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It’s like rolling up for a lightsa-
ber lesson with Obi-Wan Kenobi
when Star Wars: Episode VIII
writer/director Rian Johnson in-
vites: “Anything you want to
know! What do you want to
know?”
He’s playing a little, of course.
The follow-up (in theaters Dec.
15) to all-time box-office champ
The Force Awakens is a top-secret
project (now in post-production)
but one that Johnson is tackling
proudly while playing coy. “The
creative work has felt like play,”
says Johnson, whose previous
work includes the high-school
noir mystery Brick and time-trav-
el drama Looper. “It’s felt reso-

nant and meaningful because it

meant so much to me as a kid.”

In an interview conducted be-

fore the death of Star Wars star

Carrie Fisher, who had finished

her work on Episode VIII , the

filmmaker teases about what’s to

come in the galaxy far, far away.

1. TONALLY, ‘EPISODE VIII’
WILL EMPHASIZE FUN.
Johnson is aiming for an enjoy-
able experience rather than a
darker middle chapter in the new
trilogy. “I want it to be a blast and
to be funny and to be a ride the
way The Force Awakens and the
original Star Wars movies were.”
2. FANS LEARN MORE ABOUT
‘FORCE AWAKENS’ HEROES.
Episode VIII continues where
The Force Awakens left off with
the journey of Jedi-in-training
Rey (Daisy Ridley), former
Stormtrooper Finn (John Boye-
ga) and ace X-wing pilot Poe Da-
meron (Oscar Isaac). “I wanted to
know more about each of them,
and that doesn’t just mean infor-
mation or back story,” Johnson
says. “Figure out what’s the most
difficult thing each of them could
be challenged with now — let’s

throw that at them and dig into

what really makes them tick.”

3. REY AND LUKE SKYWALKER
DEVELOP A STRONG BOND.
The new film from the start will
explore the relationship between
Luke (Mark Hamill) and Rey,
who shows up on his remote in-
tergalactic island with his old
lightsaber “both not knowing
what’s going to happen and also
having a lot of expectations in her
head about how this is going to
go,” Johnson says. “It very much
feels like what we all go through
in adolescence, the dawning of
this new chapter of our lives.”
The director adds that the deep-
ening of familial themes is “a
huge part of especially Rey’s char-
acter, something that was a really
powerful part of her setup and
something I really wanted to dig
into with this.”
4. LUKE SKYWALKER IS THE
“EMOTIONAL ENTRY POINT.”
A longtime fan of Hamill’s enig-
matic Jedi, Johnson thinks
“What’s going on with Luke Sky-
walker?” is the essential question
at the heart of the new film.
“I’m approaching it with a take
that I hope feels honest and real
and is going to be interesting to
folks and make sense,” Johnson
says.
5. ‘EPISODE VIII’ ALREADY
HAS A TITLE.
The director knows it. In fact, he’s
had it locked in his mind ever
since he started working on Epi-
sode VIII a couple of years ago.
“It was in the very first draft I
wrote,” Johnson says. So how bad
does he want to get that big secret
off his chest? “I’ll just blurt it out
right now!” he jokes. “All in good
time, my friend.”

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Chapter11, CaseNo.16-10386(CSS)

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NOTICE OF DEADLINE FOR THE FILING OF PROOFS OF CLAIM

(GENERAL BAR DATE IS FEBRUARY 10,2017 AT 5:00 P.M.PREVAILING EASTERN TIME)

PLEASETAKENOTICEOFTHEFOLLOWING:

1.On February 14, 2016 (the “ Petition Date ”), Paragon Offshore plc and its affiliated debtors and debt-

ors in possession (collectively, the“ Debtors ”) each filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of title

11 of the United States Code (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District

of Delaware (the “ Court ”). Set forth below is the name, federal tax identification number, and the case num-

ber for each of the Debtors: DEBTOR, EIN, CASE NO.: Paragon Offshore plc, 98-1146017, 16-10386 (CSS);

Paragon Offshore Finance Company, 98-1186632, 16-10388 (CSS); Paragon International Finance Company,

98-1108126, 16-10391 (CSS); Paragon Offshore Holdings US Inc., 46-5761960, 16-10393 (CSS); Paragon

Offshore Drilling LLC, 73-0374541, 16-10385 (CSS); Paragon FDR Holdings Ltd., 98-0604731, 16-10395 (CSS);

