By Filmmaker Rian Johnson has offered a brief update on how his “Star Wars” trilogy is going.
Johnson directed 2017’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” – arguably the most divisive mainline “Star Wars” film since ‘Phantom Menace’. The result was a movie that some consider the best “Star Wars” film since “Revenge of the Sith” or even ‘Empire’. For others, it was a death blow to the entire franchise that opened the floodgates of the toxic side of “Star Wars” fandom.
After it opened, Johnson indicated plans to helm a brand-new trilogy of “Star Wars” movies. But in the time since he’s been sidetracked by his “Knives Out” franchise and Peacock’s “Poker Face” series – both of which have new films/seasons out this year.
In a new interview with The Independent, Johnson was asked why the movies haven’t been made yet and if there’s still a possibility of them happening. He says:
“What happened? Knives Out!. I mean, I kind of went down the murder mystery rabbit hole – I’m focused on making other stuff. But that wouldn’t rule out it happening down the line. If I get back in the Star Wars universe someday, I’d be the happiest person.”
Following the polarizing reactions from fans to “The Last Jedi,” including nasty vitriol targeted specifically at him at levels usually reserved for race-swapped or gender-swapped superheroes, does he have any hesitation about returning? Not at all:
“I always want to make this clear: it’s not like I’ve gone through a living hell or something. I’ve had the kind of experience that you only dream about as a filmmaker. I was in my twenties when the prequels came out. I mean, you talk about wars between Star Wars fans… We experienced our own. That [the prequels] was World War I, and this [The Last Jedi] was World War II. But, I feel like I’ve had such a wonderful, lovely, positive experience with the fans during the course of it. That’s left me a bigger Star Wars fan than I ever was, which is really something, because I grew up with it as the bedrock of my childhood.”
Johnson’s “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” will be released sometime later this year, while the second season of “Poker Face” is screening now.
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