Where Are The Missing Scenes From Star Wars: The Force Awakens?

Fans were quick to notice several scenes from the multiple trailers that were not included in the final cut of the film. Entertainment Weekly went directly to J.J. Abrams for some answers -

So the question is – on a movie where so many outsiders were trying to decode its secrets, was this an effort at misdirection? Or was it merely the standard edits and alterations that every film endures?

The answer, according to Abrams, is the latter. They just took these scenes out during the tightening of the movie.

Here’s what he told EW before the movie opened: “Sometimes you discover that things you would have cut off a limb to shoot on the day are absolutely inconsequential, and in fact less impactful than if you were to remove it,” he said during an interview at the Bad Robot offices just a day after locking picture.

That can be a hard realization for a writer-director. (But harder later if they don’t accept that some things have to go.)

“As much as you try to kick the tires and write and shoot only what is necessary — no one wants to waste anyone’s time — when you’re in the editing room you realize, for instance, that introducing the character there actually diminishes their power,” Abrams said. “Or, giving that information actually distracts you from what you should be concentrating on. Or, having that moment happen concurrent with that moment actually gets in the way of both — things like that.”

He called it a “testament to the skill and patience of the editors,” Mary Jo Markey and Maryann Brandon, who have worked with him since Felicity and Alias, respectively.

Source: Entertainment Weekly

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