Last Jedi Director Rian Johnson Says His New Star Wars Trilogy Could Still Happen
Around the time Rian Johnson directed Star Wars: Episode VIII — The Last Jedi, he was offered a chance to work on a new Star Wars film trilogy. Five years later, he says it still could happen.
Disney was so pleased with the critically beloved The Last Jedi that before it even released in theaters, they asked Johnson to write them a new Star Wars trilogy and offered to let him direct the first installment. However, the new trilogy has not moved forward since, but Johnson tells Empire that it could still happen down the line.
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During the interview, Johnson explained that the project is still on the table. “I’ve stayed close to Kathleen [Kennedy] and we get together often and talk about it,” Johnson said. “It’s just at this point a matter of schedule and when it can happen. It would break my heart if I were finished, if I couldn’t get back in that sandbox at some point.” Variety has also pointed out previous statements by Johnson to similar effect. In 2019, he explained the problem to the Evening Standard, saying, “The truth is they’re still figuring out their schedule, their game plan. If it’s possible for me to squeeze in another film before or while working on that, I will.”
Speaking to The Observer in 2019 about his plans for a new trilogy, Johnson said, “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.” The director added, “I know the way that I’m coming at it, and what’s fun about it for everyone in George Lucas's 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
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