Steven graduated Cum Laude from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mass Communications, focusing on film studies, journalism and theatre arts. Dubbed a "prolific" writer by Hollywood icon Kenneth Johnson (The Incredible Hulk, V, The Bionic Woman, Alien Nation), Steven has been honored by the Arkansas College Media Association for his story writing prowess. He has also received recognition for his dramatic writing from the Eerie, Shriekfest and Screamfest horror film festivals. Publications include: Carroll County News, Saline Courier, Forum, Echo and Moroch.

J.J. Abrams discusses upcoming 'Star Wars: Episode VII' trailer

Posted Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at 4:10 PM

Daisy Ridley portrays Rey in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." She is rumored to be Han Solo and Princess Leia's daughter.

It doesn't sound like the release date for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" will be moved up to the summertime, according to J.J. Abrams in this statement:

"First of all, I'm always grateful that people would be asking,"Abrams said about when the next Star Wars trailer will be released. "But the truth is like we haven't shown anything. We don't want to be coy but we have almost a year until the movie comes out, so we have to be smart about what we say and when. We're always having conversations about it."

There's sort of an abundance of riches with the stuff we could put out so we're just trying to make sure it's as good as it could be before we put anything out," Abrams continued in his interview with the IrishExaminer. "The disaster would be to race something out for the sake of making an impact and it being not as good as people deserve."

"I would say thank you for being interested. Thank you for your patience and honestly, I can't wait for you to see the film."

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" opens in theaters on December 18, 2015.