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John Boyega has confessed that he was the culprit who left the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker script under his bed

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Recently, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker director J.J. Abrams revealed that the script for Episode IX had almost leaked online after one of the stars of the film left their script under their bed and it ended up on eBay. However, the mystery has now been solved regarding who the culprit was as John Boyega confessed […]

J.J. Abrams says marketing for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker deliberately hasn’t been as secretive

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J.J. Abrams, the director of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, doesn’t think the film’s marketing has been particularly secretive this time around. There are always plenty of questions and mysteries going into a new Star Wars film and this is how fans like it. And while we know next to nothing about the actual […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will explain mysteries like Snoke

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J.J. Abrams, the director of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has revealed that the film will look to explain certain mysteries of the saga such as Supreme Leader Snoke. Supreme Leader Snoke has been one of the most mysterious characters of the sequel trilogy but his shocking death in The Last Jedi has left […]

J.J. Abrams was disappointed by the ‘death’ of Darth Maul in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker director J.J. Abrams has revealed that he was left disappointed by the duel between Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace owing to Maul’s swift exit from the Prequel Trilogy. “It’s an incredible score,” Abrams told SiriusXM. “I remember the reason I […]

The Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise is J.J. Abrams’ favourite scene from the Star Wars Prequels

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J.J. Abrams, the director of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has revealed his favourite scene from the Prequel Trilogy. With Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, J.J. Abrams is looking to bridge all three trilogies and, therefore, show the prequels a little bit of love in the process. What does J.J. like about the […]

J.J. Abrams thinks not including The Emperor in The Rise of Skywalker would have been “very weird”

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker director J.J. Abrams believes it would have been “very weird” if Emperor Palpatine didn’t return for the ninth and final instalment in the Skywalker Saga after he was a major factor in both the Original Trilogy and the Prequel Trilogy. “Well, when you look at this as nine chapters of […]

J.J. Abrams shares his reaction to finding out Snoke’s fate in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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J.J. Abrams, the director of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has shared his initial reaction to finding out Snoke’s fate in The Last Jedi. One of the biggest shocks in Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi was the death of Supreme Leader Snoke at the hands of his tormented apprentice Kylo Ren. No […]

George Lucas talked with J.J. Abrams about Midi-chlorians ahead of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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J.J. Abrams has revealed that George Lucas spoke with him about Midi-chlorians ahead of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. December’s release date for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is fast approaching, with fans speculating about what they might see in the new film. Is it possible that Midi-chlorians get a mention? Midi-chlorians, the […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker takes more risks than The Force Awakens says J.J. Abrams

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J.J. Abrams, the director of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, says that the film takes more risks than The Force Awakens. While Episode VII was well received by fans, one criticism was that the film didn’t offer much that was new and followed the plot of A New Hope quite closely. J.J. Abrams is […]

J.J. Abrams claims Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will provide a “cohesive” ending to the saga

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During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker director J.J. Abrams has claimed he will give the most “cohesive” ending to the saga as possible. “This is about bringing this thing to a close in a way that is emotional and meaningful and also satisfying in terms of actually answering [as many] questions […]