Rian Johnson has a ‘Star Wars’ trilogy update that will shock fans

"The Final Jedi" director Rian Johnson stated that his trilogy remains to be in growth regardless of blended reactions to his movie.
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The Pressure nonetheless flows by way of Rian Johnson.

5 years after the Luke-warm reception to “The Final Jedi,” director Rian Johnson revealed Tuesday that his new trilogy remains to be very a lot alive and in growth, reported Empire Journal.

“It’s simply at this level a matter of schedule and when it may well occur. I’ve stayed near Kathleen [Kennedy] and we get collectively typically and discuss it,” Johnson instructed the publication, referring to the Lucasfilm president.

“It could break my coronary heart if I had been completed, if I couldn’t get again in that sandbox in some unspecified time in the future.”

Johnson’s trilogy was introduced in 2017 after his “Star Wars” directorial debut and had promised to function “new characters from a nook of the galaxy that ‘Star Wars’ lore has by no means earlier than explored,” based on IndieWire, which added that a parallel tagline was echoed by “Thor: Love and Thunder” director Taika Waititi — who's slated to have a “Star Wars” movie in 2025.

Just lately, Johnson expressed how proud he was of “Star Wars: The Final Jedi” — starring John Boyega, above — regardless of the movie receiving blended evaluations from critics and backlash from followers.

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Johnson’s feedback monitor with these made by Kennedy on the Star Wars Celebration earlier this yr.

“Now, everyone’s so busy – genuinely busy and dealing on issues,” Kennedy stated to Empire.

Regardless of negativity, Johnson remains to be dedicated to doing his personal “Star Wars” trilogy.

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“Rian had such a big success with ‘Knives Out’ that he’s very dedicated to attempt to get that executed. So it’ll be some time. And we've got to work three, 5 years prematurely on what we’re doing. In order that’s the place that sits,” Kennedy added. “However we love him.”

Just lately, Johnson expressed how proud he's of his movie regardless of it receiving blended evaluations from critics and backlash from followers.

“Once I was up at bat, I actually swung on the ball,” Johnson stated.

Johnson’s trilogy was introduced in 2017 after his “Star Wars” directorial debut and had promised to function “new characters from a nook of the galaxy that ‘Star Wars’ lore has by no means earlier than explored.”

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“I hope the movie is an affirmation of the ability of the parable of ‘Star Wars’ in our lives… For me, the method of stripping away is at all times within the curiosity of attending to one thing important that basically issues,” he added.

Whereas followers might need to attend a number of extra years for an additional trilogy, Disney has been churning out content material with the upcoming sequence “Andor” starring Diego Luna, a third season of “The Mandalorian” and “Ahsoka,” starring Rosario Dawson.