


But more than any of that, it was terrifying. He told his agent no twice, so I decided to just go talk to him directly.Ībrams: I had spent the last few years living in another series of films that took place in space, plus my family and I were supposed to go on six-month vacation. Kathleen Kennedy (Producer): I’ve known JJ since he was 15 years old and he was always way at the top of my list. Abrams (Director): I was in post on Into Darkness when I first got the call from Kathy saying she wanted to talk about Star Wars. Here is the story behind the most anticipated movie in a decade, from the people who made it. Three years on, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has finally arrived, to continue the saga where it left off in 1983. It wasn't the dollar value of the purchase (a shade over $4 billion) or Lucas' sudden retirement from filmmaking, but the revelation that, despite his former insistence to the contrary, the Star Wars story would continue. On October 30 2012, George Lucas announced the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney and shocked the world.
