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Rian Johnson explains why the Star Wars Prequels are great

June 30, 2020 by Samuel Brace

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 […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Rian Johnson, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

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

May 6, 2020 by Samuel Brace

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 […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Rian Johnson, Star Wars, Taika Waititi

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

April 22, 2020 by Samuel Brace

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 […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill, Rian Johnson, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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

April 14, 2020 by Liam Waddington

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 […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Rian Johnson

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

April 12, 2020 by Gary Collinson

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 […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: J.J. Abrams, Rian Johnson, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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

March 18, 2020 by Samuel Brace

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 […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Rian Johnson, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Knives Out star Chris Evans reveals he begged director Rian Johnson for the role of Ransom Drysdale

March 3, 2020 by Liam Waddington

One of the biggest breakout hits of last year was director Rian Johnson’s Oscar-nominated murder mystery Knives Out and while the film has an incredible ensemble cast, one of the biggest highlights of the film was Chris Evans’ Ransom Drysdale. In a behind-the-scenes featurette on the Knives Out home release (via CinemaBlend), Evans revealed he practically begged Johnson […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Chris Evans, Knives Out, Rian Johnson

Star Wars: Episode VIII and Han Solo directors set for panel at Star Wars Celebration

June 30, 2016 by Gary Collinson

We already know that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story helmer Gareth Edwards is set to appear at Star Wars Celebration Europe this July, and now we can also add Star Wars: Episode VIII’s Rian Johnson and the young Han Solo movie’s Phil Lord and Chris Miller to that list. Johnson, Lord and Miller will appear […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Chris Miller, Han Solo: A Star Wars Story, Phil Lord, Rian Johnson, Star Wars, Star Wars Celebration, Star Wars: Episode VIII

Adam Driver talks Star Wars: Episode VIII, praises director Rian Johnson

March 31, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Although Star Wars: Episode VIII has been filming for a good few weeks now, it seems that Adam Driver is yet to start working on the follow-up to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, although he has told Entertainment Weekly that he’s itching to get on set. “I feel like there was so many moving pieces in […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Adam Driver, Rian Johnson, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode VIII

Rian Johnson provides an insider tip for spotting a secret movie villain

February 27, 2020 by Samuel Brace

Rian Johnson, director of Knives Out, has revealed that Apple’s rules about iPhones in movies can help audiences discover mystery villains. Films often try to trick us into who the villain of the story might be, often revealing the truth to audiences towards the end of the movie. However, with Rian Johnson’s insider tip, you […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Knives Out, Rian Johnson

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