New Behind-The-Scenes Images From STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
In addition to a great, in-depth interview with director J.J. Abrams, Wired.com has debuted some new BTS stills from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. They feature, Rey (Daidy Ridley), a First Order Stormtrooper, R2-D2, Finn, and more. Check 'em out after the jump...
Here we have some very nice behind-the-scenes snaps from the set of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. They popped up over at Wired.com, who also have a very interesting interview with J.J. Abrams. The director discusses a wide variety of things relating to his film, including keeping spoilers out of promotional material; collaborating with Rian Johnson on Episode VIII (the script is finished, by the way); and putting the new cast together.
In the excerpt below, Abrams talks about those new actors (and droids) coming on board and interacting with the likes of Harrison Ford's Han Solo, and being elated at seeing everything work so well.
"We knew we weren’t just casting one movie—we were casting at least three. That, to me, was the biggest challenge. When we met Daisy Ridley, when we found John Boyega, and then Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver came aboard, we got really excited. And yes, Daisy and John could work together, but what happens when Harrison’s in the mix? What will that feel like? If it doesn’t spark, it’s a [frick]ing disaster. Yes, BB-8 is a great character, amazingly puppeteered, but what will happen when he’s suddenly in a scene with C-3P0 or R2-D2? Will it feel bizarre? Will it feel wrong? Somehow it didn’t. When Anthony Daniels told me, “Oh my God, I love BB-8!” I said, “We’re going to be OK.” Because if he’s OK, it’s working."
Starring original cast members Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker and franchise newcomers, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o and Max von Sydow, Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theaters on December 18th, 2015.