When the helming for the Star Wars franchise was handed to the American director, producer, writer, author, composer, and best known for his work in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction Jeffrey Jacob "J. J." Abrams, the director knew that for many diehard fans, his task of extending the franchise has been just like adding another book to the bible.
As director J.J. Abrams, who helm the Star Trek Into Darkness, said at the D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center this past weekend, "You had to forget it was a religion for so many people, because in the moment you had to do the work."
Director J.J. Abrams also said that he had to overcome the fact that he was working with people like Harrison Ford (whom J.J. Abrams idolized since he was a kid).
J.J. Abrams stated, "I think one of the biggest challenges on a daily basis was not considering the person you're talking to as someone who was an icon when you were a kid, or for me when I was a kid," the director also said, "I remember when I was 11 years old and I saw Star Wars for the very first time and it didn't look like anything I'd ever seen," "so to get to play in that playground is an absolute honor."
J.J. Abrams admits that in working on the Star Wars sequel wasn't all stress and nerves, however, the director thinks that the most surprising thing was how much fun he experienced while working on the film Director J.J. Abrams already knew that it would be a lot of work and it would be crazy stressful but Abrams didn't expect the joy he felt in doing the movie.
Director J.J. Abrams said, "It didn't look like anything I had ever seen," Director J.J. Abrams also said, "It looked real, and it was a combination of everything great: It was really funny; it was romantic; it was sweeping and epic; it was incredibly intimate; it had an amazing message and impact. It was an incredibly powerful experience."
