STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Director Rian Johnson Teases Big Plans For His Upcoming Trilogy

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Director Rian Johnson Teases Big Plans For His Upcoming Trilogy

Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson will start work on a whole new trilogy of movies in the near future and he talks here about his excitement to develop a new story in the Star Wars Universe.

By JoshWilding - Nov 23, 2017 03:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: YouTube
Earlier this month, we learned that Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has been hired by Warner Bros. to take the helm of a Star Wars trilogy set in an entirely different part of the Star Wars Universe. No details have been revealed about the direction that will head in or if it will replace the current Skywalker Saga. However, the belief is that it will revolve around an entirely new cast.

It's also going to be set in a different part of this universe, a 
game changing decision which could alter this franchise forever. Will it take place in a new time period or show a different side of one we're already familiar with? Right now, we have countless questions but Johnson is excited to get to work! 


"We’re gonna have to see," the filmmaker said when he was asked about the upcoming trilogy. "I’m just in the very beginning of starting to come up with what the new trilogy is going to be. But I can tell you this, what makes me so excited about it, is the idea of doing a new story on the big canvas of three movies in this world. There’s just so much potential and I can’t wait to jump into it."

It sounds like it could be a way off then and it will more than likely kick off following the release of Star Wars Episode IX. As a result, it's going to be a while before we hear anything concrete but Lucasfilm clearly has plenty of confidence in the filmmaker and that probably means we should too, right? 
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CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 11/23/2017, 3:32 AM
It would be too good to see his costume on stage.

BossDarkseid
BossDarkseid - 11/23/2017, 3:38 AM
Using Darth Nihilus as an image was a cruel trick to play.

Having that KOTOR-era stuff would be pretty fantastic though.
JohnSheppardXXL
JohnSheppardXXL - 11/23/2017, 6:47 AM
@BossDarkseid - It would be epic. Darth Revan, Malgus, Malak, Nihilus, blockade wars, mandolorian wars, return of the revan, infinit empire... ohh man ohh man...but we will get probably a shit story.
Jeffreymurdock
Jeffreymurdock - 11/23/2017, 3:38 AM
“hired by Warner Bros. to take the helm of a Star Wars trilogy”. So is Superman going to come in at the end and save the day?
MCUForever
MCUForever - 11/23/2017, 3:40 AM
Warner Bros ?

Damn Wilding, you are looking shallow in these streets.
BloodyBed
BloodyBed - 11/23/2017, 3:41 AM
I was REALLY hoping josh wasn't being a dick.

But alas..
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 11/23/2017, 3:44 AM
@BloodyBed - Just thinking of darth nihilus on screen.

BloodyBed
BloodyBed - 11/23/2017, 3:53 AM
@Micro - while he is dope, I just want to see more than one red lightsaber on the screen at a time.

The sith empire. The sith [frick]ing Empire.

I have a feeling rian will just set it after these movies though.

Either that, or an old republic that is nothing like the games.
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 11/23/2017, 3:54 AM
@BloodyBed - We could have got that, if the knights of ren were to be seen.

Seriously, where are the knights of ren?
BloodyBed
BloodyBed - 11/23/2017, 4:35 AM
@Micro - but they don't have light sabers I thought?

It would be kind of hilarious/sad if they just never mention those guys again.
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 11/23/2017, 4:38 AM
@BloodyBed - I thought they did, but they weren't sheaved. Even if they did not. They were most facinating and original part to the new trilogy.
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 11/23/2017, 3:46 AM
This should have been what the new trilogy was. Just a brand new saga. Not trying to continue one that was already finished.
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 11/23/2017, 3:47 AM
@Nightwing1015 - If it was the old republic, it would not be new. The story is already there.
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 11/23/2017, 3:49 AM
@Micro - It would be new enough in the sense that we'd never seen it in a canon film before. My point is at least it would be set in a different time period and wouldn't rely on past films.
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 11/23/2017, 3:50 AM
@Nightwing1015 - Thats true, but i want them come up with something thats actually original. Or least use resources in a way we havent seen before.
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 11/23/2017, 3:53 AM
@Micro - Yes I agree that would be the best option.
wondermanohwow
wondermanohwow - 11/23/2017, 4:11 AM
Warner Bros?!
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 11/23/2017, 4:23 AM
I'd love a companion series modeled on the X-Wing books with Poe as a main character and a leader of a motley crew of pilots and technicians. A series more based on the "politics" of the galaxy, rather than the Jedi and Skywalker drama. Big space battles and quips and ground assaults and espionage and such, while the numbered episodes deal with the Jedi and Force and such.
CopperCrow
CopperCrow - 11/23/2017, 5:36 AM
smh... Great journalism. Way to proofread your shit. Keep up the fantastic shit job.
julianwilliams1988
julianwilliams1988 - 11/23/2017, 6:00 AM
I would gladly give my left nut for an old republic trill!
AT3374
AT3374 - 11/23/2017, 6:15 AM
@julianwilliams1988 - *puts julianwilliams1988 to sleep*

* carves out his left kidney and left nut *

* sells them on the black market *

* julianwilliams1988 wakes up in a dumpster in horrible pain *
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 11/23/2017, 7:17 AM
I just can’t help but wonder how disconnected they can make the new series and still have it be “Star Wars”. I’m perfectly fine getting away from Skywalkers and Jedi, but some of the talk around this makes it sound like it would be far removed from everything that has come before and I question what Star Wars even is if you strip all of the trappings from it.
California
California - 11/23/2017, 7:34 AM
It’s so nice Of Warner Bros. to foot the bill for Disney!
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 11/23/2017, 12:05 PM
Old republic or gtfo
Raptor2442
Raptor2442 - 11/23/2017, 12:27 PM






BeyondTheGrave
BeyondTheGrave - 11/23/2017, 2:55 PM
@Raptor2442 - Yeah...we all know what story we want to see.
Dub0ner
Dub0ner - 11/26/2017, 7:14 PM
I click these articles hoping for insight, but am only provided with awkwardly written sentences and typos; literally zero information besides a quote that says nothing.

Warner Bros? I've seen seen users get verballly skewered over mistakes like that in the comments.
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