J.J. Abrams On STAR WARS: EPISODE VII Release Date And the Return of 'C-3PO(?)' And 'R2-D2'
Explaining how the new release is more convenient than the initial summer opening, Star Wars: Episode VII director J.J. Abrams talks with MTV about the possibility of both R2-D2 & C-3PO returning!
“I will say that it's infinitely a better situation now than when [Disney] were saying they wanted it in summer,” J.J. Abrams says of the December 18, 2015, release date for Star Wars: Episode VII. “Before I even came onto the project, [Disney] was talking about 2015, and they made this announcement very early on. Which I understand why they would want that, but it didn't necessarily have anything to do with the reality of where was creatively. So I think that it's a hugely important thing that that come first. And a release date, great, but you have to release something great. So, to me the new release date is a huge improvement.”
About 'negotiating' the return of R2-D2, Abrams asks “How do you do Star Wars without R2-D2?" But when MTV asked if there's a 'package deal' inclusion of both R2-D2 and C-3PO, the director said “they have different agents.” In awe of MTV's Josh Horowitz's 'Jar Jar Binks' imitation and suggestive availability to voice the character in Episode VII, J.J. Abrams, laughing, responded with “There really is no response to this. Oh my God, you always wonder how does someone find what they were born to do. You've figured it out! That's amazing. All I can thank you for is not doing it until the end of the interview,” the director added, laughing. What do you think?