Warning: This entire post is filled withStar Warsspoilers.
So, how much doesForce Awakensdirector J.J. Abrams actually know about Reys real identity?
I know quite a bit, he told reporters at the Television Critics Associations press tour on Tuesday.

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Obviously its not for me to talk about in this moment because this is Rians story to continue now.
The last thing Im going to do is reveal something that he would be upset about.
I want to confirm that Rian gets the courtesy that he showed me.
With that said, Abrams is just as excited about the next installment as the fans are.
My enthusiasm forEpisode VIIIis enormous, he said.
In that regard for sure, but Im also relieved to have gotten a chance to do aStar Warsmovie.
We knew we needed to do something that was bold and maybe unexpected, he said.