Did the actors for The Force Awakens receive fighting training?
I remember watching videos on cast members from the Star Wars prequels having training sessions to learn and practice their fighting scenes. I was wondering what preparation went into the newest movie for Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Adam Driver.
I noticed the fighting being far slower than the prequels but I put it down to just Rey and Finn being untrained, with Kylo Ren being injured.
Best Answer
Yes, they received choreography training.
In practically every action movie, especially those with close quarters combat, the fights are going to be choreographed to the best of each actor's ability to ensure the fights both look real and so no one actually gets hurt (at least not severely) on set.
The changes to fighting styles compared to the prequels likely stems from a desire to get "back to basics". With the prequels Lucas wanted to show a style and speed of fighting that hadn't been seen before that he could now do with the aide of special effects, but Abrams was pretty determined to make the new trilogy feel as close to the originals as possible.
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