Star Wars: The One Question That Convinced J.J. Abrams To Direct The Force Awakens

Directing a Star Wars movie has to be a nerve-wracking proposition, especially as a life long fan of the franchise. That's the situation J.J. Abrams found himself in (and probably still finds himself in) when he was offered the job of directing Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The filmmaker struggled with whether or not to take the helm, but in the end it was one question that convinced him to journey to that far, far away galaxy: Who is Luke Skywalker? Abrams, who was 11-years-old when the first f...