Optimally, this particular newslet would’ve been posted yesterday - not quite sure how that didn’t come about.
Nonetheless, here’s an interesting quote from Oscar Isaac - who will be appearing in the still not-fully-titled STAR WARS EPISODE VII in a yet-to-be-disclosed role - describing his time on that picture’s set, and veering ever so slightly into a description of the film itself.
Have you had much interactions with the original trio of Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, and Mark Hamill on or off-screen?
Yeah, I have. Both. They’re such funny people. Carrie is hilarious and doing such cool work. Harrison is back. He went on hiatus for a little while, but he’s 150 percent back. It’s pretty amazing to see him bounce back. He looks incredible. Everyone’s having a really good time. J.J. sets that tone. There’s a lot of enthusiasm and it’s being done with a lot of heart. There’s nothing cynical about the way we’re doing this. Even in the way he’s shooting it—he’s shooting on film and actually building the sets, so you’ve got hundreds of Stormtroopers or whatever, and hundreds of extras and all the ships. You actually see it. It’s all real. Everyone can interact with the world.
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…what they’re trying to do and what’s really great is J.J.’s been loosening it up a little bit and trying to make it alive and energized. It’s not formal. They’re messy, energized people. We’ve all intentionally tried to do that. Just make it a little more fiery and messy.
Interesting choice of adjectives - which in many regards make me more excited for the film than I have been for some time (if I understand his intent/their usage here correctly).
You can find more from Isaac HERE at EW. STAR WARS EPISODE VII opens December 2015.
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Glen Oliver
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