Back in May, Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson revealed that he’d asked J.J. Abrams to make one small change to the ending of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in order to set the stage for Episode VIII, and now Star Wars: Episode IX helmer Colin Trevorrow has said that he’s asked a similar […]
Mark Hamill clarifies his comments about “fundamentally disagreeing” with Rian Johnson over Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Back in April, Mark Hamill caused a bit of a stir when speaking about his upcoming role as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, stating that: “I said to [director Rian Johnson], I think I fundamentally disagree with everything you’ve decided for me. Now having said that, I have to accept it, get […]
Lucasfilm had no firm story plans for Episodes VIII and IX following Star Wars: The Force Awakens
It has been revealed that Lucasfilm didn’t have concrete plans for Star Wars: Episode VIII and Episode IX after The Force Awakens. There is of course huge anticipation for the next movie in the franchise, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and the director of that film, Rian Johnson, has commented that Lucasfilm didn’t have his movie and […]
Adam Driver avoided Mark Hamill on Star Wars: The Last Jedi
For those awaiting Star Wars: The Last Jedi, many are anticipating the potential reunion between exiled Jedi Luke Skywalker and his former protege Kylo Ren, played by Mark Hamill and Adam Driver respectively. Star Wars: The Force Awakens revealed that, much like his grandfather before him, Kylo Ren turned to the dark side and destroyed Luke’s new generation […]
Rian Johnson slightly changed the ending of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, discusses Luke’s exile
As the director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson obviously holds a lot of sway with the Star Wars franchise, and it seems this extended to some input in J.J. Abrams’ first film in the Sequel Trilogy, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Since The Last Jedi begins pretty much where The Force Awakens ends, with Rey holding out Luke’s old lightsaber to […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s Rian Johnson is not involved with writing Star Wars: Episode IX
Back in June 2014 when it was first announced that Rian Johnson had signed on to write and direct the now-titled Star Wars: Episode VIII, it was also said that the Looper director would also provide a treatment for the final chapter of the Sequel Trilogy, Star Wars: Episode IX. Well, it seems that plans […]
Rian Johnson explains why Kylo Ren’s scar is different in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi may only be two minutes, but that hasn’t stopped fans from pouring over every screenshot they can for details on the film. One shot in particular has raised some questions, though not necessarily about the film’s story. The trailer briefly shows Kylo Ren brandishing his lightsaber as he prepares for […]
Rian Johnson playing coy about possible Prince William and Harry cameos in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
With Daniel Craig making a stealth appearance in 2015’s The Force Awakens, there has been a lot of rumors going around regarding celebrity cameos in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. We know that Justin Theroux (The Leftovers) will have some sort of cameo, and Tom Hardy has been rumored for some time. That’s not all, however, […]
Director Rian Johnson talks Star Wars: The Last Jedi opening crawl
Ever since information came to light that Star Wars: The Last Jedi would begin immediately where Star Wars: The Force Awakens ended, fans debated whether the next episode would continue the tradition of featuring an opening crawl or forgoing it simply because there might not be much to say. It turns out that there is quite a […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson talks new planet Crait
As most of you probably already know, Friday brought us the first teaser for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and one of its most tantalizing aspects was the inclusion of a new planet to explore. Obviously, the franchise is known for galaxy exploration and beautiful locations, so the addition of a new world is most certainly welcome. […]
