1. Due to the increased amount of spam bots on the forum, we are strengthening our defenses. You may experience a CAPTCHA challenge from time to time.
    Dismiss Notice
  2. Notification emails are working properly again. Please check your email spam folder and if you see any emails from the Cantina there, make sure to mark them as "Not Spam". This will help a lot to whitelist the emails and to stop them going to spam.
    Dismiss Notice
  3. IMPORTANT! To be able to create new threads and rate posts, you need to have at least 30 posts in The Cantina.
    Dismiss Notice
  4. Before posting a new thread, check the list with similar threads that will appear when you start typing the thread's title.
    Dismiss Notice

If you could ask JJ one question and he had to answer, what would it be?

Discussion in 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' started by techsteveo, Jul 6, 2019.

  1. Kylocity

    Kylocity Rebel Official

    Joined:
    Dec 14, 2017
    Posts:
    1,086
    Likes Received:
    2,484
    Trophy Points:
    7,817
    Credits:
    3,686
    Ratings:
    +3,422 / 32 / -16
    Who came up with the idea of Reylo (understood as the connection/dynamic between the characters of Kylo and Rey): Lucas, Kasdan, RJ, KK or you, JJ?

    He would never answer the following questions but I would love to know:

    How would you have improved the jokes and humour in TLJ?

    How would you have made the Canto Bight sequence better?
    --- Double Post Merged, Jul 10, 2019, Original Post Date: Jul 10, 2019 ---
    I understand that but also the fact that some writers may find all those characters and canon too cloying and restrictive. Writers usually prefer to write their own characters and do their own world building to serve their own narrative best.
     
  2. Trevor

    Trevor Rebellion Arms Supplier
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Oct 17, 2014
    Posts:
    3,815
    Likes Received:
    11,301
    Trophy Points:
    144,177
    Credits:
    13,884
    Ratings:
    +16,043 / 96 / -33
    Hey folks, let's not turn this thread into a "JJ bash session". If you've got a legitimate question...post it. If you've just got criticism, please save it.

    Thanks.
     
    • Like Like x 4
    • Wise Wise x 2
  3. deadmanwalkin009

    deadmanwalkin009 Force Sensitive

    Joined:
    Oct 19, 2016
    Posts:
    1,304
    Likes Received:
    2,559
    Trophy Points:
    10,767
    Credits:
    3,591
    Ratings:
    +3,954 / 29 / -4
    Gorilla. Snoke evolved from a Gorilla to a human.
     
    • Funny Funny x 1
  4. Bluemilk

    Bluemilk I AM the Senate

    Joined:
    Nov 9, 2014
    Posts:
    4,552
    Likes Received:
    8,974
    Trophy Points:
    92,402
    Credits:
    12,243
    Ratings:
    +14,898 / 149 / -71
    Except he didn't make a remake.

    My question to him about what would he have changed now;has nothing to do with what I, or others think about the movie, but what he thinks about it now. If anything.
     
    • Like Like x 1
  5. Lobot

    Lobot Rebel Official

    Joined:
    Jan 5, 2015
    Posts:
    732
    Likes Received:
    1,145
    Trophy Points:
    7,392
    Credits:
    2,726
    Ratings:
    +1,896 / 226 / -161

    To better get into the spirit of the OP, let me say, “how do you plan to balance reverence and creativity in Episode IX?”

    That’s what I want to know.

    Thanks
     
    • Like Like x 4
    • Great Post Great Post x 2
  6. Jedi MD

    Jedi MD Jedi Commander

    Joined:
    Nov 8, 2014
    Posts:
    3,569
    Likes Received:
    7,849
    Trophy Points:
    88,637
    Credits:
    19,754
    Ratings:
    +11,142 / 60 / -6
    This is a great question
     
