Yahoo News JJ Abrams says Star Wars Ep 9 won't "revel" in the past
JJ Abrams has explained how he is approaching his return to the Star Wars franchise for Episode 9.
Appearing on BBC Radio 4's Today programme with composer Michael Giacchino, Abrams outlined that while he will want to evoke the same feel that we all had when we first watched a Star Wars movie, he will make sure there's something fresh too.
"I feel like we need to approach this with the same excitement that we had when we were kids loving what these movies were and, at the same time, we have to take them places that they haven't gone, and that's sort of our responsibility," he noted.
"It's a strange thing. Michael's worked on things like Planet of the Apes and Star Trek and Star Wars and these are the things of dreams. Yet we can't just revel in that, we have to go elsewhere."
Last month, Lucasfilm confirmed that Abrams would direct Star Wars Episode 9 following original director Colin Trevorrow's departure.
He will complete the sequel trilogy as writer and director, co-writing with Argo and Batman v Superman's Chris Terrio, with Abrams producing alongside Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan, Bad Robot and Lucasfilm.
The movie was also pushed back to December 20, 2019 in order to give Abrams time to rework the script.
Initially, the plan for Episode 9 would have seen Carrie Fisher take a "more prominent" role, according to Mark Hamill, so we'll have to wait and see how Abrams is approaching the sequel now.
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