If you've been as consistently annoyed and befuddled by the extent of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens secrecy, in its marketing and publicity, you're not alone, dear reader. In an interview with The Guardian, Anthony Daniels, who has played C-3PO in all the Star Wars films, including Star Wars 7, admitted that he's just plum tired of dealing with the insane amount of secrecy that Disney has demanded in terms of giving out any details about the plot details or production happenings in and around the making of The Force Awakens.
Here's what he told The Guardian:
“I said that I’d met so-and-so. An actor who plays a … thing in the film. A character...Immediately I received a message from Disney: ‘Remove the tweet! You’re not allowed to say that!’ Honestly. It’s a kind of Kremlin attitude. Look, I know perfectly well not to tell you now what I’m giving you for a Christmas present because it would spoil the surprise. And these films are all about opening the box on Christmas Day.”
He also said that the script "was typed in black on paper of the deepest red so you couldn’t photocopy it. I got a hangover just reading it.” It's not hard to understand Daniels' frustration, as it ultimately curtails how you communicate day-to-day, even when you know that its a big deal. Disney likes to plan its release of information down to the hour even, so its understandable why they went through such precautions and went crazy over an actor simply saying that he met another actor.
It hasn't all been a stress for Daniels, however, as he's quick to compliment director J.J. Abrams and his more collaborative directing style as compared to George Lucas. "J.J. is more collaborative. He likes to listen.” said Daniels during the interview, and said that Lucas "made decisions that I believe might have been better discussed with other people." This does not exactly come as a surprise, as Abrams has consistently proven himself to be an adept director no matter what the script happens to be; he gave the nonsensical script for Star Trek Into Darkness a crucial visual zip and focus on motion. Lucas, on the other hand, has maybe directed three very good movies, and has shown a severe creative dip in all endeavors since. Despite all the hullabaloo over spoilers, I'm still completely pumped to see what Abrams can do with Star Wars 7.
