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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Press Conference: Carrie Fisher, J.J. Abrams, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Lupita Nyong’O and Lawrence Kasdan

This weekend was the press tour for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Legion of Leia was lucky enough to be included. Despite the fact that everyone is very tight-lipped about plot points, the actors, director and writer actually had a lot to say! In the first part of the conference, which was moderated by Mindy, we heard from Carrie...

J.J. Abrams Wants Mothers and Daughters to See Star Wars, But We Have Been On Board All Along

In a recent interview with ABC , Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams pointed out that he wanted to make a film that mothers would feel comfortable taking their daughters to. This is great! I’m on board! I appreciate J.J.’s sentiment, which clearly doesn’t come from a bad place. But there are some inherent...

J.J. Abrams Explains Leia’s Change from Princess to General

Entertainment Weekly reported today that, at a Sirius XM town hall, Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams explained that the change from princess to general was due to her personal evolution over time. “I think it’s sort of like any of us, you like to think you evolve and go through life experiences and become something else,”...

J.J. Abrams Says He Wants Star Wars: The Force Awakens to be for Mothers and Daughters Too

In an interview with Good Morning America, J.J. Abrams, director of Star Wars: The Force Awakens had this very cool thing to say about wanting mothers and daughters to see his new film: “Star Wars was always a boy’s thing,” Abrams said. “I was really hoping this could be a movie that mothers could take their daughters to as well.” Rad. I...

J.J. Abrams Confirms Death Star, Gives General Hux Info For Star Wars: The Force Awakens

EW got the scoop from the director of the highly anticipated next Star Wars film, The Force Awakens, who confirmed that the Death Star looking thingy in the background of the theatrical poster is called the “Starkiller Base” and is indeed a Death Star. The way Abrams described it to EW, the Starkiller Base is basically the Death...