Steven Spielberg thinks Star Wars: The Force Awakens may be the “Biggest Movie Ever”

Steven_SpielbergAs we reported last week here, Daisy Ridley confirmed that Steven Spielberg has already seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens three times.  But we had yet to hear him comment on it in any way.  Well, the French website RTL (via SlashFilm)got a chance to grab a comment from the director while he was doing press for the French release of Bridge of Spies.

 

RTL initially asked Spielberg if he’d ever consider directing a Star Wars movie, something that he has long been connected with but has never come to fruition.

I’m a true fan of Star Wars, but I have always felt it was not in my stars to ever direct one. But it was in my stars to admire and attend and see each one numerous times.

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This is the same answer he has always given on this topic.  Star Wars belonged to his friend George, and he has always balked at the idea of stepping in.  Spielberg did also add one interesting comment though.

And I think this new Star Wars could be the biggest movie ever.

Now, Spielberg is not exactly known for undermining others’ films when discussing them in venues like this.  So, there is no way to say if he was just being political or if he actually believes it, but the director of some of the biggest blockbusters of all time saying that The Force Awakens could surpass all others at the box office is some very strong praise.  This doesn’t say anything about about the quality of the movie of course, but it does seem to indicate that Spielberg saw a film that he thinnks will appear to all audiences.  A movie that won’t disappoint the audience and will drive the sort of fan enthusiasm needed to break box office records.  So, even if he isn’t saying the movie is great, he does seem to say it will be great fun.  Which is a start.

 

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59 thoughts on “Steven Spielberg thinks Star Wars: The Force Awakens may be the “Biggest Movie Ever”

  • November 30, 2015 at 11:47 pm
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    Hmmm, I distinctly remember Spielberg AND Scorcese ooohing and ahhhing over TPM in the weeks before its release. Pinch of salt..

    • December 1, 2015 at 12:12 am
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      I remember as well. Specially when he saw the TPM trailer he said “OMG”. But i don’t remember Spielberg saying something like this after watching the movies. (if someone can remember something…)
      Every shot in TFA seems perfect. I have the same strange feeling. If the script is really good. TFA “could” be one of the biggest movies ever.
      We have to enjoy the moment. Be water my friends. 😉

      • December 1, 2015 at 12:24 am
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        It’s like Schrodingers cat right now…it could be the best thing ever or a dead moggy..until the mystery box opens we just don’t know…the potential is huge though

      • December 1, 2015 at 12:35 am
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        I don’t think every shot in TFA looks perfect. Not even close.

        • December 1, 2015 at 12:45 am
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          Any in particular?

    • December 1, 2015 at 12:52 am
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      I remember him specifically saying “I can’t wait to see it again.” In retrospect, that’s a political answer.

  • November 30, 2015 at 11:54 pm
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    MSW quotes him saying “greatest movie” you guys say “biggest”

    I’m confused :s

    • December 1, 2015 at 12:07 am
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      Google translate had trouble translating English to English. 😉

    • December 1, 2015 at 12:33 am
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      You have to be seriously dumb if you believed MSW’s shittyly translated misquote.

    • December 1, 2015 at 12:44 am
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      they also said this in the post “he thinnks will appear to all audiences” must be outsourcing the blog post on fiverr.

      • December 1, 2015 at 4:54 pm
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        Barring projection breakdowns, it’s 100% odds that The Force Awakens “will appear to all audiences.” 🙂

        • December 1, 2015 at 5:31 pm
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          or appeal!

  • December 1, 2015 at 12:04 am
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    Ill take a 8/10 score at this point after the prequels.

    • December 1, 2015 at 12:43 am
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      If we like the main characters that will take us through the rest of the episodes, I’ll be satisfied. Maybe not ‘happy’ or over the world, but its nice to have MOAR STAR WARS.

  • December 1, 2015 at 12:08 am
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    Size matters not. I think Jurassic Park will face an extinction event! Titanic may sink again!
    Avatar though… that’ll be tough.

