J.J Abrams revealed that he plans on honoring the Star Wars films in the new "Episode 7."
During the "produced by" conference Abrams revealed that he was not about to copy what was already done and instead was going to honor the old films in his own way. He stated, "It is so massive and so important to people. I think the key to moving forward on something like this is honoring but not revering what came before."
Abrams also told the press that the movie was going to start shooting in early 2014. He said, "We are, most likely, if all goes as planned, going to be moving to London at the end of the year for the Star Wars movie." He added that shooting in the UK would be convenient for his family. "When you're 13 and 14, it's like, [expletive] that, I don't care what the movie is," he joked.
However he was light on the details and opted to keep things under wraps.
Abrams also had a chance to speak of George Lucas, creator of Star Wars and creative consultant for Episode 7. Abrams said "American Graffiti" was one of his favorite films and expressed interest in seeing Lucas making smaller films. "I hope he finally does, because I would love to see what those look like," Abrams said.
"Star Wars Episode 7" is currently in pre-production with Abrams' frequent editing team of Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey already confirmed for the space opera while Darren Gilford is confirmed to be production designer. Costume designer Michael Kaplan will create the wardrobe.
Casting has not begun yet but Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill are rumored to return.
The film is slated to be released in 2015 with Abrams directing, Kathleen Kennedy producing and Michael Arndt writing the script.
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