Rian Johnson recently discussed the status of his Star Wars trilogy as well as the recent departures of David Benioff, D.B Weiss and Colin Trevorrow.
Ahead of his latest movie Knives Out, Rian Johnson talked about his Star Wars trilogy while also addressing the departures of other directors from Star Wars projects. While Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi was an incredibly divisive chapter in the saga, he was given free reign on a trilogy of his own in the universe. However, since the main announcement, there’s barely been a word about Rian Johnson’s Star Wars trilogy.
However in a new interview with Variety, Rian Johnson revealed that he’s still talking about his trilogy with Lucasfilm and that they’ll announce the project when they’re ready. Rian Johnson previously mentioned that his future films in the Star Wars universe will step beyond the classic legacy characters and take a fresh direction. When asked if his next Star Wars film will arrive in 2022, he dismissed the idea saying that unless it’s on the official Star Wars website, fans shouldn’t believe anything they read.
“I’m still talking to Lucasfilm. They haven’t announced anything…. Every single day there’s a new thing. Until it’s up on StarWars.com, don’t believe it.”
The director went on to address the departures of David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and Colin Trevorrow from the Star Wars saga, explaining that he can only speak to the positive experience he had when working on The Last Jedi. David Benioff and D.B. Weiss were originally meant to helm the next Star Wars trilogy after The Rise of Skywalker but reportedly couldn’t put in the time the franchise need alongside their commitments with Netflix.
“I can’t speak to the experience that anyone else has had. I would caution that other people’s sets are like other people’s marriages. You think you know what’’s going on with them, but the only thing that’s absolutely true is that you’re wrong. I can only speak to my experience, which was an absolute dream from top to bottom, beginning to end. From Kathy [Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy] to Bob Iger to J.J. [Abrams] to all the craftsmen.”
As previously mentioned, Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi was met with such a divisive reception when it arrived in theaters that a toxic element in the Star Wars fandom reared its head at the narrative decisions made in the film and particular characters like Kelly Marie Tran’s Rose Tico. Rian Johnson also addressed the rumor that David Benioff and D.B. Weiss left due to the toxic fandom, saying that most of his experience with fans has been positive.
“You always have to contextualize how small a part of the fandom that section is. I’m not talking about people who like or dislike a particular movie. I’m talking about the people who have dedicated themselves to abusing people who are involved in the films. It’s so small, but it gets blown up. Having been in the hurricane for the last two years, I can tell you that 95% of what I get even on Twitter is lovely and thoughtful and engaged, even when people don’t like my movie. Having said that, it’s a problem that every type of fandom is dealing with. It’s almost a byproduct of this system that is the internet.”
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Here is the official synopsis for The Rise of Skywalker:
Lucasfilm and director J.J. Abrams join forces once again to take viewers on an epic journey to a galaxy far, far away with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the riveting conclusion of the seminal Skywalker saga, where new legends will be born and the final battle for freedom is yet to come.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be released in theaters on December 19, 2019.
Source: Variety
