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Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (born June 27, 1966) is an American filmmaker and composer. He is best known for his works in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Abrams wrote and produced films such as Regarding Henry (1991), Forever Young (1992), Armageddon (1998), Cloverfield (2008), Star Trek (2009), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Abrams' films have grossed over $4 billion worldwide, making him the tenth-highest-grossing film director of all time. Abrams has created numerous television series, including Felicity (co-creator, 1998–2002), Alias(creator, 2001–2006), Lost (co-creator, 2004–2010), and Fringe (co-creator, 2008–2013). He won two Emmy Awards for Lost – Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series. His directorial film work includes Mission: Impossible III (2006), Star Trek (2009), Super 8(2011), and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). He also directed, co-produced, and co-wrote The Force Awakens, the seventh episode of the Star Wars Skywalker Saga and the first film of the sequel trilogy. The film is his highest-grossing, the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time not adjusted for inflation, as well as the most expensive film ever made. He returned to Star Wars by executive producing The Last Jedi (2017) and directing and co-writing The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Abrams' frequent collaborators include producer Bryan Burk; producer/directors Damon Lindelof and Tommy Gormley; actors Greg Grunberg, Simon Pegg, Amanda Foreman, and Keri Russell; composer Michael Giacchino; writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci; cinematographers Daniel Mindel and Larry Fong; and editors Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey. Description above from the Wikipedia article J.J. Abrams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
J.J. Abrams
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A sequel trilogy set in the Legends continuity that takes place sometime after 41 ABY and before 45 ABY. A new threat begins to rise, calling itself the Imperial Resurgence, a rouge cell of worshipers of the defeated Empire led by mysterious leaders Darth Ren and his Sith Master Darth Snoke. It fights to create a new Empire and to resurrect the evil Darth Sidious. Its very existence could be the end of the New Republic. Another threat to the Republic also begins to bloom when Maul is resurrected and starts apprenticing the dangerous Darth Talon. Luke Skywalker, now a seasoned Jedi and the head of the New Jedi Order, must bring together his old friends and new allies to put and end to these dubious factions of villains.
