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Well, we knew that we wanted to tell a story that made bold choices, and one of those bold choices was meeting a storm trooper and seeing who this person was. That's something that had never been done.
J. J. Abrams
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J. J. Abrams
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: June 27
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