Who’s crafting the future of American cinema?
Apparently, J.J. Abrams’s wife.
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The filmmaker was so notorious for his use of lens flare that when he took the job of directing Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Abrams felt compelled to reassure fans that he was going to keep it in check.
Apparently, though, that wasn’t because of Internet comment threads, but because of Mrs. Abrams.
“Katie’s told me to stop a lot of things, but the lens flares, she was right. There was one scene in STID where you literally couldn’t see what was going on, and it was very important emotional scene.”
You can check out Abrams’s conversation about it with Stephen Colbert below.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan & Abrams, features a cast including actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o, Gwendoline Christie, Crystal Clarke, Pip Andersen, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow. They will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens hit theaters December 18, 2015, kicking off a new trilogy of Saga films as Episodes VIII and IX are already scheduled. The film garnered a record $247 million at the domestic box office and $529 million globally in its opening weekend.