    • December 1, 2015 at 12:22 am
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      It’ll be a Blue Christmas for them

    • December 1, 2015 at 1:20 am
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      *still sitting here waiting for a star wars tv spot on actual tv*

  • December 1, 2015 at 12:10 am
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    i do trust spielberg

    • December 1, 2015 at 2:01 am
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      I don’t. Not if he only says positive things and loathes to criticize.

  • December 1, 2015 at 12:21 am
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    It’ll be bigger than a breadbox.

  • December 1, 2015 at 12:49 am
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    Of course it will be the biggest movie ever. Thats like saying Scarlett Johansson has a nice butt.

    • December 1, 2015 at 1:46 am
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      Ah, so “movie” could be code for something around the butt area?

      • December 1, 2015 at 2:36 pm
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        Thigh? Perenium? 🙂

  • December 1, 2015 at 12:58 am
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    the thing about this news is not that he thinks is gonna be the “biggest movie ever” but the quote I’m a true fan of Star Wars, but I have always felt it was not in my stars to ever direct one. Now that’s sad news

  • December 1, 2015 at 1:15 am
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    Obviously, Steven Speilberg’s opinion is to be valued. Were now (basically, you nit pickers) officially into December…and were so close……

    • December 1, 2015 at 1:29 am
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      16 days (for us here in the UK).

      • December 1, 2015 at 7:37 am
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        Please don’t come here and tell us what happened! I’m seeing it the morning of the 18th and will probably sign off of the Internet starting the 14th. But still, be nice, to us Yanks! Cheers!

        • December 1, 2015 at 9:26 am
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          You got it.

  • December 1, 2015 at 1:29 am
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    Many of you remember Steven Spielberg’s positive reaction to the Phantom Menace. I appreciate his opinion (as cautiously vague as it is), but I am really glad that we are getting close to the point of being able to decide for ourselves. I am encouraged because he isn’t as close to it as he used to be when the franchise was connect directly to George. And he has seen it three times which is likely positive. Counting down.

    For clarity: If multiple viewing by Spielberg was to fix major problems, then I don’t think we’d hear about it this way.

    • December 1, 2015 at 2:21 am
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      JJ, Spielberg and Lucas are all mates that’s the only reason he’s been allowed to see the film already, it will be in no way as an external fix opinion IMHO.

      • December 1, 2015 at 11:55 am
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        Seeing a movie three times seems like he’s doing something fairly active in regards to it though surely? I can’t imagine he’s not a busy guy.

  • December 1, 2015 at 1:29 am
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    “Biggest movie ever”-Steven Speilberg, ‘I don’t know how fans are gonna react’-Boyega…I think something BIG is gonna go down in Episode 7, I’m excited.

    • December 1, 2015 at 1:45 am
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      I just wonder what “movie” is code for..?

  • December 1, 2015 at 1:39 am
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    spielberg’s immediate thoughts after the film: thank god i don’t have to sugar coat things to george anymore. last time i did that i ended up getting roped into letting him write crystal skull…

  • December 1, 2015 at 1:50 am
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    Back when before TPM was released I recall Speilberg saying “I wouldnt wanna release a film within a week of The Phantom Menace” …. I took that as a bad sign because I would have thought if it was any good that he wouldve said “a MONTH” as opposed to a week …. just my unexpert view of the comment.

  • December 1, 2015 at 2:10 am
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    “The Force Awakens will probably make a lot of wonga” – Steven Spielberg.

    Stop the presses, News at 11, etc. etc.

    • December 1, 2015 at 3:01 am
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      Fighting the frizzies at 11.

  • December 1, 2015 at 2:40 am
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    I don’t care if TFA is the biggest movie ever. I just want it to be a great movie!

  • December 1, 2015 at 2:44 am
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    Didn’t he vouch for Revenge of the Sith?

  • December 1, 2015 at 4:12 am
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    I personally have never been let down by JJ. Every movie he’s directed has been more than enjoyable and always re-watchable. He gets a lot of bad credit for the Star Trek films but I think he tried to please the trekkers way too hard especially with the second one.

