J.J. Abrams — New Lightsaber Gets Seal of Approval … From Major Celebrity Nerd

EXCLUSIVE

A fleeting time ago in cyberspace not so far away … nerds were up in arms over the new lightsaber seen briefly in the “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” trailer — but the movie’s director says he’s got saber support from Hollywood’s largest nerd.

J.J. Abrams was on his way out of Terrible Robot’s studio … when he told our photog he’s not surprised at the cross-saber backlash — but he also knew lots of fans would think it’s cool.

In case you don’t know, the hubbub is over the practicality of the design — it seems like the sword could easily cut anyone using the Jedi tool.

But Abrams says one celeb nerd with foremost pull already gave him two wookie thumbs up.

Hint: he’s a big “Lord of the Rings” fan.