FILM JUNKEE

The excitement builds as we near the release of Star Wars The Force Awakens. It seems like everyday there is something new to look at and today is no different. New banners and behind the scenes images have been released, and the captain J.J. Abrams talks about The Force Awakens, as well as working with Rian Johnson for Episode VIII.

What I’m excited about is that the movie itself feels like those teasers and not like the movie is one thing and the teasers are something else. It’s not just about what piece you put out for a talk show, this is also about: Well, what does that character say as a toy in that particular line of action figures, as opposed to that one? We want to preserve some of the rarefied air of the actual experience and not open all the windows so it all just gets depleted.

 

It’s not very often that you get to work on something where you know there’s a continuum, where you know it’s basically part seven of nine—at least. That’s a very interesting way to approach a story, and it’s kind of great. It unburdens you. Working on this new movie has been as much about trying to set up elements of what is beyond what you’re seeing as it has been about telling a story that will be satisfying in and of itself