Rian Johnson reveals why scrapped ‘Star Wars’ trilogy never happened

Rian Johnson lost some ideas on his Star Wars Trilogy lost against ether in a galaxy far, far away, revealing this work on its mystery of successful murder Knives is ultimately what took a precedent.

In a recent interview with RollerThe filmmaker behind 2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi explained that he and the president of Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy, actually thought of ideas for the saga planned for three films – but when the whodunnit Knives came, his goal has simply changed.

“Nothing really happened with that. We had a good time working together, and they said:” Let’s continue to do it. “I said:” Great! “” Remember Johnson. “I would give ideas with Kathy. The short version is Knives arrived. I left and did KnivesAnd had left for the races, busy doing mysteries of murder. “”

“This is the kind of thing if, all over the line, there is an opportunity to do it or do something else Star WarsI would be delighted, “said Johnson, leaving the door open to go back to this world.” But right now, I’m just doing my own business, and quite happy. “”

Johnson said that there was “never a outline or treatment or anything” for the rest of the films, although he noted that the ideas he had were “all very conceptual” without other development. Lucasfilm announced for the first time the trilogy scheduled for November 2017, a month before The last JediTheatrical outing.

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Johnson’s entry into the Star Wars The franchise has focused on Daisy Ridley Rey while she has developed her abilities with the help of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) as the battle for the battle against the first order, led by the villain of Adam Driver Kylo Ren. He also played the late Carrie Fisher, who finished his work on the film before his death in December 2016, as well as John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran.

The filmmaker wrote and made the 2019 Knives, About a renowned detective named Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) who is investigating the mysterious death of a crime novelist, “made up quickly” The last JediSaid Johnson.

He released the rest, Glass onion: a mystery of knivesin 2022, and prepares to publish the third entry, Wake up the dead: a mystery of knivesin December this year.