It’s surreal and exciting: Abrams

J. J. Abrams calls getting assigned to direct the seventh live- action Star

Wars film “as surreal as it is exciting.”

The directorproducer- writer spoke with a handful of media outlets on the red carpet before darting into the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday.

Abrams was there to accept the Norman Lear Achievement Award for such television works as Felicity ( 1998- 2002), Alias ( 2001- 2006), Lost ( 2004- 2010), Fringe ( 2008- 2013) as well as the current series

Person of Interest and Revolution. As for Abrams’ plans for Episode VII? “You know, obviously, it’s so early,” he replied.

“I can just say what I want to do: I want to do the fans proud. I want to make sure the story is something that touches people. And we’re just getting started. I’m very excited.”