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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Director Rian Johnson and Kelly Marie Tran React To J.J. Abrams’ The Rise Of Skywalker

February 11, 2020

Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson and Kelly Marie Tran reacted to the final installment of the Disney Sequel Trilogy, J.J. Abrams' The Rise of Skywalker, while at the Oscars. Johnson spoke to MT...

Rian Johnson Defends His Portrayal of Luke Skywalker Describing Him as a “True Mythic Hero”

John F. Trent

December 20, 2019

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson took to Twitter to defend his portrayal of Luke Skywalker describing him as a "true mythic hero." Johnson would respond to a Tweet from Gil Gonzalez who shared ...

Rian Johnson Believes Attempting to Appeal to Fans is a “Mistake”

Spencer Baculi

December 19, 2019

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Knives Out director Rian Johnson stated in a recent interview that he believes that attempting to appeal to fans instead of making the audience feel “challenged” is a “mistake.” ...

‘Taylor Swift: Bad Blood’ Director Joseph Kahn Describes The Last Jedi’s Interpretation of The Force as “Meaningless Participation Trophy”

John F. Trent

December 16, 2019

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Taylor Swift: Bad Blood director Joseph Kahn took Disney and Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi to task with its depiction of the Force describing it as a "meaningless participation trophy." Kahn, who also directe...

John Boyega Describes Finn’s Role in Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi as “A Bit Iffy”

John F. Trent

December 10, 2019

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Star Wars actor John Boyega openly criticized Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi describing it as "a bit iffy." In an interview with Hypebeast, Boyega notes that The Force Awakens was "the beginning of something q...

Rumor: Rian Johnson Out at Lucasfilm and Star Wars

John F. Trent

November 6, 2019

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A new rumor indicates Rian Johnson is out at Lucasfilm and Star Wars. The rumor comes from T-Vo at Lords of the Long Box and his source the Black Knight. https://youtu.be/7rx00DNhRhU T-Vo reveals, "Acc...

The Last Jedi Director Rian Johnson Casts Doubt On Whether He Will Work on Star Wars Again

John F. Trent

October 10, 2019

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson cast doubt whether he would work on Star Wars again while on the red carpet. Johnson spoke with BANG Showbiz where he talked about being a Star Wars fan again d...

Rumor: Rian Johnson No Longer Allowed To Confirm He’s Working on a Star Wars Trilogy

John F. Trent

September 16, 2019

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A new rumor suggests Disney told Rian Johnson he's not allowed to confirm he's working on a new Star Wars trilogy. The rumor comes from WDW Pro on the WDW Magic Forums. WDW Pro states: "Rian Johnson was ...

Rumor: Star Wars Looking for Female POC Actress, Patty Jenkins and Ava DuVernay in Running to Direct Knights of the Old Republic Movie

John F. Trent

September 11, 2019

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A new rumor indicates Star Wars is looking for a female person of color to play the main protagonist in an upcoming film based on BioWare's Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) video game. https://youtu.be/H3...

Rian Johnson Provides Update on His Star Wars Status

John F. Trent

September 10, 2019

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson provided an update on his Star Wars status. Johnson spoke with Uproxx while promoting his Knives Out film about his status with Lucasfilm and Star Wars. John...

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