Watch: 25-Minute FX Guide Look At 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'; 'Episode VIII' Reportedly Delayed For Rewrites
“There were certain aliens that we made then, even during the shooting process, [that] clearly transcended from being just a background alien to having an authority or likability,” Neal Scanlan told USA Today about his Oscar nominated VFX work on "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." “Should the human race of 'Star Wars' die tomorrow, any one of these characters could take the mantle and become the next species that dominated the universe.”
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Well, we all know that Rey, Finn, Poe, and Kylo Ren aren't going anywhere, but Scanlan's words speak to the degree to which the filmmakers are committing to creating a living, breathing universe for these characters to inhabit. But even for all the planning, no one ever knows which new characters audiences will take a liking to. And indeed, that seems to be the reason for the delay behind Rian Johnson's "Star Wars: Episode VIII."
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