Time to take a break from watching the new STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS teaser trailer over and over again to piece together what is now known about the new film, from its Celebration panel. Here are the important quotes from the live streamed panel.
J.J. Abrams on practical effects in The Force Awakens:
"The thing that struck me, and wouldn’t get out of my head, was just how real you knew and felt Star Wars was when you saw A New Hope. It’s Star Wars. There are going to be an endless number of effects, CG and otherwise, but we needed to set a standard that was real, that felt like you knew those people were in those places.”
Abrams on revealing the desert planet in the trailers as being Jakku:
"Star Wars is as much a western and a fairy tale as anything else."
John Boyega on being a Stormtrooper named Finn:
"When we find Finn, he’s in incredible danger. And the way he reacts to this danger changes his life, and launches him into the Star Wars universe in a very unique way."
Daisy Ridley on being Rey:
"She is a scavenger in a ship graveyard. She’s completely self-sufficient and does everything for herself, until she meets another character and an adventure begins."
Oscar Isaac on being the X-Wing pilot Poe Dameron:
"He’s the best freaking pilot in the galaxy. He’s been sent on a mission by a certain princess, and he ends up coming up across [Finn], and their fates are forever intertwined."
Now you can get back to your regularly scheduled viewing of the new teaser over and over and over and over and over and over again.