'Star Wars: The Force Awakens': J.J. Abrams Talks About Difficulty In Stopping Leaks

Director J.J. Abrams And His Wife Katie McGrath — Director J.J. Abrams and his wife Katie McGrath pose at the Children's Defense Fund-California 24th Annual "Beat the Odds" Awards in Culver City, California December 4, 2014. Reuters/Mario Anzuoni

Fans of the franchise are highly anticipating the movie "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." There have been multiple leaks from the movie in the past few months. Director J.J. Abrams has spoken about his experience with filming the movie and taking measures to stop leaks.

There have been multiple leaks from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in the past that range from scene descriptions to concept arts to pictures of the production set that were taken by some fans using drones. Abrams spoke to USAToday and admitted that not everything about the movie can be kept a secret.

Abrams reportedly said the producers are doing the best they can to guard the secrets of the movie and prevent leaks. This includes controlling information shared with fellow cast and crew members such as the script.

Abrams was appreciative of the efforts taken by the cast and crew while filming the movie. Talking about a particular shoot, he said the cast and crew were "respectful and incredibly kind to each other" in what was said to be a difficult scene to film.

Domhnall Gleeson, one of the cast members of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," confirmed the efforts taken by the producers when he spoke to RadioTimes. The actor said the movie had the "most secrecy" compared to the other projects he has worked on.

Gleeson said he was personally not afraid he would let anything slip about the movie. The actor said the "genuine love" for "Star Wars" from J.J. Abrams and others on set made him want to protect the secrets of the movie. The actor said any questions that may involve potential spoilers of the movie would get his standard response of "I can't talk about it."

The first official trailer of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" was released in November. It gave fans a glimpse of what to expect from the movie. Fans are eager to find out the official plot of the movie and are also waiting to see the veteran cast members who featured in the original trilogy but were not seen in the first trailer.