Rian Johnson, the director of Knives Out and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, says that it’s a mistake to cater to fans when making a movie. Rian Johnson is certainly no stranger to surprising audiences with his films. His new film Knives Out took a lot of people by surprise and The Last Jedi infamously […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Knives Out (2019)
Knives Out. 2019 Written and Directed by Rian Johnson Starring Daniel Craig, Ana De Armas, Lakeith Stanfield, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Christopher Plummer, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and Riki Lindholme. SYNOPSIS: A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family. Before even getting into […]
Rian Johnson keen on Knives Out sequel, if Daniel Craig is on board
It’s already set in stone that Rian Johnson is developing an untitled Star Wars project (one that has no affiliation with his divisive but undeniably bold entry into the Skywalker saga, Star Wars: The Last Jedi). And while the director has never made a sequel to one of his own films, he did not rule […]
Knives Out sequel in the works, set to centre on Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc on a new investigation
After grossing nearly $250 million at the worldwide box office, writer-director Rian Johnson is working on a follow-up to the 2019 hit comedy-whodunnit, Knives Out. Johnson told The Hollywood Reporter at Lionsgate’s pre-Golden Globes party that he was already developing a sequel centred on Daniel Craig’s Southern detective Benoit Blanc investigating a brand-new case with a […]
Rian Johnson credits Daniel Craig for helping attract a star-studded cast for Knives Out
In a recent interview with Deadline, Knives Out director Rian Johnson credited Daniel Craig for attracting the stacked and stellar cast that is featured in 2019’s whodunnit. “Yeah. Him signing up is the reason we were able to make the movie. Besides being a movie star, he’s also a fantastic actor who is really well respected, […]
Rian Johnson defends his treatment of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (again)
Over two years on from the film’s release, Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has once again spoken out on social media to defend his creative choices for the character of Luke Skywalker in the middle chapter of Disney’s Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. Responding to a tweet accusing him of “completely destroying the […]
Simon Pegg admits J.J. Abrams had different plans for Rey’s parents
This may come as a shocker, but Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been a bit polarizing. There are a fair amount of people that… well, let’s say that they didn’t prefer it. If one looks for just 30 seconds on the internet they will be treated to a wealth of detailed, and extremely polite […]
There was no time for Han’s funeral in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, says director Rian Johnson
For being the best reviewed sci-fi movie of 2017, Star Wars: The Last Jedi has sure ruffled many feathers. Amidst a flurry of complaints, one issue fans have had is the somewhat muted reaction The Last Jedi had to Han Solo’s death in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. While there were references in The Last […]
Rian Johnson explains the absence of the Knights of Ren in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi has had a lot of complaints levelled against it over the past month, and one of the chief complaints that SOME fans have had is that director Rian Johnson did not adequately address some of the lingering questions from The Force Awakens. For example, what’s up with the Knights of […]
Rey’s parentage is still a wide open subject for Star Wars: Episode IX, according to Rian Johnson
Warning. Spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi follow… It may have been disappointing for some to learn that all of the fuss over Rey’s parentage proved to be much ado about nothing in Rian Johnson’s incredibly divisive Star Wars: The Last Jedi. While some felt that this moment was incredibly powerful, and all-too-true to […]
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