For those of you who missed the memo, Harrison Ford was actually injured on set while filming Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. The Millennium Falcon fell on his ankle, shattering it. Yes, Han's beloved ship injured him further than a simple coupling repair.
Surprisingly this injury was a godsend to the movie. It did delay filming but brought the needed time to recreate the chemistry and relationship between the film's two main characters; Rey and Finn. Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Finn (John Boyega) had issues in their roles and interacting with one another with how The Force Awakens was originally written. With the time off that was supplied by Ford's unfortunate injury, J.J. Abrams was able to rewrite Ridley and Boyega's characters so they could refilm from the ground up and give them the connection they needed to make the movie work.
Another item needing to be addressed are the complaints on the similarities between Episode VII and Episode IV. Fans of the series have complained that The Force Awakens, and A New Hope are very similar. Abrams takes this as a compliment; they took aspects from the original movie to remind everyone why they fell in love with Star Wars. It was done on purpose. As the last movie was done so long ago, Abrams wanted to give fans that reconnection to The Original Trilogy to help draw them back in.
J.J. Abrams promises Episode VIII and IX will be more freaky.
I think it's awesome that both well known historic science fiction series are making a huge comeback in the 21st century. Just shows they were meant to "live long and prosper."
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