We
all know how much director J.J. Abrams loves his mystery box, however Disney
and Lucasfilm have been quite open and at times humorous about the information
that gets out both through official channels or through leaks. From the first
cast photo, to all the leaks and immediate response, to the teaser and most
recently the reveal of some of the characters names, information has come out.
Speaking
to Yahoo! Movies, star Mark Hamill gave us another little piece of information
about Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The actor revealed that the Soccer Droid,
now known as BB-8 was a practical effect and not CGI like most of us assumed.
“They
never cease to amaze me with what they’re able to come up with, you know? I
said, ‘How are you ever gonna top R2-D2, the most adorable droid in movie
history?’ And then they have this new one… And when they were demonstrating how
they did this thing, live on set — because it’s not CGI, that’s a live prop — I
was just amazed. They let me play around with it. [Laughs] I was running it all around at the creature shop up in
Pinewood. I’m telling you, it’s an absolute delight. And not having thought
that I’d ever go back there, to go back into that world, is just – I get the
chills. It’s just so much fun.”
When asked about the
teaser and his absence from it the actor responded:
“This
is about the new generation of characters; I think that’s the most important
thing. It’s the opening act of a whole new approach to the storytelling. So I
never thought that the stories would be – first of all, I never thought I’d be
involved in it again, period. And then when George [Lucas] said that they wanted to do more, I rightly assumed that it
wouldn’t be our story, because we had a beginning, a middle,
and an end. This must be our offspring
and the current generation, with us there lending the kind of support that Peter Cushing and Alec Guinness did in the
original. So no, that didn’t surprise me. And I mean, I’m one of those
people where I just think, ‘Keep me out of it. I’ll ruin it, I’m sure!’ [Laughs] I’ll show up and just ruin the whole thing.”
It's interesting his
use of the word "offspring" in the response. Are the rumors of Luke
having one, as well as Han and Leia, Lando, and Obi Wan true? Is that why we
only know the first names of Daisy Ridley (Rey) and John Boyega's (Finn)
characters?
Either way, Hamill
went on to talk about his initial nervousness about returning to the franchise.
“I
said to George, ‘Have you really thought this through? Because maybe it’s not
such a great idea.’ But I had a feeling, I said, ‘You know what – if
there’s a weak link, if Carrie [Fisher] or Harrison [Ford] decides they don’t want to do it, there’s an out. Because
it’s all or nothing. It should be all of us or none of us.’ So I was ready to
go either way. And now that we’re all in, we’ll see what happens.”
Months
prior to George Lucas selling of Lucasfilm to Disney the director met with
Hamill, Ford, and Fisher to reveal to the actors that there was a new trilogy
on the way, and according to the actor Ford was surprisingly enthusiastic about
maybe returning.
“[Ford]
was someone that was unpredictable. I hadn’t seen him in years; I didn’t know
what his feelings were. I know he’s sometimes grown impatient with people that
don’t want to focus on what he’s doing currently and want to go stroll down
memory lane. God knows, I’m used to that sort of thing. But who knew? And for
him to jump back in so enthusiastically, I was delighted. It’s a wonderful
character. Everybody loves Han Solo.”
Finally
Hamill talked about his "contractually obligated beard", and teased
what it might be about.
“That
is what I call my contractually obligated beard. Listen: I think they look fine
on other people. It’s just not me. I mean, I never got used to it. But face
foliage is almost a part of the costume. And it does bring a gravitas, perhaps
unearned, but nevertheless, it makes a statement that they wanted to make, and
I’m more than happy to oblige them.”
Source
- Yahoo! Movies
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