Responding to leaked photos from the set of his top secret movie, “Star Wars: Episode VII,” director J.J. Abrams leaked a picture of his own on Twitter with a message begging fans to stop sharing images from the set.
“I wish people would stop leaking photos from Episode VII,” reads a note written by Abrams.
Showing that the director has a sense of humor about the request, his handwritten message sits on top of a “holochess board,” from a game that appeared in the original “Star Wars” series.
Abrams also added that fans were “making ridiculous claims that the Millennium Falcon” — Han Solo’s ship — will make an appearance in his upcoming movie. But that holochess game was played by Chewbacca and R2-D2 aboard the Millennium Falcon, with C-3PO advising his droid friend to “let the wookie win,” in one of the franchise’s countless quotable quips.
In other “Star Wars” news, Josh Trank — who’s directing an upcoming “Fantastic Four” movie — was named to direct another, standalone “Star Wars” film in the franchise, which will come out next year. Those films would center on specific characters in the series.