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Edward Norton joins Daniel Craig and Dave Bautista for Knives Out 2

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Rian Johnson is beginning to line-up another impressive ensemble for Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc to point the finger at in Netflix’s Knives Out sequel. Hot on the heels of Dave Bautista’s casting news, the murder-mystery has added another big-name suspect in the form of Edward Norton. Deadline has followed the breadcrumb trail to reveal that […]

Rian Johnson has spoken to Dave Filoni about directing an episode of The Mandalorian

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Here’s a piece of news that is likely to stir very different reactions depending on which side of the Star Wars: The Last Jedi fence you sit, but according to a report from USA Today’s Sariah Wilson, director Rian Johnson is “dying” to helm an episode of The Mandalorian and has even chatted with producer […]

Jamie Lee Curtis explains why the Thrombey family won’t be in Netflix’s Knives Out sequels

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Like Benoit Blanc cracking a huge case, the news broke last week that Netflix had teamed with Rian Johnson and a Thrombey Estate’s worth of cash to develop two sequels to 2019’s box-office smash Knives Out. Now the matriarch of that duplicitous family, Lynda Drysdale, aka Jamie Lee Curtis, has posted an entertaining statement on […]

Rian Johnson developing two Knives Out sequels in $400 million deal with Netflix

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Knives Out was a surprise hit in 2019. It took over cinemas with its fresh take on the mystery genre and proved to be a big success for filmmaker Rian Johnson. Now, the writer/director is looking towards a bright future with this universe as he’ll team with Netflix in an impressive partnership. Deadline reports that […]

Peacock orders Rian Johnson mystery series Poker Face starring Natasha Lyonne

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Streaming service Peacock has announced that it has give a 10-episode straight-to-series order to Poker Face, the first TV series from Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Knives Out filmmaker Rian Johnson, which will be headlined by Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll). While plot details are being kept under wraps, the project is described as an […]

Rian Johnson’s Star Wars trilogy is still happening

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With The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, The Book of Boba Fett, Andor, Rangers of the New Republic, Lando, The Acolyte, Ewan McGregor in heavy beard-grooming prep for Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Patty Jenkins directed Rogue Squadron movie, and solo-projects from both Kevin Feige and Taika Waititi, you could be forgiven for forgetting that somewhere among this crawl there […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson thanks fans on the film’s three-year anniversary

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Rian Johnson, the director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has thanked fans for their support on the film’s three year anniversary. It has been three years since Star Wars: The Last Jedi hit theatres. Time sure does fly. The Rian Johnson film was the second entry in the sequel trilogy, later followed up by […]

Rian Johnson considered using Anakin Skywalker’s force ghost in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Rian Johnson, the director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, says he considered using Anakin’s force ghost in the movie instead of Yoda. One of the biggest surprises of The Last Jedi was the moment that Yoda appeared as a force ghost to Luke. It was a great moment but director Rian Johnson did consider […]

Katherine Langford discusses her experience on Knives Out and how Rian Johnson encouraged her filmmaking interests

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One of the stars featured in the stellar cast for Rian Johnson’s murder-mystery Knives Out was Katherine Langford (13 Reasons Why), and now the actor has discussed her time on the set alongside the director. During an interview with Collider, Langford discussed her experience working on Knives Out whilst praising writer/director Rian Johnson for his likeable personality […]

Knives Out director Rian Johnson expresses frustration with writing the sequel

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While we know Lionsgate has already greenlit a sequel to the Oscar-nominated murder mystery Knives Out, it seems like writer/director Rian Johnson is experiencing some frustration when it comes to writing the script. In a recent conversation in Interview Magazine with The Devil All the Time director Antonio Campos, Johnson revealed his creative difficulties when it comes to […]