J.J. Abrams Played an Almost Identical Role in Star Trek and Star Wars
Star Trek (2009) and The Force Awakens share a director, a reboot mission and the start of a trilogy
Watching Star Trek (2009) again for the first time in a long time, I couldn't help but compare it to Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). It's not hard to see why the two should be compared.
J.J. Abrams rebooted Star Trek and Star Wars
Both films are directed by J.J. Abrams, both serve as reboots of popular franchises, and both began a trilogy. Abrams' own words about being more of a Star Wars fan than a Star Trek fan also come into play.
Despite being two completely different franchises, the role J.J. Abrams played in both is almost identical.
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