"Captain Phasma is the first female Star Wars villain" *Asajj Ventress is typing...*

Kennedy's comment at 8:11 is everything. They didn't have time for Michael Arndt to write his screenplay because Disney board members and investors demanded a film be out by 2015 regardless. The motivation to create new Star Wars was not a creative one, it was a financial one, and the end result of episodes 7.8 and 9 make that point staggeringly obvious.

It's very disappointing that Leia ,Han ,and Luke were never together in a scene in this new trilogy

When phasma is in this longer than the movie

Well mark hammil was reading that whole script because he didnt have any lines in the script.

I still think the saddest thing about this movie is chewies cries after Han dies. That’s his best friend who he’s been with for decades. I hate how they just glossed over it

Lol Harrison Fords biggest concern going into this film was whether or not they could afford springs for the millienums switches

I'm so happy that George Lucas said no to Harrison Ford when it came the idea of killing Han Solo in Return of the Jedi because that would have been a terrible idea. Because the death we were not expecting to feel sad about in Return of the Jedi was Darth Vader's but we did. And Han Solo dying would have stole all the attention and would have taken so much emotion away from the scene where Vader dies. Episode 7 was the right place for it to happen because it is a Star Wars tradition. Qui-Gon Jinn who was the leader of the good guys in episode one died in the first installment of the prequel trilogy. And then Obi-Wan Kenobi became the leader and he died in episode 4 the first installment of the original trilogy. And then Han Solo became the leader and he died in episode 7 the first installment of the sequel trilogy. Episode 7 was the right place for it to happen. I understand that at the time Harrison thought George only wanted to use the characters in the original trilogy for just that trilogy and there were going to be no more after their story because George Lucas wanted to go back and tell the backstory of Vader. But still it would have been a terrible idea for Return of the Jedi.

I don't know why they focus so much on the Phasma actor. She was only in the movie for 5 minutes.

You see the seed of why this trilogy struggled when Kennedy mentioned arndt wanting/needing time to immerse himself in the lore in order to make his script. Disney and LF rushed, and paid the price with the fans.

3:25 is a perfect demonstration of the change that happened between how Star Wars was managed under Lucas and how it changed under Kathleen. It is a film made by a committee not by an artist and that's why to me no matter how hard they try it will never feel right.

Phasma = wasted Luke = wasted Leia = wasted Snoke = wasted R2 = who? Hux = wtaf? Finns arch ended after TFA So many set ups that don't pay off or get answered.

When Harrison (Han Solo) hugged Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) at 1:03:05 I felt so warm and cuddly inside but also sad that it's ended.

Love the new trilogy. Screw you if you have a problem with that. Great documentary.

This movie was a high school reunion to me.

I like watching this documentary more then the movie

these movies looked incredible, the art direction and designs were really well done as well as the CGI - unfortunately the writing boggles the mind, they just didn't have a compelling or well thought out story. it made me want to cry, everything else was there - i liked all of the actors, they just weren't given good plot

Thank you!! Ignore all those negative comments, just love all trilogies ❤ haters always gonna hate!

Wish they explained why & how they chose Adam Driver to play Kylo Ren since Kylo is very important character in the new Star Wars saga

This documentary shows how passionate all the cast and crew were and I respect them for that but also shows how they focused too much on nostalgia

Interesting how Harrison Ford is a pilot in real life and on screen. I watched this movie the first day it came out. Mr. Lucas thanks for your vision of such a great story. The world is eternally grateful for the best story ever told. May the force be with you sir.

RIP Peter Mayhew ❤

Watching this documentary is inspiring. Because I remember seeing the original Star Wars in a theater in 1977 as a 9 year old. I really liked The Force Awakens. But it also makes me even more depressed in regard to the two movies that followed. Seriously. They had this amazing setup. And then.......

The Phasma bit is genuinely heartbreaking considering how worthless she turned out to be. Gwendolyn Christie looked so excited for the role and JJ and Rian screwed her over big time. She should have been the only leader of the First Order after Snoke and Kylo Ren. I wish Phasma and Finn had a rivalry for the trilogy. I wonder how bitter Gwendolyn is after all this awfulness.

"at the same time I want the fans to feel like we're doing this right from the beginning. Is this going to serve them" - you mean fan service? I think you nailed that part of it. the actual story on the other hand ...

I'm so glad that you've put this online! :D I've been trying to find it for years!!!

