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Director Colin Trevorrow is about to start principal photography on Episode IX, so while we had him cornered during Book of Henry press, FANDOM wanted to ask him something Star Wars-related.Unfortunately, he couldn't get into specifics about the forthcoming movie, so we went down a more general route, asking him who his favourite Star Wars character of all time is. And the answer was somewhat unexpected..."I was a Star Wars kid  thats all I thought about and thats all I cared about for a huge chunk of time and while I love all the characters, to me my favourite character is The Force. Im one of those people  and I know that were a special few  but there are some who do believe that the galaxy is bound together by an energy field that binds every living thing and I think that those who do believe that have a connection to Star Wars that takes one step further beyond the love of these characters, the love of this world, of these aliens, of this galaxy. Its something thats a little more spiritual and a little bit deeper, and its something thats important to me."

Jun 21, 2017

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