Star Wars: The Force Awakensis almost here! We only have 49 days left until the movie opens in theaters across the country on Thursday,December 17. While that’s the shortest timeframe through which we’ve had to wait for the sequel yet, everyone still wants to know what is going on with the movie. But directorJ.J. Abramshas already said everything he’s going to say. And thethird and final trailerthat debuted last Monday has brought us the last footage we’ll see until the premiere. Not even some of J.J. Abrams' closest friends are able to get the storyteller to open up about the movie, as witnessed in a new video where a few well-known faces grill him hard aboutStar Wars 7and some of his other projects.
Vanity Fairasked J.J. Abrams to answer a series of questions via his iPad. And he happily accepted the challenge. And it’s clear from his facial expressions as each new celebrity gets revealed, that he has not seen these before. Some shock him, some amaze him, some scare him and some he finds just down right annoying. There are plenty of laughs to be had, too, as he is grilled bySilicon ValleystarsT.J. MillerandThomas Middleditch,GirlsstarLena Dunhamand Empire co-creatorLee Daniels, who demand to know why J.J. Abrams never hired him to direct an episode ofLost.
WhenSuicide SquadstarJared Letocomes on the iPad, J.J. Abrams looks genuinely concerned for his safety. The purple haired actor, who portrays the Joker, wants to know why he wasn’t cast as Chewbacca the Wookie. He claims he could fully submerse himself in the role. And, he has the keen ability to grow hair all over his body. Probably the coolest part of the video has Star Wars creatorGeorge Lucasstepping in to ask what happened to Darth Vader’s grandchildren. J.J. Abrams had this to say.
“Oh George. This is great. Uh, you tell me, man. You make all this shit up.”
Not evenGeorge Lucascan get J.J. Abrams to drop a spoiler! That’s some dedication to the mystery box. At this time, there is no indication that any of the new characters in Star Wars: The Force Awakens are the children ofLuke Skywalkeror Princess Leia. But we don’t yet know the last names of Rey and Finn, and it’s heavily speculated thatDaisy Ridley’s character is the new Jedi. Perhaps she calls Anakin Grandpa? And perhaps the Vader obsessed Kylo Ren is looking to add her to his collection?
HoweverThe Force Awakensplays out, we won’t know until opening day. No matter how hard J.J. Abrams’s celebrity friends try to pry into the mystery box. Katie Couric does get the director to spill his plans for opening night. Which mainly consist of sleeping. Throughout the video, J.J. Abrams also teases that he is developing a new Netflix series called ‘Binks and I’, which will revolve around the future adventures ofJar Jar Binks. There are a couple of other surprises in this funny video. Take a look, and then be prepared for some sort of shocking reveal when Star Wars 7 finally unspools for the world to see in two very long, agonizing months!
