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J.J. Abrams smiling and wearing glasses and a dark sweater, standing in front of pink and black vertical lights at an event. John Boyega as Finn and Daisy Ridley as Rey stand beside the BB-8 droid in a sandy marketplace scene from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Chris Pine as Captain Kirk sits in the captain's chair on the bridge of the starship Enterprise, wearing a gold Starfleet uniform in a scene from the 2009 film Star Trek. Adam Driver as Kylo Ren faces John Boyega as Finn and Daisy Ridley as Rey in a snowy forest, holding a red crossguard lightsaber in Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens.

J.J. Abrams: References & Edit History

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  • Adam Augustyn
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: Fresh Air Archive - J.J. Abrams. Oct 22, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jun 23, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC News - J.J. Abrams promises answers in 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'. Feb 28, 2026
Add new Web site: Fresh Air Archive - J.J. Abrams. Dec 03, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC News - JJ Abrams: Star Wars a 'once in a lifetime opportunity'. Aug 02, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Front Row - JJ Abrams. May 23, 2025
Add new Web site: CBC - My real name is Jar Jar Abrams - An op-ed by J.J. Abrams. Mar 27, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - TV Producer J.J. Abrams on Creating 'Lost'. Jan 13, 2025
Add new Web site: Independent - JJ Abrams: Trek star. Oct 25, 2024
First paragraph modernization. May 03, 2024
Add new Web site: All American Entertainment Speakers - J.J. Abrams. Oct 18, 2023
Link added. Feb 10, 2023
Corrected display issue. Dec 20, 2019
Added the film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Dec 16, 2019
Add new Web site: AllMovie - J.J. Abrams. Apr 13, 2017
Noted that Abrams stayed on with the Star Wars franchise as a consultant after directing The Force Awakens. Mar 30, 2017
Noted the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). Dec 18, 2015
Noted the release of new novel. Mar 31, 2014
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Biography of J.J. Abrams. Sep 04, 2013
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - J. J. Abrams. May 21, 2013
Add new Web site: TED.com, Ideas Worth Spreading - J.J. Abrams: Filmmaker. May 21, 2013
Add new Web site: TED.com, Ideas Worth Spreading - J.J. Abrams: Filmmaker. May 21, 2013
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - J. J. Abrams. May 21, 2013
Added the movie Star Trek into Darkness (2013). May 17, 2013
Undercovers aired only in 2010. Sep 23, 2011
Added the movie Super 8 and the TV series Undercovers. Jun 10, 2011
New article added. Jun 01, 2010
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