Rian Johnson Talks STAR WARS EPISODE VIII; "I Wanted To Play In This World"

Looper is fantastic, I've got a lot of love for this guy. He'll own it.

This movie will blow Avatar, Avengers and BvS off the water as Box Office goes.

Just saying.

2015 is going to be one hell of a year.

It was actually announced he is writing and directing both 8 and 9.

@darthbatman93 Actually it was reported that he was Directing 8 and writing a treatment for 9.

I just hope they don't over do it with too many movies. It would be a grand galactic shame if people got bored with too much Star Wars.

@Joe6Pack74 As long as they're good, nobody is getting bored. I mean, nobody is getting bored with the Marvel movies (except DC Trolls) and nobody is going to get bored with DC movies (Except Marvel Trolls).

Rian Johnson is a fuggin hoot. Anyone else here a Slashfilmcast fan? XD

Can't wait to see what he does with it.

@ndwwrestler2

How can 'Looper' be considered a 'great' film to begin with? The whole concept of send a variety of criminals to the past only to be executed by a 'looper' is blatantly stupid to begin with! And do you want to know what is even more stupid than sending a variety of criminals to the past only to be executed by a 'looper'? Sending the future self of a 'looper' to be annihilated by his past self! The execution and direction of the film was phenomenal, but the plot was beyond idiotic. As a director, Johnson could captivate the tone of the film quite finely, but if he's going to write - not one, but TWO - Star Wars films, then may God be with us all.

I'm just hoping that they "forget" SW I-III, when making the new line of movies. There's noone alive anymore remembering the incidents occuring at that time and years of empire propaganda should have left more rumors than actual facts to build the storyline upon. In fact I would prefere, if the one or other incident of the old trilogy would have slipped even the minds of still living characters to a degree, as memory in general is actually quite erroneously.

Overall I'd prefere Johnson before Abrams, though. (Even for Episode VII - I know: Won't happen.) Abrams tends to show "guns to be used" too blatantly, thereby announcing turns in the story quite regulary. And I sure want a turn to be surprising, if I was inattentively missing the gun or weren't able to draw the correct conclusion to it being shown. (As at least the original saga had its share of philosophical themes, at least a little bit to think about while watching ain't to much to ask for, is it?)

By the way, as I haven't followed news and rumors on episode VII: Is the story of the next trilogy also centered on the experiences of R2D2 and C3PO? Imo their time of operation ending is the one story left untold that, for a proper conclusion, I'd deem necessary. (And not just as a short, emotionless notice in passing or rushed during the first new episode.) Is there some info on this already circulating?

AB/CD? Was a good coverband once....

He may be being diplomatic, but I am glad he appreciates the prequels on some level

I love time travel movies, but i really didn't like Looper that much. I saw it once and I never even thought to watch it again.