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Kathleen Kennedy addresses criticisms of a lack of pre-planning for the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy

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One of the biggest criticisms of the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy (second only perhaps to the treatment of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi) is the fact that Disney and Lucasfilm embarked on the series of films without a clear road map as to where the story was heading. After raising several questions […]

Movie Review – Knives Out (2019)

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Knives Out, 2019. Written and directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Jaeden Martell, Katherine Langford, Lakeith Stanfield, Christopher Plummer. SYNOPSIS: When a wealthy crime author is found dead the morning after his birthday party, a debonair detective is sent in […]

Rian Johnson wants to direct an episode of The Mandalorian

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Rian Johnson, director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, wants to direct an episode of The Mandalorian season two. Disney+ has found quick success with their first-ever live-action Star Wars TV show, The Mandalorian. Fans have taken to the new series instantly, praising it for its classic Star Wars feel, visuals, and characters. Fans of […]

Movie Review – Knives Out (2019)

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Knives Out, 2019. Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Ana De Armas, Lakeith Stanfield, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Christopher Plummer, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, Riki Lindholme SYNOPSIS: When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the […]

Movie Review – Knives Out (2019)

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Knives Out, 2019. Written and directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, LaKeith Stanfield, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Christopher Plummer, Michael Shannon, Jaeden Martell, Riki Lindhome and Katherine Langford. SYNOPSIS: A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family after his 85th birthday […]

Rian Johnson was inspired by Star Wars: The Last Jedi online hate for Knives Out, confirms that his new trilogy is still happening

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In just a few more weeks director Rian Johnson’s latest film Knives Out will be released to the public after garnering significant praise at various film festivals. Johnson was inspired by the works of acclaimed mystery author Agatha Christie, who wrote Murder on the Orient Express, to create a modern day ‘who dunnit?’ mystery, but she wasn’t […]

Video Review – Knives Out

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Knives Out, 2019. Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Lakeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and Christopher Plummer. In this video review, EJ Moreno shares his thoughts on Knives Out, a “whodunit” film from Rian Johnson. Following up, Star Wars: […]

55th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Knives Out (2019)

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Knives Out. 2019 Written and Directed by Rian Johnson Starring Daniel Craig, Ana De Armas, Lakeith Stanfield, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Christopher Plummer, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and Riki Lindholme. SYNOPSIS: A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family. Before even getting into […]

Rian Johnson keen on Knives Out sequel, if Daniel Craig is on board

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It’s already set in stone that Rian Johnson is developing an untitled Star Wars project (one that has no affiliation with his divisive but undeniably bold entry into the Skywalker saga, Star Wars: The Last Jedi). And while the director has never made a sequel to one of his own films, he did not rule […]