Tag: Rian Johnson
Rian Johnson is Looking Forward to Seeing More “Fresh Voices” Telling New Star Wars Stories
Speaking at the Sundance Film Festival, Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson shared how he was “excited to see” what Kathleen Kennedy does next, and how “fresh voices and fresh filmmakers come in and tell new stories in that [Star Wars] world”.
Rian Johnson Explains Wake Up Dead Man Links to Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Rian Johnson explains how Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery links to Star Wars: The Last Jedi, including a joke about father and son ruling an empire together that he could not resist.
Rian Johnson Talks Star Wars, Goes Off on AI and Looks to the Future
Speaking at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival at the end of October, Rian Johnson talks about his career, how his brain "will always be in Star Wars", his dislike of AI, and what the future holds post the release of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | Final Official Trailer | Netflix
Rian Johnson has dropped the final official trailer for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, coming to select cinemas on November 26th and to Netflix on December 12th.
Rian Johnson Asked If Fans Negative Response Stopped Him Returning to Star Wars
Speaking at Newport Beach Film Festival this week, Rian Johnson was asked if the fan reaction to Star Wars: The Last Jedi was responsible for him not returning to a galaxy far, far away.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Q&A with Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig and J.J. Abrams
Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig took part in a Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Q&A, moderated by J.J. Abrams at the SVA Theater in New York on November 2nd, 2025.
Rian Johnson Still Loves Star Wars and Would Like to Do More
Rian Johnson has spoken to Empire Magazine about what's lined up after the release of Wake Up Dead Man, and also about his love for Star Wars saying “if someday it makes sense to come back to it, for both of us, it would be the most wonderful thing in the world.”
Rian Johnson Wants to Direct More ‘Knives Out’ Films Despite Netflix Deal Ending
Rian Johnson wants to keep directing his hit crime caper franchise Knives Out, despite his two picture deal with Netflix coming to an end with the completion to the third instalment, Wake Up Dead Man.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | Official Teaser | Netflix
Rian Johnson has dropped an official teaser for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, coming to select cinemas on November 26th and to Netflix on December 12th.
Rian Johnson Says His Scrapped Star Wars Trilogy Was Very Conceptual
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Rian Johnson, director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, shared some details on his rumoured Star Wars trilogy, stating “Nothing really happened with it”.
Rian Johnson ‘If I make another Star Wars, I’ll be the happiest person’
Rian Johnson, the filmmaker behind Star Wars: The Last Jedi and the Knives Out franchise, has spoken to Louis Chilton at the Independent about the ‘war’ between fans and the fate of his new Star Wars trilogy.
Rian Johnson’s “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” Has Wrapped
Rian Johnson has shared that the third film in the Knives Out franchise titled Wake Up Dead Man, with Daniel Craig returning as super sleuth Benoit Blanc, has wrapped.
Rian Johnson Announces Title of Knives Out 3 and Confirms 2025 Release
Rian Johnson has confirmed that Daniel Craig will return in 2025 as super sleuth Benoit Blanc in Wake Up Dead Man, the third film in the Knives Out franchise, to be distributed by Netflix.
Star Wars Documentary with Rian Johnson | The Space Western of the Southwest
Documentary filmmaker Eric Patrick Cameron sits down with Rian Johnson, director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, to discuss the impact Star Wars has had on the Emerald Isle in a documentary called The Space Western of the Southwest (watch now on Vimeo).
Rian Johnson Teases Star Wars Actors for Second Season of Poker Face
Rian Johnson has teased how it hopes to get some of the Star Wars actors to appear in the second season of Poker Face.
Rian Johnson’s ‘Poker Face’ Official Trailer, Coming to Peacock on January 26th
Poker Face created by Rian Johnson is streaming January 26th on Peacock and stars Natasha Lyonne, Adrien Brody, Lil Rel Howery, Stephanie Hsu, Charles Melton, Nick Nolte, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ron Perlman.
Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman on Making a Star Wars Series and The Last Jedi Lessons
As part of the press for the Knives Out sequel, Glass Onion, Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman have discussed if they would be willing to create a Star Wars series rather than a new film trilogy, and they share what they learnt from making The Last Jedi.