Paragon Duchess Ltd. , N/A, 16-10398 (CSS); Paragon Offshore (Luxembourg) S.à r.l. , 98-1235897, 16-10400

(CSS); PGN Offshore Drilling (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. , 98-0599238, 16-10403 (CSS); Paragon Offshore (Labuan)

Pte. Ltd. , 98-0613505, 16-10406 (CSS); Paragon Holding SCS 2 Ltd. , 98-1124108, 16-10407 (CSS); Paragon

Asset Company Ltd., 98-0172832, 16-10408 (CSS); Paragon Holding SCS 1 Ltd. , 98-1124004, 16-10409 (CSS);

Paragon Offshore Leasing (Luxembourg) S.à r.l., 98-0635936, 16-10410 (CSS); Paragon Drilling Services 7 LLC,

80-0457882, 16-10387 (CSS); Paragon Offshore Leasing (Switzerland) GmbH, 98-0630669, 16-10389 (CSS);

Paragon Offshore do Brasil Ltda., N/A, 16-10390 (CSS); Paragon Asset (ME) Ltd., 98-0228362, 16-10392 (CSS);

Paragon Asset (UK) Ltd., N/A, 16-10394 (CSS); Paragon Offshore International Ltd., 98-0136103, 16-10396

(CSS); Paragon Offshore (North Sea) Ltd., N/A, 16-10397 (CSS); Paragon (Middle East) Limited, 98-0630667,

16-10399 (CSS); Paragon Holding NCS 2 S.à r.l., 98-1125447, 16-10401 (CSS); Paragon Leonard Jones LLC,

26-2718826, 16-10402 (CSS); Paragon Offshore (Nederland) B.V., N/A, 16-10404 (CSS); Paragon Offshore

Contracting GmbH,98-0172832,16-10405 (CSS).

2.On December 16, 2016, the Court entered an order [D.I. 958] (the “ Bar Date Order ”) establishing cer-

tain deadlines for the filing of proofs of claim in the Debtors’chapter 11 cases.

3.Pursuant to the Bar Date Order, all persons, entities, and governmental units who have a claim, or

potential claim, against any of the Debtors that arose on or before February 14, 2016, no matter how remote

or contingent such right to payment or equitable remedy may be, MUSTFILEAPROOFOFCLAIM on or before

February 10, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. (Prevailing Eastern Time) for general creditors (the “ General Bar

Date ”) by delivering a completed, signed original of the Proof of Claim Form together with any accompany-

ing documentation required by Bankruptcy Rules 3001(c) and 3001(d) by regular mail, overnight mail, courier

service, hand delivery, or in person to the Paragon Claims Processing Center c/o KCC, 2335 Alaska Avenue, El

Segundo, CA 90245 , so that it is actually received no later than 5:00 p.m. (Prevailing Eastern Time) on the

applicable Bar Date. Proofsofclaimsentbyfacsimileore-mailwillnotbeaccepted.

4. ANYPERSONORENTITY(EXCEPTAPERSONORENTITYWHOISEXCUSEDBYTHETERMSOFTHE
   BAR DATE ORDER) WHO FAILS TO FILE A PROOF OF CLAIM ON OR BEFORE THE APPLICABLE BAR DATE
   IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE WILL BE (A) FOREVER BARRED FROM ASSERTING
   THAT CLAIM (OR FILING A PROOF OF CLAIM WITH RESPECT TO THAT CLAIM), EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE
   PROVIDED BY COURT ORDER, AND THE DEBTORS AND THEIR PROPERTY MAY BE DISCHARGED FROM
   ANY AND ALL LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THAT CLAIM AND (B) WILL BE BARRED FROM RECEIVING
   ANYDISTRIBUTIONINTHEDEBTORS’CHAPTER11CASESONACCOUNTOFTHATCLAIM.
   5.Proof of claim forms and a copy of the Bar Date Order may be obtained by visiting KCC’s website, free of
   charge, at http://www.kccllc.net/paragon or by contacting KCC at the Paragon Claims Processing Center c/o KCC, 2335
   Alaska Avenue, El Segundo, CA 90245, by email at [email protected], or by telephone at (866) 967-0491.
   KCC cannot advise you how to file,or whether you should file,a proof of claim.

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