Adam Driver is evoking the pinnacle ofStar Warsstorytelling when describing Rian Johnsons script forEpisode VIII.

He wrote it, too, and Rians writing is so clear.

I learned a lot of things about my character through his writing … [the script is] great.

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Its similar to howThe Empire Strikes Backhas a different tone.

For that people always go, Oooh, its dark, but I dont know that it necessarily is.

Its just different in tone in a way that I think is great and necessary but also very clear.

He trusts [that] his audience is ready for nuance and ambiguity.

Hes not dumbing anything down for someone and thats really fun to play.

But it also makes the long wait until December 2017 all the more unbearable.