Steven Spielberg wanted more mayhem in The Force Awakens
Ava DuVernay’s note for J.J. Abrams on The Force Awakens added an vital emotional beat. Steven Spielberg, meanwhile, just wanted to blow shit up. Screencrush reports that on new director’s commentary Abrams notes two moments in the film that came from Spielberg. First, it was apparently Spielberg’s idea to have the TIE fighter Finn and Poe escape to explode after it crashes on Jakku. “He loved the idea that the thing get sucked into the sand and then… that!” Abrams explains in the track.