Rian Johnson

The new ‘Star Wars’ finally resolved some of the biggest mysteries from the last film. (SPOILERS.)

The first reviews of The Last Jedi are in, with many critics hailing the new Star Wars installment as the best since The Empire Strikes Back. And if critics are that impressed with filmmaker Rian Johnson’s work in the iconic galaxy far, far away, then the folks at Lucasfilm are twice as thrilled — which is why it wasn’t too surprising to learn that the studio had signed Johnson to develop a brand new Star Wars trilogy, complete with new characters and an epic new journey. What might surprise you, however, is that Lucasfilm gave Johnson the OK even though he didn’t have a story idea to pitch.

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We’re not… trained for this? We’re not… having a good time? We’re not… the droids you’re looking for?

Director Rian Johnson reveals one detail about the Millennium Falcon you can expect to see in ‘The Last Jedi.’