Akton said:

brash_stryker said:

TV's Frink said:

unamochilla2 said:

darklordoftech said:

Why is Kylo Ren dressed like Darth Maul? Did Ren meet Maul? Is Ren a Maul groupie?

Maybe that's Abrams way of pleasing the PT fans? He did say he was trying to please everyone.

When/where did this happen?

In the opening panel of celebration, someone asked the question "how do you ensure that you please everyone?" or something along those lines, and JJ joked "well we just will".

There was nothing specifically related to pleasing the PT or OT crowds.

I recall him going out of his way not to refer to the PT at all, even when questioned directly about it. That, plus his recent reference to the bones of Jar Jar, gives me hope that he has little to no interest in pleasing the PT fanboys (who, for the most part, seem to have rejected this Trilogy out of hand, anyway).

Yup, I loved that. They've made it abundantly clear that the PT doesn't align with their idea of what Star Wars should be. JJ seemed to steer any question that brought up the Prequels back to the practical effects of the OT, and how they were trying to replicate that. It's great they're not walking on eggshells for fear of upsetting the Prequel fans.

Here's the link to the bit darklordoftech is referring to. Bizarrely I had to upload the whole opening panel myself because Star Wars's youtube page left it unlisted, and then made it private so no-one can view it.

https://youtu.be/0MdTnNVfwwo?t=2675