j.j. spoiled it for my -- he assumed i told her everything but i didn't tell her. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> i get into it. >> jimmy: now you know you can trust adam. john, how about you? when you found this out, where was it? >> i was in a basement somewhere waiting for seven months to hear whether i got the part or not. and j.j. released me from absolute -- captivity? >> i was literally just waiting at home to see if j.j. would give me the part and he sent me the e-mail telling me to come to mayfair and meet him. i met him and larry kaz dann. then he broke the news sxo & to me and told me i got the part. it was a good day. >> jimmy: who was the first person you told this news? >> i told my agent, femmy. but i think the most interesting thing was telling my dad. i went home and was like dad, i've just been cast in "star wars." and he was like, oh, my god. you are in "star wars"? that is fantastic. i knew it. what is "star wars"? [ applause ] >> jimmy: he didn't know? >> he didn't know. >> jimmy: all your families had to be excited. did you pump carrie for information about the things tha

j.j. spoiled it for my -- he assumed i told her everything but i didn't tell her. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> i get into it. >> jimmy: now you know you can john, how about you? when you found this out, where was it? >> i was in a basement somewhere waiting for seven months to hear whether i got the part or not. and j.j. released me from absolute -- >> jimmy: he had you in captivity? >> i was literally just waiting at home to see if j.j. would give me the part and he sent me the e-mail telling me to come to mayfair and meet him. to me and told me i got the part. it was a good day. >> jimmy: who was the first person you told this news? >> i told my agent, femmy. but i think the most interesting thing was telling my dad. i went home and was like dad, wars." and he was like, oh, my god. you are in "star wars"? that is fantastic. i knew it. what is "star wars"? [ applause ] >> jimmy: he didn't know? >> he didn't know. to be excited. did you pump carrie for information about the things that went on? a lot of crazy things went on in the original "star wars" movies. yes? >> yeah. >> jimmy: you wer

j.j. spoiled it for my -- he assumed i told her evevething but i didn't tell her. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> i get into it. >> jimmy: now you know you can trust adam. john, how about you? when you found thisout, where was it? >> i was in a basement somewhere waiting for seven months to hear whher i got t t part or not. and j.j. released me from absolute -- >> jimmy: he had you in captivity? >> i was literally just waiting at home to see if j.j. would give me the part a he sent me the e-e-il telling me to c ce to mayfair and meet him. i met him and larry kaz dann. then he broke the news sxo & told me i to me and told me i got the part. it was a good day. [ applause ] >> jimmy: who was the first person you told this news? >> i told my agent, femmy. but i think the most interesting thing was telling my dad. i went home and was like dad, i've just been castt in "star wars." and he was like, oh, my god. you are in "star wars"? that is fantastic. i knew it. what is "star wars"? [ applse ] >> jimmy: he didn't know? >> he didn't know. >> jimmy: all your families h h to be excited. did you pump ca

j.j. spoiled it for my -- he assumed i told her everything but i didn't tell her. -oh, really?, john, how about you? when you found this out, when was it? i was in a basement somewhere waiting for seven months to hear whether i got the part or not. and j.j. released me from absolute -- he had you in captivity? i was literally just waiting at home to see if j.j. would give me the part and he sent me the e-mail telling me to come to mayfair and meet him, and i met him and larry kasdan. then he broke the news to me that i got the part. it was a good day. yeah. [ cheers and applause ] very good day. very good day. who was the first person you told this news? -i told my agent, femmy. -uh-huh. but i think the most interesting thing was telling my dad. so i went home and i was like, "dad, i've just been cast in 'star wars.'" and he was just like, "oh, my god. you are in 'star wars'? that is fantastic. i knew it. what is 'star wars'?" [ laughter ] -he didn't know? -he didn't know. he didn't know. he didn't know. well, all your families had to be excited, huh? right. did you pump carrie

j.j. abrams. [ cheers and applause ] i'm glad to have you here. >> good to be here. thank you so much. >> jimmy: it's exciting to have you. i know you don't want to spoil anything. i know there's only so much you can reveal. but i do have one question, specific question i'd love to get an answer for. >> all right. >> jimmy: i think the fans would love to get an answer for this question. >> yeah. >> jimmy: at the end of "lost," okay? the last episode. [ laughter ] they were in purgatory, right? i mean, it was -- >> jimmy, whatever you say, man. >> jimmy: are you done with the movie? are you finished? >> we have like a couple more color correction things to do, but we're done. >> jimmy: it's almost in the can. [ applause ] is there even a can anymore? are there cans? >> they have cans but they have nothing to do with the movie. cans. no cans. >> jimmy: are you happy that you've almost finished it? >> i can't tell you the relief i feel. honestly. it's been a long time. work on this thing. nerve-wracking. i won't lie to you. >> jimmy: i remember being at a dinner, a birthday dinner for our mutual friend alex wallow, and bob iger was at that dinner, and he was trying

j.j. abrams. [ cheers and applause ] i'm glad to have you here. thank you. good to be here. thank you so much. it's exciting to have you. and i know -- i know you don't want to spoil anything. i know there's only so much you can reveal. but i do have one question, a specific question i'd love -- -i'd love to get an answer for. -all right. i think the fans would love to get an answer for this question. -yeah. -at the end of "lost," okay? the last episode -- [ laughter ] they were -- they were in purgatory, right? i mean, it was -- jimmy, whatever you say, man. are you done with the movie? are you finished? -is it over? -we are, uh -- we have, like, a couple more -- color correction and things to do, but we're done. it's almost in the can. yeah. is there -- is there even a can anymore? are there cans? they are cans, but they have nothing to do with the movie. -okay. all right. -but they're cans. no cans. are you happy that you've almost finished it? uh, i can't tell you the relief i feel. uh, honestly. it's been a long time working on this thing. it has been a long time. but you know, it's also -- it's nerve-wracking. i won't lie to you. i mean, it's -- i remember b