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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[...]

Perhaps you've seen some chatter in the Twitterverse or Redditsphere over the past two days regarding whether or not Rian Johnson's Star Wars trilogy is happening This of course is a trilogy independant of the main saga (of which Johnson masterfully-directed Star Wars: The Last Jedi), and would reportedly be a whole new set of persons in the[...]

Filmmaker Rian Johnson may have been directing a movie, or he may have been pokemon collecting with one of the most impressive cast lists we've seen assembled in the last several years for his upcoming flick, Knives Out. Filmmaker Rian Johnson at the 44th Annual Saturn AwardsPhoto by Eugene Powers / Shutterstock.com Included in the film are Daniel[...]

In case you didn't realize, a friendly reminder that it's been a year since Star Wars: The Last Jedi hit theaters [and the fandom] with all the impact of a speederbike into a tree on Endor. Filmmaker Rian Johnson at the 44th Annual Saturn AwardsPhoto by Editorial credit: Eugene Powers / Shutterstock.com There are still heated debates about[...]

That situation prompted Last Jedi director Rian Johnson to take to Twitter to denounce harassment while reminding fans that the "VAST majority" of Star Wars fans don't engage in that kind of behavior. On social media a few unhealthy people can cast a big shadow on the wall, but over the past 4 years I've met[...]

Trevorrow last August. Editorial credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com When Trevorrow was fired, one of the first things people wondered was whether they would ask The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson to take on another movie At the time the fanboys hadn't seen the movie and hadn't yet turned on Johnson, and everyone seemed really excited[...]

And I didn't really have any confirmation that the panel of star Mark Hamill, director Rian Johnson, and producer Ram Bergman would actually occur. But I showed up anyway, clutching my new copy of Jason Fry's new The Last Jedi novelization and waiting out the rest of the early morning at the very front of the[...]

It also includes some of the long-rumored tense scenes between Mark Hamill and Rian Johnson over the direction of Luke's character It all turned out alright if you ask me, and the two seem to be on great terms now. Star Wars: The Last Jedi hits streaming services tomorrow, while the Blu-ray hits stores on March[...]

Despite its highly polarizing fan reception, Star Wars: The Last Jedi was a grand turning point in a franchise that's grown with its viewers over the past 40 years.  For better or worse, Rian Johnson helmed a fascinating entry into the series, and the DVD/Blu-ray release for Episode IIX is right around the corner. Writer/Director Rian Johnson on[...]

Chances are, with over $1 billion worldwide from the box office, you've seen Star Wars: The Last Jedi at least once by this point.  If you haven't and are concerned about spoilers, go find something else to read as I'll be talking about a plot point or two. Still here?  Great! In Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi, there are many[...]

More proof that Kelly Marie Tran is adorable — see her audition for the role of Rose Tico in Star Wars: The Last Jedi with John Boyega.

Writer/director Rian Johnson knew his audience well, and hid numerous nods to the fandom in his film Some of these things are well known now after a weekend of repeated viewings (I myself saw it twice), but maybe you missed some of the other things. There will be spoilers here, folks, so if you haven't seen the[...]

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Hamill and director Rian Johnson discussed the scene. "The first thing I said was, 'Can't you wait and do this in Episode IX?'" Hamill revealed. Unfortunately, it was time for Luke's story to end. "I think the hero's journey of Luke Skywalker concluded in Return of the Jedi," Johnson explained[...]

Walk into this film as spoiler-free as you possibly can. Rian Johnson has crafted a film that should be impossible This is a film that has to accomplish so much, and the results on the screen not only exceed the huge expectations placed on it, but also create a new standard that the saga must live[...]

There is a lot of speculation about what Rian Johnson's next Star Wars trilogy is going to be about All we know is that it takes place away from the Skywalkers, but further than that, we don't have many clues to go off of Here is one hyper-specific thing it isn't going to be though:[...]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi writer-director Rian Johnson loves to take photos This is not shocking; a glimpse at the filmmaker's Instagram account shows that. What is shocking (and actually pretty cool) is Johnson's collective galleries from various press junkets around the world, as well as his on-set collections. But really you're here for more Last Jedi goodness, right? So,[...]

When Rian Johnson took on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, I'm sure there were a lot of dos and don'ts decided, as well as ideas of where these characters had to end up I don't doubt there was wiggle room, but it might well have been tight. Coming into the next planned trilogy though, it seems[...]

Rian Johnson is in France doing press for the upcoming release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi While there, he went ahead and confirmed that the runtime of the film is 2 hours and 30 minutes, including credits That will make this the longest Star Wars film to date IGN France tweeted out the details: #LesDerniersJedi[...]

So, the new Last Jedi trailer has hit, and Star Wars fans are in a tizzy. What does it all mean??? We try to unpack a little of what we just saw.

#TheLastJedi pic.twitter.com/woC9KF4GH8 — Star Wars (@starwars) October 8, 2017 After some headlines stating that Last Jedi director Rian Johnson urged fans concerned about spoilers to "avoid the trailer at all costs" ran, Johnson commented today that this wasn't the case. https://twitter.com/rianjohnson/status/917524490774487040 We ALSO got a brand new poster released by the Star Wars twitter account at the beginning of tonight's Minnesota[...]

We are finally getting the final trailer for The Last Jedi tomorrow During Monday night Football! Tickets will also be on sale for the latest Star Wars film

Breaking longstanding tradition, Rian Johnson has wrapped filming on Star Wars: The Last Jedi as the director who both started and finished the project. Johnson posted the news on Instagram, writing, "Aaaand that's a wrap on the hardest working post production team in the galaxy Going to miss sitting in dark rooms with these goobers." In[...]

We all have those things we hold close, that are essential to us – even if most people don't always get us. For one lucky Star Wars fan, The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson (Brick) was that "saving grace" – and all it took was a tweet about the adorably-not-too-adorable porgs that also gave us a[...]

Someone needs to remind Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson (Brick) that when you direct something as huge as a Star Wars film, there's no way you can control everything that's being put out there — so it's probably best not to make "guarantees" that things won't be spoiled. When asked yesterday about the possibility[...]