    • Like Like x 3
    • Wise Wise x 1
  7. Andrew Waples

    Andrew Waples Jedi General

    Joined:
    Feb 3, 2018
    Posts:
    3,342
    Likes Received:
    82,976
    Trophy Points:
    171,417
    Credits:
    48,441
    Ratings:
    +87,882 / 84 / -31
    JJ: "What's wrong with adding new droids/characters into the mix? It's a GALAXY it should feel like one. Early drafts... anytime we tried to put him in somewhere he'd just upstage everyone. You didn't care about the new characters at all. It's like oh here is Luke! Move over new people. By the end of this trilogy, this is ultimately their story after all. The old cast had their time in the sun. It was time for them to pass the baton to the new cast, if you will. I made Luke be the macguffin and have R2 be attached to it. So his story would still have meaning and so would Luke as well, and have Luke's ending be the focus of 8."
     
    • Like Like x 3
  8. Jedi MD

    Jedi MD Jedi Commander

    Joined:
    Nov 8, 2014
    Posts:
    3,569
    Likes Received:
    7,849
    Trophy Points:
    88,637
    Credits:
    19,754
    Ratings:
    +11,142 / 60 / -6
    JJ, where the hell is R2?

    Hopefully we will get a good dose of R2 in The Rise of Skywalker
     
    • Like Like x 2
    • Great Post Great Post x 1
  9. techsteveo

    techsteveo Force Sensitive

    Joined:
    Oct 16, 2014
    Posts:
    2,350
    Likes Received:
    3,741
    Trophy Points:
    13,667
    Credits:
    5,652
    Ratings:
    +6,696 / 297 / -173
    Love this question! You have a future in interviewing!
     
    • Friendly Friendly x 2
  10. techsteveo

    techsteveo Force Sensitive

    Joined:
    Oct 16, 2014
    Posts:
    2,350
    Likes Received:
    3,741
    Trophy Points:
    13,667
    Credits:
    5,652
    Ratings:
    +6,696 / 297 / -173
    1. Many people believed prior to the release of TFA that Finn would be a Jedi due to the trailer and poster. Was there ever a point during the writing of TFA where you thought Finn would be Force sensitive?

    2. Did the death of Carrie Fisher alter the story dramatically or did you still arrive at the same ending?
     
    #30 techsteveo, Jul 11, 2019
    Last edited: Jul 11, 2019
    • Great Post Great Post x 2
  11. Andrew Waples

    Andrew Waples Jedi General

    Joined:
    Feb 3, 2018
    Posts:
    3,342
    Likes Received:
    82,976
    Trophy Points:
    171,417
    Credits:
    48,441
    Ratings:
    +87,882 / 84 / -31
    Why is JJ asking himself a question?
     
    • Wise Wise x 1
    • Funny Funny x 1
    • Friendly Friendly x 1
  12. techsteveo

    techsteveo Force Sensitive

    Joined:
    Oct 16, 2014
    Posts:
    2,350
    Likes Received:
    3,741
    Trophy Points:
    13,667
    Credits:
    5,652
    Ratings:
    +6,696 / 297 / -173
    Good point, edited. It's been a long day.
     
    • Friendly Friendly x 2
    • Informative Informative x 1
  13. FastestKnight

    FastestKnight Force Sensitive

    Joined:
    Aug 27, 2016
    Posts:
    217
    Likes Received:
    2,270
    Trophy Points:
    11,442
    Credits:
    2,906
    Ratings:
    +2,547 / 17 / -3
    Interviewer: Then why having them at all? If you didn't want a reunion and you wanted to focus on the new characters, then why did you hired the OT trio for this trilogy?

    JJ: "Well...."

    Disney Sniper (whispering): "If you say something that includes the words "money", "monetization" or "profit", we'll hire Ron Howard to finish your movie"

    Other interviewer: Didn't you think that both fans and the audience wanted to see them reunited 40 years later?

    JJ: "I would have been criticised for having too much fanservice"

    Other interviewer: Also, you had two more movies in the trilogy. Did you feel that your characters were less interesting (compared to the OT trio) that a small reunion scene in one movie would take away the entire story and trilogy from them and instead you had to downplay the OT accomplishments in order to make the new generation look good?

