Now that it’s the third highest grossing movie of all time and in some circles regarded as better than Return of the Jedi, it’s easy to forget just how much of a gamble Star Wars: The Force Awakens was. It had been ten years since the last proper Star Wars film (The Clone Wars feature pilot barely counts) and that release meant the story of the saga, which had slowly evolved to centre on Darth Vader, had been told in its entirety – there was no necessary reason to tell more. Add to that the distaste many older fans had with the prequels, and the pressure to get it ...
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