The stars of Star Wars gather one last time.Įditors work with directors to choose different takes or assemble certain lines and reactions from different takes. It's how I see the story and what I want to let you know or what I want to to hold back.' 'Retelling it, I'd add how I'd tell that joke,' she says, 'with the pauses and the breaths and the emphasis. She edited Mission: Impossible III, the 2009 Star Trek reboot and its sequel Star Trek Into Darkness before taking on a new Star Wars trilogy in The Force Awakens with fellow editor Mary Jo Markey.īrandon describes editing as like telling a joke - or rather, repeating a joke. Having begun her movie career in the mid-1980s, Brandon has worked with JJ Abrams since his action-packed TV show Alias. When we spoke on the phone a couple of days later she was still tinkering, although she concedes that's pretty typical for a movie with lots of CG visual effects created in post-production. It was a tight schedule as the film was a couple of months behind following the departure of original director Colin Trevorrow.īrandon only finished the bulk of her work the day before Thanksgiving. It's shockingly successful.'īrandon edited the film with Stefan Grube, and began work on day one of filming.

'We were very careful to be respectful and absolutely true to her,' says Brandon.

Instead, Leia's part in the film was crafted by Abrams and writer Chris Terrio based around unused footage the editors pulled together from the filming of The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi. Brandon is quick to point out that Fisher has not been recreated with CG digital effects. One of the most emotional aspects of the film will no doubt be the appearance of General Leia following the death of actor Fisher's death in 2016.

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