    JJ: "Listen, if I had that scene, you would want to see them as the mains of the trilogy. That's why I had Han and Leia reunited and then Luke and Leia in the next movie. But not all of them together. Makes total sense. "

    Sneaky TFA hater: Also, "How could I possibly top that?" B*tch, you copied A New Hope and didn't worry about "topping it".

    JJ: "Lucas did the same with Return of the Jedi"

    Sneaky TFA hater: ......

    Sneaky TFA hater: TFA s*cks!
     
    • Funny Funny x 3
  14. techsteveo

    techsteveo Force Sensitive

    Joined:
    Oct 16, 2014
    Posts:
    2,350
    Likes Received:
    3,741
    Trophy Points:
    13,667
    Credits:
    5,652
    Ratings:
    +6,696 / 297 / -173
    “Since Rian Johnson introduced Hyperspace tracking technology it’s now pretty much impossible to jump the lightspeed to escape a fight when you’re outgunned. How do you plan to address this plot point moving forward?

    “So JJ, do you regret having cut Constable Zuvio from The Force Awakens being that he was such a popular action figure?”
     
    #34 techsteveo, Jul 11, 2019
    Last edited: Jul 11, 2019
    • Like Like x 1
    • Wise Wise x 1
  15. SKB

    SKB Force Sensitive

    Joined:
    Dec 21, 2015
    Posts:
    2,496
    Likes Received:
    3,027
    Trophy Points:
    14,367
    Credits:
    7,046
    Ratings:
    +7,372 / 418 / -298
    Q. "Do you need a new prescription for better glasses, or are all those lens flare effects deliberate?"
     
    • Funny Funny x 3
  16. GotTheSilver

    GotTheSilver Rebel Official

    Joined:
    Jan 20, 2016
    Posts:
    539
    Likes Received:
    963
    Trophy Points:
    6,692
    Credits:
    1,784
    Ratings:
    +1,839 / 22 / -4
    "What's your favorite salad dressing?"
     
    • Funny Funny x 2
    • Like Like x 1
  17. Jedi MD

    Jedi MD Jedi Commander

    Joined:
    Nov 8, 2014
    Posts:
    3,569
    Likes Received:
    7,849
    Trophy Points:
    88,637
    Credits:
    19,754
    Ratings:
    +11,142 / 60 / -6
    Do you prefer dogs or cats?
     
    • Like Like x 1
  18. techsteveo

    techsteveo Force Sensitive

    Joined:
    Oct 16, 2014
    Posts:
    2,350
    Likes Received:
    3,741
    Trophy Points:
    13,667
    Credits:
    5,652
    Ratings:
    +6,696 / 297 / -173
    JJ: I actually prefer Wookiees. Also, I prefer BB units over R2 units.
     
    • Like Like x 1
    • Wise Wise x 1
  19. darth sputnik

    darth sputnik Rebelscum

    Joined:
    Jan 6, 2016
    Posts:
    109
    Likes Received:
    300
    Trophy Points:
    1,842
    Credits:
    1,094
    Ratings:
    +464 / 13 / -2
    Did you have a rough plan for all 3 movies, or at least some idea how you'd like your setups resolved?

    What are your feelings about TLJ and did Rian take your story into a direction that made writing TROS more difficult?

    I'd pay good money to hear honest answers to these questions.
     
    • Like Like x 2
    • Wise Wise x 1
  20. Jedi MD

    Jedi MD Jedi Commander

    Joined:
    Nov 8, 2014
    Posts:
    3,569
    Likes Received:
    7,849
    Trophy Points:
    88,637
    Credits:
    19,754
    Ratings:
    +11,142 / 60 / -6
    Actually, I think JJ looks more like a cat person:p. Sadly I think he is more invested in BB8 over R2. While BB8 should get more time, hopefully R2 will get his due in this movie. It seems like 3pio will so it definitely will be odd if R2 gets left out
     
    • Like Like x 2
Loading...

Share This Page