In Michael Arndt's defense, it seems like he was trying to do something different from a rehash of the first Star Wars, but the studio wouldn't let him finish.

Thank you for posting this

Phasma made zero important choices to "react to" - what a waste of a great actor and cool character design.

Can’t wait for you to upload Last Jedi Behind The Scenes...

"Brienne of Tarth, you will be playing, Brienne of Tarth," said J.J Abrams.

Mark was probably looking through waiting for his lines... but they never came

Amazing! thank you for posting this!

I hope sequel haters get to see this side of the production and realize how much love actually went into making these movies for them. Obviously youre not obliged to like them at all, but just that inkling of respect for the people that worked on these films goes a long way. Don’t even get me started on bashing on the cast and any level of the production. It’s unnecessary. Just say you don’t like it and move on if you don’t.

This trilogy had SOOO much potential and it fell on its face.

Thanks for uploading this! Been looking for it forever!

4:12 to any butthurt fans saying the sequel trilogy couldn't be any worse......I give you Luke with a manbun.

i love that they had R2 at the read through

I love this

@0:34 - I love the use of that cue from Attack of the Clones (the track is called Return to Tatooine from the Episode II soundtrack). There's a surprising amount of prequel music in this documentary actually....

1:03:02 you can definitely see the sadness in his eyes

I’m filled with joy to know that A) JJ Abrams knows Phantasm and B) Liked Phantasm enough to name an entire character after it 💗💗💗

So cool… just turned 50 so as a kid, Star Wars was magical and captivating for me.. My uncle is the head groundsman/gardener at Pinewood studios, he’s been there over 40 years so has seen and met many of the cast of SW and many other films

This whole new trilogy lost me when they killed Han without ever having him on screen with Luke, Leia, and Chewie at the same time. A complete and utter missed opportunity, and one that we will sadly never have the chance at again. Shame on you Disney.

Great documentary, loved it.

It's funny to see the Phasma actor talk her character up as being such a progressive, mold breaking character and then Phasma just ends up being most useless character in the history of star wars up to that point.

I wonder what it feels like sitting next to Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher on the couch with all the amazing casts and crew pretending to be reading the script. I don't think I would be able to concentrate at that moment. My mind would be running and playing into different kinds of scenarios and having this wild excitement that I would barely be able to contain.

Surprised they didnt mention the part where they threw darts at a star wars mood board and wrote all of the things they hit into the script

Got any whiskey? Take a shot every time someone says, "the originals." Good luck.

Gwendolines laugh is so delightful...😆

I love the passion that went into making the sequel trilogy from everybody, but it lacked one creative eye over seeing the entire trilogy, you didn’t need one guy directing all but somebody like gorge Lucas who really wants to tell this story, cause when watching these films it’s not a story that needs to be told, what would have been a great story is to see Luke’s new Jedi, the republic and what came of the galaxy, not just a rehash and essentially making the ot meaningless just to retell the same story, at the end of the day it is what it is, but the fact that they never truly had a plan and a proper desire to include George Lucas the og creator and his story insights was a huge mistake

Daisy is absolutely adorable lol she is a perfect choice for this new era of Star Wars. 👍 (And, being absolutely stunningly gorgeous doesn't hurt either lol of course. 😍)

2:30 "It completely caught me of guard" "It was the last thing on my mind" Yeah right

Thank You for this. You are an angel

Movie making is so amazing

An absolutely awesome documentary! Still feeling chills! Thank you very much for uploading this and i hope as Star Wars continues, you keep uploading if and where you can, sir! MTFBWY!

The biggest failure was that we never saw leia, Luke and han in a scene

“the idea isn’t to copy the main films” nice one guys

That's Really Beautiful Creation or making of a saga. And after seeing the film, now I know why I kept saying and feeling why does this feel nostalgic and yet it's really new. It's because a lot of people who worked on the original films, come back and contribute to it. :)

"Adam Driver, you will be playing Darth Vader," said J.J Abrams.

