The fearsome Jakku law enforcement officerConstable Zuvio…?
There were a bunch of things we ended up not using.
(you’re able to tell its Fisher because of the distinctive ring.)
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Or was it merely the standard edits and alterations that every film endures?
The answer, according to Abrams, is the latter.
They just took these scenes out during the tightening of the movie.
That can be a hard realization for a writer-director.
(But harder later if they dont accept that some things have to go.)
Or, giving that information actually distracts you from what you should be concentrating on.
But theyre willing to try certain things that allow us to explore and experiment with what-ifs.
You make big discoveries that way.
That was a scene actually filmed, but we took out.
Lupita did film scenes on set for that sequence, but it felt it unnecessary.
So we ended up leaving those things out, he said.
How did it end up in the trailer?
When that shot was included in the April trailer, they were still planning to include the scene.
As the release forThe Force Awakensdrew nearer, the director said he noticed a change in the spoilerverse.
I dont want to know any more!
Dont tell me anything else!
I think it spoke to this desire to have a communal experience.
Now the only question is: WHATS GOING TO BE INEpisode VIII?
