Watch: 74-Minute Tribeca Talk With J.J. Abrams And Chris Rock

The Tribeca Film Festival has been host to some great conversations this year (check out the hour long talk with Joss Whedon and Mark Ruffalo), and one of the most surprising pairings saw J.J. Abrams and Chris Rock brought together for a wide-ranging discussion. While Abrams' comments about the similarities between "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and "Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope," as well as his tease about Rey's parentage, have been widely reported, that was just a small taste of what he touched upon with Rock.

Throughout their conversation, Abrams was candid about his various missteps over the years, and once again fessed up that on "Star Trek Into Darkness," he went overboard with the lens flare. 

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“I’m over that,” he said of the technique. “For a period of time, on ‘Star Trek,’ there was this idea we had that the future was so bright that it just couldn’t...