Last year, when producer and director J.J. Abrams spoke at TED about the best elements of the unseen mystery — the heart of “Alias,” “Lost,” and Cloverfield — back to its magical beginnings, we were impressed. In this video, he brings up his obsession with making things, magic and his own unopened Mystery Box.
J.J.’s excitement for filmmaking and storytelling is compelling, and his love for Star Wars is apparent when he talks about the saga’s own use of a “mystery box.”
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Find out how Star Wars influenced film and TV producer J.J. Abrams as well as “Lost” co-creator Damon Lindelof here:
Mission: “Lost” in Star Wars.
Also be sure to check out our latest interview with Bryan Burk — J.J.’s producer for Bad Robot projects including Cloverfield and “Lost,” among others — who chats about his work with J.J. since they were kids, and how Star Wars continues to influence them:
A Monster Hit: Bryan Burk Talks Cloverfield
You can’t get away from Cloverfield these days.. it’s everywhere!
Wow, what a great talk. I loved how he pointed out what each movie was really about – not what you’d think. That scene in Jaws always struck me as especially poignant too.