J.J. Abrams: Director of Stars Wars: The Force Awakens
CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER 1 A GrEaT FoRcE Long ago in a galaxy far far away a war erupts An evil empire and a rebel army battle on strange planets filled with odd creatures Huge spaceships race past stars and fire laser beams This is the world of Star Wars It is one of the most successful film series of all time A new trilogy of these space films began in 2015 Movie maker J J Abrams directed the first film Star Wars The Force Awakens is the fifth film Abrams has directed However he has been involved in many other movies and television shows Abrams has worked as a writer producer composer musician and actor As of 2015 Abrams has produced more than 600 television episodes 4
J J Abrams attends the premiere of Star Wars The Force Awakens in Hollywood California The Force Awakens has made more money than any other Star Wars movie Abrams is known for creating stories full of mystery and suspense Before The Force Awakens was released fans tried to guess what twists Abrams would bring to the Star Wars story But he kept them guessing This talented director has enjoyed mystery since childhood 5
CHOOSING MyStErY CHAPTER CHAPTER CHAPTER 2 Jeffrey Jacobs J J Abrams was born in New York City New York on June 27 1966 He was the son of Gerald and Carol Ann Abrams J J also had a sister named Tracy Gerald Abrams worked in the entertainment industry as a producer J J spent time with him on movie and television sets This behind-the-scenes experience influenced J J s future career But his greatest inspiration came from a small mystery As a boy J J went to a magic store with his grandfather Henry Kelvin While there J J bought a mystery box The box’s contents were a surprise J J took the box home But he never opened it even to this day fast fact J J has named many minor characters in his movies Kelvin after his grandfather 6
Abrams’s birthplace New York City was also the setting of his 2008 science-fiction film Cloverfield To J J the secrets hidden in the mystery box meant possibility It made him think about secrets and suspense It also made him compare movies to mysteries People go to a movie theater not knowing exactly what they will see The entire experience is a surprise revealed as they watch 7
