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Belloni is saying that not only was Rogue Squadron shelved due to "creative differences," but those creative differences also impacted the David Benioff and Dan Weiss Star Wars trilogy that was canceled after Game of Thrones ended and that Rian Johnson's Star Wars movies are also not moving forward for very similar reasons. I talked to a few insiders[...]

Bautista is currently making headlines for his leading role in Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead, which is due to stream this week, and he will appear in Dune later this year. Rian Johnson always draws interesting and fantastic performances from his actors, so seeing someone like Bautista, who clearly just loves every moment of acting, combined[...]

Don Winslow's debut private eye novel A Cool Breeze on the Underground has been optioned by Rian Johnson and his Knives Out partner Ram Bergman along with MRC Corey Finley, the writer-director of Bad Education, will direct the TV series adaptation as well as executive produce Johnson, Bergman, and Nena Rodrigue will be executive producers for[...]

Instead of being trapped in a Groundhog Day time loop, the star finds herself in a mystery-themed TV series Poker Face created by Knives Out (2017) director Rian Johnson for Peacock The NBC Universal streamer announced a 10-hour-long episode order for Johnson's TV debut from T-Street and MRC Television. Images courtesy of Featureflash Photo Agency and[...]

In fact, Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has also confessed to a Pokémon GO addiction with a tweet showcasing his new avatar outfit Take a look at that drip. Rian Johnson and his Pokémon GO avatar Credit: Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen and Niantic Rian Johnson, who it must be said shows immense willpower by[...]

Weiss (Game of Thrones), and Alexander Woo (The Terror: Infamy, True Blood), with Rian Johnson and producing partner Ram Bergman (Looper, Knives Out, Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi) serving as executive producers- with all five billed by the streaming service as "fierce advocates for the source material." Netflix will adapt "The Three-Body Problem"[...]

After building hype with a Rian Johnson-directed trailer for GO Fest 2020, Niantic announced a series of plans to enrich the event, including print-at-home merch to replace what would have been available at the original location, worldwide in-game research that allows players to work toward unlocking special spawns at GO Fest, and even a collaboration[...]

Chris Evans is coming off finishing his run as Captain America in the MCU and a memorable turn in the Rian Johnson hit Knives Out last fall The film will be produced by Skydance Derrickson and his writing partner C Robert Cargill will write the script The film will center around, you guessed it, the[...]

Rian Johnson had an all-star cast, but no specific idea on who to play the lead, Benoit Blanc He spoke with The Hollywood Reporter how the film came together and how a stroke of luck landed him Daniel Craig When Johnson wrote the script, he didn't have anyone specific in mind. Editorial credit: Featureflash Photo Agency[...]

One of the biggest hits of 2019 was Rian Johnson's whodunit Knives Out With its enormous box office success at $304 million globally, there is already discussion about the next film as an unexpected franchise with Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc in a sequel Little details were provided in the film, but Johnson doesn't want his[...]

It was my #1 movie of 2019 and Rian Johnson also directed one of my favorite time travel movies (Looper) and one of my favorite Star Wars movies (die mad about it, haters). I'm also a huge fan of Daniel Craig I'm so all-in on Bond I'm binge-ing and reviewing all of them for you before[...]

Two top executives at Lionsgate confirmed a sequel to Rian Johnson's popular murder-mystery Knives Out (2019) is in the works CEO Jon Feltheimer and Motion Picture Group Chairman Joe Drake confirmed in a February 6th conference call for its production The film garnered a Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination for the Johnson, and multiple Golden[...]

Introduced in Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi (2017), Rose played a major role: working with Finn (John Boyega) to disable the tracking system on a Star Destroyer She also played a major part in the Battle of Crait. Editorial credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Jon M Chu Wants In On Any Rose Tico/"Star Wars" Series Chu tweeted his[...]

Rian Johnson's Last Jedi (2016) earned a certified fresh rating from critics at 91 percent while audiences scored an average of 43 percent The Rise of Skywalker from J J Abrams saw the trend almost reverse with 57 percent of critics holding favorable reviews while 86 percent of audiences approved. Star Wars fans become an enigma[...]

