With production well underway on Star Wars: Episode IX, director J.J. Abrams seems to be adding even more and more stars with whom he has previously worked.

It was announced last month that Dominic Monaghan, who had partnered with the filmmaker on Lost, would be heading to a galaxy far, far away; as well as Felicity star, Keri Russell; and it looks as though they will now be joined by J.J.’s regular collaborator, Greg Grunberg.

In addition to having a blink-and-you’d-miss-it role on Lost as the pilot, J.J. and Greg have also worked together in the past on Felicity, Alias, and Mission: Impossible III.

Greg’s role in the final part of the Star Wars trilogy is remaining under wraps, but let’s hope that this time he plays a character that survives!

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The filmmaker began production on Star Wars: Episode IX on the 1st of August, and decided to christen the occasion with his first venture into the Twitterverse.

Bittersweet starting this next chapter without Carrie, but thanks to an extraordinary cast and crew, we are ready to go. Grateful for @rianjohnson and special thanks to George Lucas for creating this incredible world and beginning a story of which we are lucky to be a part. #IX pic.twitter.com/FOfnGwVut5

— JJ Abrams (@jjabrams) August 1, 2018

“Bittersweet starting this next chapter without Carrie,” Abrams wrote. “But thanks to an extraordinary cast and crew, we are ready to go. Grateful for @rianjohnson and special thanks to George Lucas for creating this incredible world and beginning a story of which we are lucky to be a part.”

This will be the first Star Wars film without its stalwart, Carrie Fisher, who passed away in December 2016 as a result of cardiac arrest.

Abrams announced last week, however, that the late actress would still appear in Episode IX by using previously unused footage from Episode XIII.

At the time of writing, the director has over 39,800 followers to his name!

Talk about having the force with him…

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Not much is known about her character, but fans already made a couple of suggestions. Some believe she’ll be playing the mother of trilogy’s central character Rey. Her heritage has been one of the most burning questions ever since The Force Awakens premiered. Fans were hoping it will be revealed that she’s related to the Skywalkers, but The Last Jedi crushed their dreams. Episode IX might provide us with some answers, but let’s not jump to conclusions just yet.

Keri Russell and Daisy Ridley may look like a mother and daughter, but that doesn’t mean they’ll take on those roles in the upcoming movie. Russell proved she can do pretty much anything over the course of the last two decades. J.J. Abrams was the one who gave her the first major role in Felicity and it will be exciting to see them team up after all those years. The actress said she’s waiting for his call all the way back in 2013 when it was announced he’ll be directing The Force Awakens. The call finally came, and we can’t wait to see her in a role of a badass space hero.

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With production well underway on Star Wars: Episode IX, director J.J. Abrams seems to be adding even more and more stars with whom he has previously worked.

It was announced last month that Dominic Monaghan, who had partnered with the filmmaker on Lost, would be heading to a galaxy far, far away; as well as Felicity star, Keri Russell; and it looks as though they will now be joined by J.J.’s regular collaborator, Greg Grunberg.

In addition to having a blink-and-you’d-miss-it role on Lost as the pilot, J.J. and Greg have also worked together in the past on Felicity, Alias, and Mission: Impossible III.

Greg’s role in the final part of the Star Wars trilogy is remaining under wraps, but let’s hope that this time he plays a character that survives!

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The filmmaker began production on Star Wars: Episode IX on the 1st of August, and decided to christen the occasion with his first venture into the Twitterverse.

Bittersweet starting this next chapter without Carrie, but thanks to an extraordinary cast and crew, we are ready to go. Grateful for @rianjohnson and special thanks to George Lucas for creating this incredible world and beginning a story of which we are lucky to be a part. #IX pic.twitter.com/FOfnGwVut5

— JJ Abrams (@jjabrams) August 1, 2018

“Bittersweet starting this next chapter without Carrie,” Abrams wrote. “But thanks to an extraordinary cast and crew, we are ready to go. Grateful for @rianjohnson and special thanks to George Lucas for creating this incredible world and beginning a story of which we are lucky to be a part.”

This will be the first Star Wars film without its stalwart, Carrie Fisher, who passed away in December 2016 as a result of cardiac arrest.

Abrams announced last week, however, that the late actress would still appear in Episode IX by using previously unused footage from Episode XIII.

At the time of writing, the director has over 39,800 followers to his name!

Talk about having the force with him…

The post Hey, J.J. Abrams is on Twitter! appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.

Not much is known about her character, but fans already made a couple of suggestions. Some believe she’ll be playing the mother of trilogy’s central character Rey. Her heritage has been one of the most burning questions ever since The Force Awakens premiered. Fans were hoping it will be revealed that she’s related to the Skywalkers, but The Last Jedi crushed their dreams. Episode IX might provide us with some answers, but let’s not jump to conclusions just yet.

Keri Russell and Daisy Ridley may look like a mother and daughter, but that doesn’t mean they’ll take on those roles in the upcoming movie. Russell proved she can do pretty much anything over the course of the last two decades. J.J. Abrams was the one who gave her the first major role in Felicity and it will be exciting to see them team up after all those years. The actress said she’s waiting for his call all the way back in 2013 when it was announced he’ll be directing The Force Awakens. The call finally came, and we can’t wait to see her in a role of a badass space hero.

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