VIDEO: J.J. Abrams Reveals How Yoda and Obi-Wan Play into STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

SPOILER ALERT! Director J.J. Abrams recently sat down with Entertainment Weekly to discuss STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, and he revealed that the voices of Yoda and Obi Wan Kenobi can be heard in the latest film in the franchise. Below, watch as Abrams shares how the team posthumously added THE VOICE of Alex Guinness as Obi Wan, how Ewan McGregor proved to be the "coolest voice over actor ever," and more!

Abrams also said that Frank Oz returned to add THE VOICE of Yoda. "He was incredibly generous and came in to Bad Robot, where we had a recording area, and he was doing Yoda, saying a number of lines we gave to him...He was very generous to say, 'Whatever makes the movie better, I'm happy to help out.'"

Lucasfilm and visionary director J.J. Abrams join forces to take you back again to a galaxy far, far away as Star Wars returns to the big screen with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Max Von Sydow. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk are producing with Tommy Harper and Jason McGatlin serving as executive producers. The screenplay is written by Lawrence Kasdan & J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt.

Lucasfilm's STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS opens in U.S. theaters on December 18, 2015, and is rated PG-13. For more information on the film, please visit: www.theforceawakens.com

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