Speaking to Screenrant, Practical Special Events Supervisor Chris Corbould discussed the differences in directing style between Rian Johnson and J.J. Abrams, of particular interest as J.J. takes over the reins for Episode IX.
“Both JJ and Rian had their own style on each film. JJ is a livewire of a guy – million miles an hour, you know? All ideas stream out of his head every minute of the day. Spontaneity is a big part of working with JJ. I think that reflected in Force Awakens.
Rian is a slightly different character. He is very quiet, he’s a sweet man. He’s methodical, he wrote the script and we pretty much shot the script – which is pretty uncommon these days. So very different styles and I think that reflected in the separate films. But both great to work with – amazing times”
