Ava DuVernay Helped J.J. Abrams MakeThe Force Awakens’Rey Vs. Ren Fight Even More Badass

The Force Awakens is getting the 3D Blu - beam collector ’s variant handling on November 15 , and we ’ve already get to get peeks at extras that will be included with the vent . Today , we discover how one of J.J. Abrams ’ filmmaking peers made a key suggestion , making an important panorama even more impactful .

This nugget comes courtesy of Abrams ’ comment track , in which he explains how “ my friend Ava DuVernay ” ( director of Selma and the upcoming A Wrinkle in Time ) check the snowy battle between Rey and Kylo Ren , and partake in her thoughts on how to make it even intimately . Abrams listened , and the terminal film prove she was right . Here ’s a minute that he points out in peculiar :

Today ’s episode of the hebdomadary Star Wars Show on YouTube had another clip to ploughshare . vamoose forward to 1:55 to hear Abrams discussing the scene in which Rey experiences what he calls the “ Force - back”—when she discover Luke ’s light sabre stashed beneath Maz Kanata ’s bar , and has a serial publication of frightening vision as a result .