There is a reason why J.J. Abrams chooses to keep silent when people ask him for more details on 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens.' The director was recently a guest on 'Good Morning America,' where he chose to explain the secrecy rather than offer any spoilers before the December 18 premiere.
"Here's the thing: I obviously don't want to ruin the movie for people. It's so important to us that we not give too many details and oversell it, which is very hard in a movie like 'Star Wars.'" Abrams confessed.
The 'Episode VII' director also admitted that he wanted children to learn a few lessons from 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens.'
"What I hope is that they see a movie that tells them that life is full of unlimited possibility, that there's an incredible sense of, to use a George Lucas term, hope in the world," Abrams said. "And that they feel better when they leave than when they got in there."
Although 'Good Morning America' had a hard time trying to get any scoops from J.J. Abrams, 'The Tonight Show' host Jimmy Fallon had no problem getting him to share details about a special scene in 'The Force Awakens.' The director admitted that he collaborated with Lin-Manuel Miranda on the music for a cantina scene after meeting the 'Hamilton' creator and realizing that John Williams wouldn't work on the 'A New Hope' homage.
"John Williams, the master composer, said, 'J.J., baby, I'd rather not write the music for that scene because I'd rather write the score,'" Abrams revealed. "I end up e-mailing Lin-Manuel Miranda and I say, 'I know you were kidding but if you actually want to write this music, I'm actually working on something if you want.' He's like, 'I'll drop everything!' I'm like, 'All right!'"
A tribute to the Mos Eisley cantina scene sounds like an excellent fit for 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens,' and if Harrison Ford's Han Solo is in it, the world may finally see him shoot first once again.
