozawa, Broadway star Cicely Tyson and filmmaker George Lucas, reports “CBS This Morning” co-host Charlie Rose.
President Barack Obama attended the event with his wife Michelle after delivering a rare primetime address in the wake of a brutal mass shooting in California that he described as an “act of terrorism”. She was honoured for her diverse and boundary-pushing career, including memorable stints on children’s television.
The tribute to Moreno, one of only eight living performers who’ve won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, featured an emotional love letter from Jane the Virgin star Gina Rodriguez and a lively performance by Rosie Perez, who re-created Moreno’s Emmy-winning take on “Fever” backed by The Muppets’ Animal on drums.
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The 2015 Kennedy Center Honoree Carole King (L) arrives at a reception at the White House in Washington December 6, 2015.
