'Star Wars' a once in a lifetime opportunity: JJ Abrams

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Last Updated : May 02 2013 | 5:45 PM IST
JJ Abrams believes that directing "Star Wars" is a once in a lifetime opportunity for him.
The 46-year-old 'Star Trek' helmer admitted that he was worried about being seen as a director who "reboots" the franchises but is glad to have taken it up, reported BBC online.
"It was one of the main reasons I initially said no to Star Wars. I thought, 'I can't be that guy'. And then Star Wars came along. It was one of those things where Star Wars felt like one of those once in a lifetime opportunities that forced me to stop and reconsider whatever the rulebook was," Abrams said.
The director said he does not have a strategy for choosing a project and relies on "feel in my gut like something special".
Abrams latest film in the series is titled "Star Trek Into Darkness".
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First Published: May 02 2013 | 5:45 PM IST

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