The director joined Stephen Colbert for a conversation dubbed a “Celebrity Nerd-Off,” which also served as the annual fundraiser for the Montclair Film Festival.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is almost done. On Saturday night, director J.J. Abrams told an enthusiastic audience gathered for a conversation between him and Stephen Colbert that he completed the mix of the film at 2:30 a.m. Pacific Time that morning and then flew to New Jersey to take part in a benefit for the Montclair Film Festival that organizers dubbed a “Celebrity Nerd-Off.”
During the fifth annual fundraiser, Colbert, who’s been a longtime supporter of the festival, talked to Abrams about the latter’s long career behind the camera, starting with making Super 8 movies as a kid and continuing through his work as a writer for films like Regarding Henry and Armageddon; his TV work on Felicity, Alias, Lost and Fringe; and his more recent movies like Paramount’s Star Trek franchise revival and the eagerly awaited Star Wars sequel, which is set to hit theaters on Dec. 18.
Colbert also touched on Abrams’ work in front of the camera, acting in Six Degrees of Separation, and surprised the filmmaker with a clip. And the Late Show host revealed some of the ways their careers have intersected, including Colbert auditioning for Abrams’ first movie (he didn’t get it) and him knowing Jennifer Garner as his kids’ babysitter before Abrams cast her in Felicity and then Alias.
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