Last week I started getting worried about Star Wars and, specifically, JJ Abrams and the direction of The Rise of Skywalker. This led me down a dark path,

Last week I started getting worried about Star Wars and, specifically, JJ Abrams and the direction of The Rise of Skywalker. This led me down a dark path,

I love Rian Johnson and think he has one of the best track records of any filmmaker working today (Knives Out is spectacular and you should really go see it.) I also really like JJ Abrams and his workmanlike ability to synthesize Spielberg, Lucas, and all the other filmmakers I love into substantive popcorn flicks,[...]

Knives Out fans are freaking out over the sweaters Chris Evans wears in the film, and Lionsgate is doing an awesome promo to celebrate.

Also great to see Knives Out grab so many nominations, good for you Rian Johnson.In maybe the funniest nomination of the year, The Lion King is up for Best Picture, only in the Animated Feature category. Check out all of the film nominations below The 2020 Golden Globes, hosted by Ricky Gervais, take place on January[...]

It's Rian Johnson doing an update on the Agatha Christie movies that featured all-star casts that were a regular thing in the 1970s and early 1980s. Knives Out: Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc Image courtesy LionsgateOn the surface, the movie is about who killed a famous mystery author Johnson uses the structure to offer social commentary[...]

The Rian Johnson directed murder mystery snagged $41.7 million Wednesday-Sunday It also took in $28.3 million overseas, bringing its global total to $70 million Not bad for a live-action, made-for-adults film these days Mid-range pics like this always feel like they are facing an uphill battle, but when you get a strong cast and excellent[...]

It's the same feeling across the different movies and TV shows, from Clone Wars to Solo: A Star Wars Story to Rogue One to Rebels to Resistance. When Rian Johnson experimented with deconstructing and subverting the tropes and expectations in The Last Jedi, fan outrage screamed across the internet That was the most telling reveal of[...]

This week sees the release of the Nathan Johnson soundtrack for Rian Johnson's Knives Out! KNIVES OUT – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2XLP Original Score Composed and Produced by Nathan Johnson Layout and Design by Jay Shaw Pressed on 2x 180 Gram Black Vinyl Housed in a die-cut gatefold jacket, containing one of nine randomly inserted[...]

Writer/Director Rian Johnson deftly weaves in so many of the tropes of the murder mystery genre, producing one that that not only stands at the top of the genre but also has a lot to say about where we are in 2019. [rwp-review-recap id="0"] Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is a celebrated, wealthy murder mystery novelist who is[...]

After getting rave reviews at their TIFF premiere last weekend director Rian Johnson took to his official Twitter account to share eleven new character posters and descriptions for the upcoming movie All of the posters are channeling that old school Agatha Christie look. Benoit Blanc, a gentleman sleuth of great renown Summoned to this nest of[...]

Add writer/director Rian Johnson as the second thing on our list, whose breakout film Brick is one of our favorite films of all time – and the writer/director behind modern-day murder mystery Knives Out, set to open November 27, 2019. KO_04703.dng Now we're getting a look at the film's official trailer (as well as some exclusive images[...]

The one that Benioff and Weiss are writing, and a new trilogy from The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson. No word on if that trilogy of Johnson's is still holding, or if Benioff and Weiss are writing the first installment of that trilogy. We'll let you know what else we hear about it. Considering how things have been[...]

We could be mere days away from learning a bit more about Star Wars: Episode IX, which will not only mark JJ Abrams' return to the galaxy far, far way but the end of the Skywalker saga (as we know it). JJ AbramsPhoto by Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com Abrams of course directed Star Wars: The Force Awakens,[...]

We love Jamie Lee Curtis, but doesn't everyone? Imagine our delight when the Horror Queen was announced as being a part of Rian Johnson's upcoming film Knives Out! Jamie Lee CurtisPhoto by Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com Seriously, the revealed cast is the thing of dreams, and we are super excited for the film to eventually make it's way[...]

There are two movies coming out this year where the cast is one of the most impressive things we've seen in a long time, Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood and Rian Johnson's Knives Out – a film that the director revealed at CinemaCon during the Lionsgate presentation had been in the makings[...]