Fear Leads To Awesome: Why A Very 'Nervous' J.J. Abrams Is About To Make 'Star Wars' Magic — mtv.com

Director Matt Reeves knows a thing or two about terror. As the filmmaker responsible for “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” and its untitled sequel, Reeves is in the thick of adapting one of his all-time favorite franchises for a mainstream audience with high expectations. The situation he’s found himself in is not unlike the situation that his longtime friend and colleague J.J. Abrams is in now with “Star Wars: Episode VII” — but if Abrams is anything like Reeves, fans can expect the director’s fear of the galaxy far, far away to yield some incredible results.

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