Star Wars: The Force Awakens' new lightsaber was debated even during production, J.J. Abrams says

Star Wars: The Force Awakens' newfangled lightsaber was a topic of debate for the filmmakers who created it, director J.J. Abrams told Collider. "This was not done without a lot of conversation," Abrams said. LucasFilm released the first footage of Star Wars: The Force Awakens last November. No single …