It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that any criticism of J.J. Abrams’ work must discuss the Mystery Box.

Check out Jon McCoy’s Episode IX Visual Sketchbook - it’s really fuckin cool! Also while you’re at it, Phil Saunders has also shared a heap of his work on the film with explanations of the process AND exact dates that really helped me piece together the timeline on this one.

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Guest Starring:

Patrick Tomaso as J.J. Abrams

Christian Byers as Chris Terrio

Angus Truskett as Rian Johnson

Josh Boerman as Bob Iger

Abigail Nussbaum as Kathleen Kennedy

Asher Elbein as Phil Saunders

Grace Koh as Maryann Brandon

Kobi Omenaka as Vincent Canby

Jackson Ryan as Brian Hiatt

Andrew Levins as Fredrick S Clarke (the Cinefantastique reviewer who hated Empire)

The Great Jamie Tram as Kelly Marie Tran

CLIPS

Star Wars Episode IV: Return of the Jedi

Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi

Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

The Mystery Box: JJ Abrams TED Talk

The Skywalker Legacy

David Fincher Interview Special: The Empire Podcast

JJ Abrams Explains Why He Brought Back the Emperor in Star Wars the Rise of Skywalker - Geek Culture

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Audio Commentary

James Earl Jones Recalls Luke I Am Your Father

Guest Host Josh Gad Interviews Daisy Ridley - Jimmy Kimmel Live

Daisy Ridley on Fan Theories - 2016 MTV Movie Awards

J.J. Abrams Post Screening Panel

Irvin Kershner & Gary Kurtz for The Empire Strikes Back

MUSIC

Harper Rey: Gamechanger Theme

Michael Giacchino: Alias Theme

“Deadly Roulette”, “Enter the Maze”, “Rising Tide”, “Marty Gots A Plan”, “Hall of the Mountain King”, “Rollin At 5”, “Deep Haze”, “Divertissement”, “Floating Cities”, “Morgana Rides”, “Leaving Home”, “Halls of the Undead”, “Oppressive Gloom”, “SCP-x6x”, “Thunder Dreams”, “Bleeping Demo”, “Sauropod Spotting”, “The Chamber”, “Gymnopedie No 1.”, “Wisps of Whorls”, “Constance”, “Lost Frontier”, “Myst on the Moors” & “Clean Soul” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

“Suspended Animation” & “VHS Dreams” by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

“Atlantis”, “The Great Unknown”, “Night Runner” & “Dark Mystery” by Jason Shaw - Audionautix.com

"Gravity" by James Richardson (kingjamesroyaltyfreemusic.blogspot.co.uk)

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