The HUGE missed opportunity in these movies was to make Finn the main character. Going from stormtrooper to finding out he is force sensitive to maybe even getting tempted to the dark side before Luke shows up to pull him back to the light. It was such a missed opportunity to have that connection from stormtrooper to jedi. Then Daisy Riddley's character is the new Han Solo. She is the best pilot around helping Finn escape the clutches of the empire and Kylo while also meeting up with Han and being so impressed with her piloting skills he asks her to join his crew. And she says NO this is my ship now you can be part of my crew if you want and they join forces to become one of the greatest aspects of the resistance. Luke and Han and Leia all get back together and Luke senses Daisy Riddleys new character is force sensitive too. He trains her while Kylo is tracking them both down and she is not totally trained and not ready yet, Luke has to battle Kylo. And Kylo being an old student of his can tell his moves and tactics and kills him. Daisy escapes to Leia under Lukes advice and Finn being force sensitive shows up too and they hug and stuff and Continue the romantic plot between Finn and Daisy while also mirroring that theme between Leia and Haan who are both training them. Kylo kills BOTH Leia and Haan in the same scene to really send a message to the audience how far into the dark side he has gone. This one dude has killed ALL the old characters. So TOGETHER Daisy and Finn as a couple they take down Kylo and The emperor because they are so strong. I mean you don't need to have the emperor in there just saying... since they shoe horned it into the series anyway it would be way more satisfying for two jedis in love to take down the dark side.

The biggest mistake George Lucas ever made was to make Kathleen Kennedy president of Lucasfilm.

Phasma lady has a horrific laugh. She should've have been doing that in the movie. You can tell they had high hopes for her to be like Boba Fett.

Jar Jar Abrams

I have never seen Game of Thrones so I only know Gwendoline Christie from Star Wars. I freakin LOVE her! She is funny as hell and I love her enthusiasm. Damn shame that Phasma wasn't utilized better but you cannot take away how badass she looked in the chrome. Loved the Phasma novel and her run in the comics.

Thank you.

thank you so much for this video, is there any chance you could upload the behind the scenes of episode VIII the last jedi? @mranderson00001

What's the name of the track playing from 2:19? I'm certain it's from the prequels, specifically Episode I.

I can't imagine how sad it would have been on set during Han Solo's final scene.

when i heard the force awakens, i immediately remember my father who introduced this to me and who left me as his family

"the idea was not to copy the original films" proceeds to copy the original film.

Few years back these kinds used to be aired on TV.Not these days.

0:00 - 0:33 *J.J. ABRAMS:* "You are at this movie premiere... but we do not grant you the right to see what Phasma looks like."

Anyone else bothered by how Finn and Poe knew each other in the beginning of the movie for 10 seconds, then toward the end when they meet again they're best friends?

i remember watching this alot on the blu-ray

"No budget for springs" lmao I just about died

35:12 and 56:29 best segments of the documentary #loveadamdriver 1:00:12 is so heart breaking

“Keelo Ren”

Nice video. But I think that an overall lack of outline for all three of these films is what truly killed any sense of it being a SW movie for me. I remember half way through EP7 thinking "what movie am I watching?" as it didnt feel like a SW movie. Contrast it to the other movies where it was made by an artist with an overall view of what they wanted, these are made to simply make money. Hopefully Favreau and Filloni will steer the ship in the future.

This Doc is better than the one for The Last Jedi.

The cast and crew of the sequel trilogy all deserved a much better script than what JJ and Rian were able to deliver.

Instead of copying everything from the original, they should have worked backwards and Added all new planets and environments.

I think the best in Star wars is, that every kind of "animal" with intiligence is accepted in the galaxy, also black people or red, or yellow. That's correct. 👌

So disappointing knowing how this all turned out! Had such potential.. What were they thinking?!

Man: the idea is not to copy the first film Me: you did exactly that

2:34 What's the music in the backgroudn?

I'm going to miss seeing all of these actors in new Star Wars movies 😭

These three movies were absolutely petrifying

"Daisy Ridley, you will be playing Luke Skywalker, a female version of Luke," said J.J Abrams.

33:13 ventures: “am I a joke too you?”

This was the only sequel movie that I liked, they mads this movie well

“You’re the new star of Star Wars” for like 2 minutes lmaooo

0:52 Mark's incredible powers of forcesight on display here.

Horrible Copy (VII), Dog Shit (VIII), Ridiculous (IX). So much for the assessment of this fairground trilogy from Duckburg.

I love seeing JJ geek out while directing the film,amazing

Mark says "part of me thought it was a really bad idea" That "part" was most of him

It would be amazing to see those Stars space ship models in person

1:00:00 that's why Harrison came back as Han Solo in Force Awakens in the first place.

THE NEW STAR WARS MOVIES ARE AMAZING! :D And these BTS's are just amazing, love them so much! So hyped for Episode IX!

This feels like with the live action Lion King situation where the film needed to be made to get a better understanding of what worked and what didn’t with audiences.