JJ Abrams
Because of the way that the Television Critics Association covers so many shows and we have so many people involved in both film and television these days, there’s plenty of chances for some good crossover questions to happen. Especially when it comes to J.J. Abrams since he has his hands in so many pies at the moment through his Bad Robot production company. He was at the TCA to talk about the new TV series Believe, which was created by Alfonso Cuaron of Gravity fame and naturally the questions went into Star Wars: Episode VII territory. According to the transcripts from the event, he covered a few good bits:
Question: Where are you on Star Wars? Is the script done?
ABRAMS: Yeah. We’re working really hard. We’ve got our script and we’re in deep prep. We’re full steam ahead.
Question: Since you’re going to have to start production soon, when might we hear announcements about cast?
ABRAMS: When the announcements happen. But, we’re working really hard on it and it’s quite a thrill.
Question: What are the craziest rumors you heard?
ABRAMS: God, there have been so many of them, honestly. I don’t know. But, it’s amazing to see how many there are. It’s really remarkable. But, it’s sweet because it shows that there’s an interest in this movie that we all obviously know is there. It is an incredible thing to see how many crazy things get thrown out that people then often write commentaries about how happy they are or how disappointed they are about something that’s completely false. But, it’s a lot of noise, frankly.
Question: Was the Jesse Plemons report accurate?
ABRAMS: He is one of the actors that we’ve talked to, yeah. It’s not often that I read about actors that I’m going to be meeting. I get to read articles about actors who were going to come in, so I get to see someone and say, “Oh, I read that I was going to see you. It’s very nice to see you.” It’s usually agents talking to people about what’s happening. It’s just a lot of noise.
[Source: Collider]