14 DAY TRIAL // J.J. Abrams is not a happy camper. Some malevolent people have been leaking photos from his sets, and those photos have made their way online, providing some major spoilers of the Star Wars franchise for fans. In total, over 50 photos were leaked and showed off new creatures, a Tatooine set, and confirmed the existence of the legendary Millennium Falcon.
Now Abrams has spoken out on social media about the issue, since he's known to be actually very tight-lipped about his movies while they are in production. Taking his role of director very serious, J.J. has posted a hand-written note on Twitter, which reads, “I wish people would stop leaking photos from Episode VII. And making ridiculous claims that the Milennium Falcon is in the movie. - JJ”
Ironically, the note in the photo has been pinned to a Dejarik table, a hologram-based game played by Chewbacca and R2-D2 in the original “Star Wars,” which was conveniently located in the Millennium Falcon.
By this move, many consider the director is actually confirming the space ship Millennium Falcon is in fact in the movie and he's just taking a swing at those photo leaks from the set. This isn't the first spoiler that Abrams himself has given.
Last week, he shot a video for the Omaze charity right on the set in the Abu Dhabi desert, and there was even a character from the movie present with him. It's nice to see him able to poke fun at what is usually a very secretive process in the movie-making business.