    I think he focused on making this new Star Wars film less on how the fans would feel (because most are crazy, like myself) and more of what he thought he would have liked to see as a child growing up and for his children.

    So I have faith he’s gonna deliver something special that we all will be talking about until episode 8.

    • December 1, 2015 at 5:00 am
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      The second Trek movie isn’t as good, but I love the first one – a great adventure with lots of heart and soul (and I’m saying this as a big fan of the original series). I think TFA is in excellent hands.

      • December 1, 2015 at 5:32 am
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        The second one has it’s moments (Benedict is one of my favorite actors, would have loved to see him play a new character in that universe) but the first one was almost perfect. I can watch it over and over again. The Original Series is classic and I’m excited for the third one. I’m sure we’ll be seeing a teaser for it before we see the Lucasfilm logo come December 18th!

      • December 1, 2015 at 10:46 am
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        The second one is pretty enjoyable too. It’s not as good as the first, but it is not a bad movie. Just a few poor choices towards the end, but for the most part it brings the goods.

        • December 1, 2015 at 5:51 pm
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          Agree

  • December 1, 2015 at 5:25 am
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    I actually preffered if Spielberg went on to make the greatest movie ever himself. That’s from a huge E.T., Indy and Jurassic Park fan. Too much drama and no magic recently.

    • December 1, 2015 at 11:49 am
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      Good point. While he still makes good movies, all of those fantastical movies from my childhood are long gone.

  • December 1, 2015 at 10:22 am
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    After watching the prequels i always thought Spielberg didn’t want to hurt George feelings. I think Steven had changed some things of course, although he probably enjoyed the films. He always spoke well about prequels, and probably with good reasons. JJ is also his friend, but with this words i think he is not trying to hide a really personal opinion. Just my opinion 😉 we are so close to have our opinions of TFA. Cheers all!

  • December 1, 2015 at 3:18 pm
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    biggest not best

    • December 1, 2015 at 8:32 pm
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      Hey look, its the second most pessimistic fuck on the boards … Is it the fact that the prequels sucked that have your panties in a twist or that the sequels are going to be better? Nvm, no reply needed

      • December 1, 2015 at 9:10 pm
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        It is the fact that they are rebooting the story.

  • December 1, 2015 at 3:43 pm
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    Remember, he also said for multiple times that The Phantom Menace “gonna be great”.

    But honestly, I do have a high hopes for The Force Awakens, and really, really looking forward to it.

  • December 1, 2015 at 4:32 pm
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    All right, so Spielberg has seen it. Even thrice, according to Daisy.

    But has GEORGE LUCAS seen it?

    Seems pretty inconceivable that Spielberg has seen it but Lucas hasn’t. Yet we haven’t heard anything whatsoever from the Maker himself, have we?

    Is Lucas still sulking because they did not use his ideas or at least “developed” them rather drastically? Will he keep a low profile and refrain from commenting at all, when the movie hits theaters?

    Or, if he is really sore, may he even go so far as to subtly dismiss the movie as mere “fan fiction”?

  • December 1, 2015 at 5:04 pm
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    It’s gonna be great.

    • December 1, 2015 at 5:05 pm
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      It’s gonna be great.

      • December 1, 2015 at 9:24 pm
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        I see what you did there.

  • December 1, 2015 at 6:06 pm
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    Am _I_ the wretched hive of scum and villainy? Search your feelings, you know it to be untrue …

  • December 1, 2015 at 9:27 pm
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    Spielberg like Lucas has creatively atrophied over the decades. Not as rapidly as GL but he is long past his glory days. I would have loved to have seen him direct one in the 80’s. I’d have loved more to have seen the PT or ST had they been released in 1986,1987, and 1992 or 1995, 1998, and 2001. They would have had a huge wealth of upcoming to talent to choose from and since CG was in it’s infancy they’d be forced to keep their promise of relying on practical effects.

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