I just heard they hired 3 martial artists for this film. Apparently they needed new scenes or needed to redo some scenes or maybe the parkour guys just didnt work out on film.
Dont know how I feel about that. I could go for a little less martial arts in film. I am not too keen on the parkour idea either.
Minor quibble. I'm actually okay with improvements in the action sequences over the original trilogy. Mark Hamill's biggest stunt was swinging from one ledge to another ledge 10 yards away. He wasnt exactly good at martial arts either. The story, characters and themes and tone of film is still the most important thing. They are what allow us, even to this day, completely forgive the lack of polish the Original films had. Lets hope JJ didnt forget that. Lets hope he isnt merely swapping CG showmanship for Practical Effects showmanship.