Harrison Ford talks The Force Awakens
“Lightsaber duels from the Star Wars films are some of cinema’s most recognized battles and an iconic part of the most popular movie franchise of all time”, said Craig Lazarus, ESPN vice president, SportsCenter & News, Storytelling Units. “I can say the same about Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher”, the director said.
“I had already piloted the Falcon”, Ridley told ABC News” Chris Connelly in an interview for “Nightline”. But they did so to honor the history of the film’s release at that theater.
“Just wait. It’ll be fine”, he says.
“The Force Awakens”, which will be released in theaters nationwide on December 18, is set 30 years after “Return of the Jedi”. We go see the movie as a celebration after so I hope it’s good.
Are there surprises? “Oh I should think so”, he replied.
“We will take viewers on a unique journey that examines the connection of these duels to sports and their evolution, from the original trilogy through the prequels, and now to Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, said Lazarus.
“My son was born during Empire Strikes Back and he’s the Star Wars expert in our family now”.
The Force Awakens is the seventh episode in the sci-fi franchise created by George Lucas. When I was watching the reels in 3-D, there were a number of shots – and I know this sounds insane – that I hadn’t understood in the three-dimensional space quite the way I did when I saw them in 3-D.
“They’re my co-stars and we were in a working environment”, said Boyega. I get that. This is a judgment-free zone.
John Boyega in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”. “That’s what I’m committed to, that’s the one thing I’m most interested in”. I didn’t know what all the components of the film were going to come together to make.
“It’s the first time that they’ve actually been able to put light in it, where it actually reflects onto people’s faces and do special effects and 3-D printed everything”, Driver said. I had known Kathy for a long time and she called and asked if I would consider it. I was so flattered. “It gave me a lot of freedom and choices that I hadn’t enjoyed before”.
“It was incredible fun to have original actors back, and see Harrison Ford get back in Han Solo wardrobe and back in that attitude”.
“He holds himself at an ironic distance from the beliefs of everyone around him”.