StarWars.com interview the authors of Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Incredible Cross-Sections, Jason Fry & Kemp Remillard.
StarWars.com: You worked together previously on Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections, so I imagine by now you have kind of a rhythm to collaborating. What were your expectations coming into this, for lack of a better term, sequel project versus your first time working together?
Jason Fry: There was definitely less trepidation around this book, because Kemp and I had worked together and enjoyed it and because The Force Awakens had let us work out the history and visual language of this new storytelling period. So we could build on the hard work we’d already done.
At the same time, “trepidation” is overstating it. I mean, it’s Star Wars. You’re going to get to spend days thinking about spaceships and making up lore about them, with the John Williams music on loop in your head. Even the most frustrating day has a moment where I pinch myself and think, “I can’t believe I get to do this.”
Kemp Remillard: Jason and I see eye to eye on most things Star Wars-related and had a great working relationship on Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections. We soon found that we were able to spit ball ideas to each other and have an honest discussion about what concepts might be cool to include, and what may or may not make sense. This can actually be rare in creative fields at times, so I am always grateful for the fact that Jason is such a great guy (and friend!) on top of being the consummate professional. Also, since he’s a walking encyclopedia of Star Wars facts, he keeps me current on all of the facts/trivia from across the franchise and has the best suggestions for extra parts and Easter eggs that can really put a smile on a fan’s face. I think both of us were excited but also confident going into the development of the book for The Last Jedi. Since we also worked together on the update for the Complete Locations book, we’re like a well-oiled machine at this point and able to send ideas back and forth with confidence and ease. Also, we both have good relationships with the fine people at Lucasfilm, which is nice because we can have these great and fruitful face-to-face discussions with people like creative executive Pablo Hidalgo and Phil Szostak about what the designer’s intentions were and how our ideas would/could work within the context of the movie, and the Star Wars universe in general.
Read the full interview here. This book comes very highly recommended!
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