Christopher Nolan Shares Thoughts on STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
It’s no secret that Christopher Nolan is a huge fan of Star Wars, and that the original trilogy has influenced his filmmaking craft. In a new interview he did with The Daily Beast he talks about why he doesn’t see himself directing a Star Wars movie. I love that he also says that he “[lives and dies] with each new bit of information” about J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Force Awakens, just like the rest of us movie geeks. Here’s what he said:
“I’m pretty excited to see what J.J. is going to do with that. I’m excited to see that he’s shooting on film and actually built the Millennium Falcon. As far as whether or not I would have ever done it, the truth is I think I’d be afraid to touch it! He’s boldly going where he went before in Star Trek, and it takes colossal balls. I’m a lot more comfortable trying to do my own thing than carrying the weight and expectation of the entire world—particularly 40-somethings like me who live and die with each new bit of information about Star Wars. But I’m very excited to see what he does.”
It’s really hard for me to imagine someone like Nolan going online and searching out Star Wars news. Maybe in the little spare time that he has he likes to geek out on the Internet and soak up all the Star Wars rumors too.