J.J Abrams says it was important to build as 'many sets as possible' when shooting Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
J.J Abrams
Abrams is in the director's chair for a Star Wars movie for the first time, and it is one of the most anticipated movies of 2015.
Abrams is notoriously secretive about his movie projects and not much is known about The Force Awakens so far. However, the director has revealed that the film will be a mix of CGI and built sets and says it was important to bring some authenticity to the shoot.
Speaking to Collider, the director said: "There are obviously an enormous amount of CG effects in the film, and I can't wait for you to see the combination.
But it was very important that we build as many sets as we could and that the film have a tangible, sort of authentic quality that you believed that these things were actually happening in a real space with real sunlight, if it was an exterior scene, or if we could build a big portion of a scene and not have anything be blue screen, do it where we could. It was a very important piece of work."
The Force Awakens is the first Star Wars movie since Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith back in 2005 and will see a brand new cast assembled.
Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Adam Driver, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, and Gwendoline Christie are all on board, while Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher will be back as Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia.