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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 […]

Rian Johnson explains why the Star Wars Prequels are great

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Rian Johnson, the director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has explained why George Lucas’ Prequel Trilogy is great. Upon release, George Lucas’ Star Wars prequel films were not looked upon with the same love and praise as the original trilogy. However, in recent years, fans have found a new love for these films, viewing […]

Rian Johnson shares his excitement over Taika Waititi’s Star Wars movie

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Rian Johnson, the director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has shared his excitement at Taika Waititi’s recently announced Star Wars movie. To celebrate May the Fourth, Lucasfilm confirmed that Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi would be directing a Star Wars movie. While we have no details on the film or when it will come […]

Rian Johnson reveals why he cut Rey’s third lesson from Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Rian Johnson, the director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has revealed why he cut Rey’s third lesson from the film. In The Last Jedi we got to see Rey participate in Jedi training with Luke Skywalker, bringing us right back to Luke’s own training with Master Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back. Luke told […]

Knives Out director Rian Johnson reveals why he probably won’t ever make a horror movie

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Rian Johnson has shown he is capable of directing projects in the murder mystery and science-fiction genres with Brick, the Oscar-nominated Knives Out, Looper and Star Wars: The Last Jedi respectively. However, it looks like the director won’t be getting involved in the horror genre any time soon (or ever). In a recent discussion on Film Independent‘s Coffee […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker editors feel The Last Jedi undid the storytelling of The Force Awakens

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One of the biggest criticisms of the Sequel Trilogy is the lack of a single, overarching vision for Episodes VII, VIII and IX, with Disney and Lucasfilm opting instead to take things one film at a time and allowing directors J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson to steer things in their own direction rather than working […]

Rian Johnson wishes he could have test screened Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Rian Johnson says he wishes he could have screen-tested Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Star Wars: The Last Jedi was a film that truly divided fans, with many considering it one of the best Star Wars films ever and others believing it to be the worst. The film had a number of shocking moments and […]