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The Last Jedi Director Rian Johnson Debunks Rumor He Exited Planned Star Wars Trilogy

February 14, 2019

Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson took to Twitter to debunk a rumor that he had exited the announced Star Wars trilogy he would be masterminding. Johnson set the record straight writing, "No it ...

After Blaming Fans, Rian Johnson Now Points to Russian Trolls and Politics for Hatred of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

John F. Trent

October 2, 2018

Movies

Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson continues to be a lightning rod in his fan interactions following intense criticism of The Last Jedi. His latest stunt involves blaming Russian trolls and "politic...

Disney CEO Bob Iger Reveals Mistake Made with Star Wars

John F. Trent

September 20, 2018

Movies

Disney CEO Bob Iger admitted that at least one mistake was made in regards to Disney's Star Wars franchise. In a wide-ranging interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Iger took responsibility for at least one ...

Popular Study Attributes Negative Reception of Star Wars: The Last Jedi to Gender and Race Changes, But The Study May Be Flawed!

Spencer Baculi

September 12, 2018

Comic Culture, Movies

A recent twitter analysis of the social media harassment surrounding Star Wars and The Last Jedi attributes negative tweets to an inherent hatred of females and minorities - through the research’s data may be f...

Rian Johnson Explains Why He Deleted 20,000 Tweets After James Gunn Debacle

Donald Edmonds

July 30, 2018

Comic Culture

Social media is a wacky place nowadays. Insomuch that Rian Johnson deleted 20,000 tweets from his account a couple of days ago. His efforts were somewhat under the radar, and no one really took note of it until...

Rian Johnson Finds Fake ‘Return of the Jedi’ Reading Illuminating – Perfectly Explains Why The Last Jedi is Horrible

John F. Trent

July 12, 2018

Movies

Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson found a fake reading of Return of the Jedi illuminating and it perfectly captures why his The Last Jedi and its treatment of Luke Skywalker is horrible. This il...

Vertigo Comics Artist Attempts to Defend Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Gets Roasted

John F. Trent

July 11, 2018

Movies

Vertigo Comics artist Richard Pace tried to defend Rian Johnson's Star Wars: The Last Jedi and his depiction of Luke Skywalker by arguing "Luke's actions in the last film are completely in character with what w...

The Last Jedi Director Rian Johnson Begins Blaming Fans for a Bad Movie

John F. Trent

July 10, 2018

Comic Culture

The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson is no stranger to stirring up trouble. He's recently referred to a large group of Star Wars fans who didn't like The Last Jedi as "manbabies." Now, he believes the criticism ...

Rian Johnson and John Boyega Attack Star Wars Fans and Consumers At Their Own Risk!

John F. Trent

June 13, 2018

Comic Culture

After Chuck Wendig called Star Wars fans white supremacists, Star Wars director Rian Johnson and actor John Boyega have begun insulting and attacking their rabid fanbase following Kelly Marie Tran's deletion of...

Rian Johnson’s New Star Wars Trilogy Could Begin as Early as 2020

Daniel Mills

June 12, 2018

Movies

A Brave New World Far, Far Away Rian Johnson is starting a new journey in a land far, far away. The director's first Star Wars film - The Last Jedi - wasn't exactly well-received among fans. Its quality is one...

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