Luke Skywalker was supposed to have a larger role in ‘The Force Awakens,’ but not the way you think

The thing is, originally, Luke had a larger role to play in The Force Awakens. While everyone anticipated him at the height ...
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a "self-contained" story from beginning to end, says director JJ Abrams

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a "self-contained" adventure that gives its young cast "new situations" to explore, according to director JJ Abrams. The director's revelation of a mostly new storyline ...
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J.J. Abrams Considered A Different Ending Shot For Star Wars: The Force Awakens

While the recently-released production announcement for Star Wars Episode VIII literally picks up right where director J.J. Abram’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens left off, it could have been quite a ...

The Force Awakens at 10: How the nostalgic Star Wars film revved up interest for the social media era

The Force Awakens” released in theaters, marking Walt Disney Studios’ first big-screen, live-action foray into the galaxy far, far away since it acquired Lucasfilm in 2012. Though “The Force Awakens” ...
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10 years later, 'The Force Awakens' stands as the blueprint for a 'Star Wars' that never was

There's a saying: no one hates "Star Wars" more than "Star Wars" fans. While the river of abhorrence flows freely through the deluge of online forums and social media now, it feels like everyone was ...