Rian Johnson Tweets Response to His New Star Wars Trilogy Announcement

Rian Johnson has twinge his first reply to the ground - shattering news that he willbe developinga newStar Warstrilogy for Disney and Lucasfilm . Johnson ’s contribution to the currently - unfolding trilogy , Star Wars : The Last Jedi , is due to be released in a few weeks and is ask to gross somewhere around $ 200 million on its opening weekend .

Johnson was opt to take over theStar Warsdirector ’s chair after J.J. Abrams kicked off the new trilogy withStar Wars : The Force Awakens , which go on to gross $ 2 billion worldwide , proving beyond a doubt thatStar Warsis still the biggest brand name in the movie business enterprise . Though Johnson ’s moving picture has n’t even arrive at theaters yet , Disney has given him the ultimate vote of confidence by trusting the movie maker to carryStar WarsbeyondEpisode 9 , which will see J.J. Abramsback at the helmafter original director Colin Trevorrow wasrelieved of his tariff .

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Rian Johnson did n’t waste very much time getting on social media and giving his chemical reaction to the news release about the new trilogy , tweeting humorously to fans about the response he is hoping for whenThe Last Jediis lease loose to either get the quarter round - up or thumbs - down :

Obviously I desire you like The Last Jedi . But man now I REALLY trust you care The Last Jedi . — Rian Johnson ( @rianjohnson)November 9 , 2017

Being given the rein ofStar Warscomes with a sure amount of press , and not everyone who ’s take up on that duty has been capable to hold up their end . J.J. Abrams certainly proved his ability to satisfy both buff and studio suits withThe Force Awakens . But then there was Gareth Edwards , who reportedly had to puzzle out under the supervision ofTony Gilroy for the reshootsofRogue One : A Star Wars . Phil Lord and Chris Miller , in the beginning opt to direct the young Han Solo movie that has since officially been titledSolo : A Star Wars Story , also found themselves beingunceremoniously dumpedwell into production , with Ron Howard being impart aboard to reshoot almost theentire film . And then there was Colin Trevorrow who did n’t even get a chance to start onStar war 9before being fired and replace by Abrams .

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Disney and Lucasfilm have demonstrated that they will do anything to protect theStar Warsbrand , including hire and fire director at will . For Johnson to have received the keys to the enfranchisement beforeThe Last Jediis released show that he has empty the trustfulness of Kathleen Kennedy and the studio chief . Now begins the hard work of conceptualize a whole new trilogy that will reportedly take place in a antecedently unobserved part of theStar Warsgalaxy , ask characters we ’ve never assemble before .

In addition to the new trilogy , Disney isalso planninga live - actionStar Warsseries for their cyclosis overhaul , as well as a bevy of standalone films built around various characters includingObi - Wan KenobiandJabba the Hutt . As long asStar Warscontinues to be a money - cook beast for Disney and Lucasfilm , you could look they will keep on churning out the content .