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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 […]

Rian Johnson discusses his new Star Wars trilogy, rules out Knights of the Old Republic adaptation

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Last month it was announced that Lucasfilm has rewarded director Rian Johnson for his work on Star Wars: The Last Jedi with the keys to a brand new Star Wars trilogy. With Johnson’s focus currently on The Last Jedi ahead of its release this week, he’s stated that he’s only at the very earliest of […]

Rian Johnson to create new Star Wars trilogy

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Lucasfilm have announced that The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson will get to create his own galaxy far, far away with a brand new Star Wars trilogy, the first of which he will write and direct, with long term collaborator Ram Bergman fulfilling producer duties. The official statement is as exciting as a yellow font […]

Rian Johnson on Kylo Ren and Captain Phasma’s roles in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Over the past week Entertainment Weekly has revealed a host of Star Wars: The Last Jedi info. We’ve had a batch of new images, and details on the likes of Luke Skywalker being a grumpy old hermit, Rey and the importance of her parentage, Finn, Carrie Fisher’s final role as General Leia, Supreme Leader Snoke and […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi director says Benicio Del Toro isn’t playing Ezra Bridger

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Of all the mysterious aspects of Star Wars: The Last Jedi so far, one of the greatest hotbeds for fan theory and speculation is just who Benicio Del Toro is actually playing. Among the possibilities from fans so far are a Fett, a Sith Lord, a member of the Knights of Ren, and even Ezra Bridger from […]

Adam Driver avoided Mark Hamill on Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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For those awaiting Star Wars: The Last Jedi, many are anticipating the potential reunion between exiled Jedi Luke Skywalker and his former protege Kylo Ren, played by Mark Hamill and Adam Driver respectively. Star Wars: The Force Awakens revealed that, much like his grandfather before him, Kylo Ren turned to the dark side and destroyed Luke’s new generation […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi D23 interviews with Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Laura Dern, Benicio Del Toro, Kelly Marie Tran, Gwendoline Christie and Rian Johnson

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Disney and Lucasfilm showcased Star Wars: The Last Jedi at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California this past weekend, and we’ve got some backstage video interviews with director Rian Johnson and cast members Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Laura Dern, Benicio Del Toro, Kelly Marie Tran and Gwendoline Christie. Check them out below, and head […]

Rian Johnson says Luke and Rey are “the beating heart” of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Following the Star Wars: The Last Jedi panel at D23, during which we got a behind-the-scenes sizzle reel for the hotly-anticipated blockbuster [watch it here], director Rian Johnson is out doing the media rounds, discussing everything from the meaning of the title (once again) to the heart of the blockbuster during an interview with Good Morning America. According […]

Colin Trevorrow asked Rian Johnson to add “one little thing” to Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Back in May, Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson revealed that he’d asked J.J. Abrams to make one small change to the ending of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in order to set the stage for Episode VIII, and now Star Wars: Episode IX helmer Colin Trevorrow has said that he’s asked a similar […]