Star Wars: The Last Jedi writer/director Rian Johnson is ready to hop back into the iconic galaxy far, far away with his own trilogy separate from the Skywalker Saga, and it looks like he has full creative control.
In an interview with Observer while promoting his upcoming film Knives Out, Rian Johnson hinted at his creative approach to a new trilogy with wholly original characters that will not tie into the legacy of the Skywalker Saga:
“I think that the fun and challenging part of it is to dive in, figure out what’s exciting and then figure out what it’s going to be. We’re doing something that steps beyond the legacy characters. What does that look like? To me, the blue sky element of it is what was most striking about it. I know the way that I’m coming at it and what’s fun about it for everyone in George Lucas’ films is figuring out, ‘what’s the next step?’ It really makes you think and figure out what the essence of Star Wars is for me and what that will look like moving forward.
Lucasfilm announced Rian Johnson’s new Star Wars trilogy months before The Last Jedi hit theaters. Although the film was acclaimed by critics, fans found the film polarizing. Some fans applauded the narrative risks that Rian Johnson brought to the film, particularly in places where it subverted the expectations of the audience that have formulated fan theories after watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens. On the other hand, some felt that Rian Johnson’s approach to the film wasn’t a good fit for the Star Wars saga.
The polarized audience reception to The Last Jedi isn’t stopping Lucasfilm and Rian Johnson from bringing this new trilogy to life. After he finishes promoting Knives Out, Rian Johnson is expected to begin work on his new trilogy.
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be released in theaters on December 19, 2019. Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news from the Star Wars universe including Rian Johnson’s upcoming trilogy.
Source: Observer