"While at this year's Sundance Film Festival, Johnson commented on Kathleen Kennedy's departure, saying he's excited for her and interested to see what's next for Lucasfilm. "As a Star Wars fan, the most exciting thing for me is always seeing when they bring in fresh voices and fresh filmmakers to come in and tell new stories in that world.""
"So what gives? It's now old hat for Lucasfilm to green-light projects that may never make it to the big screen, or even production - remember Patty Jenkins's Rogue Squadron announcement? Ahead of The Last Jedi, it was announced that Johnson would tackle a new trilogy of films in the Star Wars universe, but while The Last Jedi performed well enough, the film itself was divisive among fans, leading to speculation that Johnson was done with that universe."
Rian Johnson appears content watching other filmmakers handle Star Wars while expressing excitement for Kathleen Kennedy's next steps and interest in Lucasfilm's future. He praised bringing fresh voices and filmmakers to tell new stories and described The Last Jedi as the "time of [his] life," saying he has become a bigger Star Wars fan and would "feel blessed" to return. Lucasfilm routinely announces projects that may not reach production; Johnson was once slated to lead a new trilogy, but fan divisiveness around The Last Jedi and his success with Knives Out coincided with that plan not moving forward. Kennedy suggested online negativity affected him; Johnson denied being "spooked."
Read at Vulture
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]