“Star Wars” fans will never stop debating what director Rian Johnson did to ‘The Last Jedi,’ it’ll just be part of the norm for them, up there with did “Han shoot first?” and why Chewie was snubbed of a medal.
Read moreJ.J. Abrams Defends Rian Johnson; Says ‘The Last Jedi' Didn't Derail the Trilogy
Rian Johnson’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” upended and infuriated so many fans of George Lucas’ prized franchise that expectations for the upcoming J.J. Abrams-directed “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker” comes with bittersweet expectations for some.
Read moreRian Johnson's Star Wars Trilogy Reportedly No Longer Happening, According to Multiple Sources
Rian Johnson: Depiction of Luke Skywalker in 'The Last Jedi' Is “100% Consistent” With Original Trilogy
Rian Johnson just tweeted, “Hot take: Luke is in fact 100% consistent with his character (not the way he’s described in marketing blurbs, but his actual, based-on-his-words-and-actions character) from the [Original Trilogy]. I’ll be at the bar if you need me.”
He's obviously trolling all the haters. No other reason to bring this up a year after the film was released.
Star Wars 9 Seen As A 'Course Correction' By Lucasfilm
Listen, director Rian Johnson could have easily taken over the director's chair for Episode IX, but Disney decided otherwise. They opted for JJ Abrams, who was the brainchild behind this trilogy and probably saw Johnson starting to interfere too much with his original vision of the way things should be going in the story. Johnson's risk-taking was a breath of fresh air, but I never doubted that we'd be going back to business as usual with Abrams hopping on-board Episode IX. It had to go back to normality, especially after the backlash from longtime fans due to what Johnson concocted in"The Last Jedi." It made $300M less than Abrams' "The Force Awakens," which is probably due to hardcores not going to see it a second or third time in theaters, like they normally would with any other Star Wars movie, because, well, they were not happy with what they say the first time around.
Read moreRian Johnson's Murder-Mystery 'Knives Out' casts Michael Shannon, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans and Lakeith Stanfield
When you're director Rian Johnson you can probably make any movie you damn well want to make. After all, despite the backlash from some fans, Johnson's "The Last Jedi," which was coming off his visionary sci-fi "Looper," was critically acclaimed, confirmed his ever-growing talents as a writer-director, and impressed Disney so damn much that they decided to give him sole authority of an entirely new Star Wars trilogy.
Now, we know that 'Jedi' and 'Solo' had problematic box-office numbers, and that Disney head Bob Iger has confirmed they are 'slowing' down the process of releasing more movies post-Episode IX, so what is Johnson to do in the meantime? How about make an original film.
Read more'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Was Targeted by Russian Trolls, Study Says
When all else fails just blame the Russians.
An 'academic paper' is claiming that half of the criticism on social media that was aimed at director Rian Johnson and "The Last Jedi" was due to 'Russian trolls.'
That's exactly what a new academic paper by researcher Morten Bay has claimed to have found.
Read moreMark Hamill on ‘The Last Jedi’: “They had time for me to milk that alien but to show human emotions, nah…”
Mark Hamill's interviews promoting "The Last Jedi" back in December were fascinating to watch. The 66-year-old-actor seemed to be somewhat bitter or, at the very least, troubled by the way Luke Skywalker was treated in Episode 8 by director Rian Johnson.
Hamill is back this week criticizing Disney for making him milk that disgusting sea cow and "not even having a short scene where Luke shows human emotions." Yikes. He doesn't seem to give two fucks about it either. The 66-year-old actor can't help but let his real thoughts slip into the fray. That's why we adore the guy, but, honestly, why even bother come back for Episode 9, I mean, I know Rian Johnson is gone and Abrams is back, but Disney probably don't want him near the next installment, especially since "The Last Jedi" made $200+ million less than "The Force Awakens." Hamill has insulted their product on countless occasions. What other actor would do that to Disney? It's not that I disagree with his sentiments and reservations for TLJ, it's just that he's shown no respect to them in countless interviews. I would be peeved off if I were Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy.
I gathered a up a few stories that had to do with Hamill criticizing Disney and "The Last Jedi."