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Rian Johnson has “all the freedom in the world” for his new Star Wars trilogy

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While Lucasfilm has been garnering a bit of a reputation lately for rewarding Star Wars directors with their pink slips for their efforts, that hasn’t been the case with Star Wars: The Last Jedi helmer Rian Johnson. Earlier this month it was announced that Johnson has been handed the keys to his very own Star Wars […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi director on Supreme Leader Snoke and Captain Phasma

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Warning: Spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi follow… Star Wars: The Last Jedi was certainly full of surprises – not least the fate of Andy Serkis’ Supreme Leader Snoke, who after two years of fan theories and speculation, was cut down by his apprentice Kylo Ren, without any of his backstory revealed to the […]

Rian Johnson says there was no set plan for the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, defends Last Jedi humour

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While Star Wars: The Last Jedi received an overwhelmingly positive reaction from critics, fans have been a little more mixed on the second chapter of Disney’s Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. One of the big complaints aimed towards the film is that it deviates from the seeds planted in Star Wars: The Force Awakens in favour […]

Rian Johnson says Star Wars: The Last Jedi will put its heroes “through a meat grinder”

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Following on from the release of the new ‘Set & Story’ behind-the-scenes featurette [which you can watch here], director Rian Johnson has been talking to USA Today about the challenges that our heroes will face in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, stating that the movie will put Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron “through a meat […]

Director Rian Johnson says you might want to avoid the Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer

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We’re just a few short hours away from the release of the second trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and director Rian Johnson has taken the unusual step of advising fans to give it a miss, particularly if they want to go into the movie spoiler-free. Johnson took to social media to post the […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s Rian Johnson and Daisy Ridley on the importance of Rey’s parentage

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It’s already been confirmed that this December’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi will “absolutely address” the question of Rey’s parents, providing an answer to one of the biggest mysteries from 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But just how important will this reveal prove to be to the story? In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, […]

Rian Johnson discusses Carrie Fisher’s role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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While there’s plenty of excitement for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the release will be certainly bittersweet, given that it will mark the final time we get to see Carrie Fisher in the role of Leia Organa, the actress having sadly passed away this past December. During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, writer-director Rian Johnson […]

Rian Johnson reveals Snoke’s past will remain a mystery in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, says writing Kylo Ren is “fun”

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With just a few months to go until the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, there are still several questions surrounding the film, particularly over the Sequel Trilogy’s central villains. J.J. Abrams didn’t reveal much about Supreme Leader Snoke in The Force Awakens, and it seems director Rian Johnson isn’t looking to elaborate any further either. […]

Rumour: Rian Johnson to begin shooting the first of his new Star Wars trilogy in June

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Back in November it was announced that Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson is developing his very own, brand new Star Wars trilogy, with “all the freedom in the world” to create a story separate from the main Skywalker saga. Johnson has since said that he’s at the “very beginning” stages of planning […]