Rian Johnson Still Hopes to Make His Star Wars Trilogy
At every opportunity, in every interview, Rian Johnson is asked about the status of his Star Wars trilogy, and when asked directly by Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast if we will see the films in the future, he answered, “God I hope so.”
Rian Johnson Still Wants To Make His Star Wars Trilogy
In an interview with Empire for its October issue, Rian Johnson has made it clear that he hasn’t forgotten about his trilogy of Star Wars films, and still has a burning desire to return to the galaxy far, far away.
Rian Johnson Talks Adjusting to Social Media After Star Wars: The Last Jedi Backlash
Rian Johnson has looked back at how he took the negative reception to Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and how he has adjusted his reactions to social media since.
PODATHON 2022 Benefiting Make-A-Wish on September 17th with Special Guest Rian Johnson
PODATHON 2022, the third annual all-day marathon livestream event benefiting Make-A-Wish America, will take place on Saturday, September 17th, 2022 beginning at 9am ET with special celebrity guests including Rian Johnson.
Rian Johnson’s Knives Out 2 World Premiere Set for Toronto Film Festival
The follow-up to Rian Johnson’s 2019 movie Knives Out, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery with Daniel Craig reprising his role as master detective Benoit Blanc, is set to have its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival in September.
Kelly Marie Tran Discusses Star Wars Audition Process
During a conversation on a recent episode of Collider Ladies Night, Kelly Marie Tran spoke about her audition for an Untitled Rian Johnson Project which turned out to be Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Rian Johnson’s T-Street Launches Emerging Filmmakers Label With MRC Films
T-Street, the production banner run by director Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman, and Knives Out studio MRC Films have launched a new label to produce low-budget films from emerging filmmakers.
Rian Johnson Wants to Direct an Episode of The Mandalorian
USA Today reporter Sariah Wilson recently interviewed Rian Johnson, and the Star Wars: The Last Jedi director spoke his about his desire to direct an episode of The Mandalorian, and how he has discussed it with Dave Filoni.
Netflix Near $400M+ Deal for Two Knives Out Sequels with Rian Johnson
Netflix is closing in on a deal to make two sequels to the 2019 hit whodunit Knives Out, which Rian Johnson will direct with Daniel Craig reprising his role as super sleuth Benoit Blanc.
Rian Johnson’s First TV Series, Poker Face, to Star Natasha Lyonne
Rian Johnson has scored his first TV show, a direct-to-series drama called Poker Face, starring Russian Doll co-creator, co-writer, executive producer, director and star Natasha Lyonne.
Rian Johnson Did Not Know That Ben Was Going To Die
Rian Johnson has confirmed, via USA Today reporter Sariah Wilson, that he did not know that Ben was going to die in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi Behind the Scenes Photo Book Still On
Rian Johnson has confirmed to Sariah Wilson that his behind the scenes photo book from Star Wars: The Last Jedi is still very much happening.
How Many Porgs Did Rian Johnson Keep from Star Wars: The Last Jedi?
Twitter user TheDinkum_Reylo asked Rian Johnson how many Porgs he kept from Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and the director of the penultimate Skywalker Saga film happily answered....
Rian Johnson Confirms Hidden Han Solo Tribute in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Twitter user CorellianBlue has posted a translation of the Aurebesh on one of the bombs used in the opening of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which says 'Han says Hi', and Rian Johnson responded.
Rian Johnson Scrapped Anakin Skywalker Scene in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
In a response to a question on Twitter, Rian Johnson has revealed he scrapped an idea he had for Star Wars: The Last Jedi that got Anakin Skywalker’s Force ghost to meet his son, Luke Skywalker.
Rian Johnson Unearths His Personal The Last Jedi Polaroids
Rian Johnson has decided to clear out his cupboards and he has unearthed his writing books and polaroids from Star Wars: The Last Jedi and has shared them on Instagram.
Rian Johnson Films Pokémon Go Advert
Rian Johnson, director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has helmed a new thirty second Pokémon Go commercial for the game's upcoming Go Fest 2020 event.
Rian Johnson Defends the Prequel Trilogy on Twitter
In response to a Tweet by Scott Malthouse asking for people to "say a genuinely nice thing about the Star Wars prequels", Rian Johnson responded with a very positive message.