Fans of The Last Jedi rejoice, for Rian Johnson has today confirmed that his planned Star Wars trilogy is very much going to happen. The project was originally announced in the run-up to TLJ’s release, when Kethleen Kennedy and Lucasfilm were so convinced that Johnson had struck gold that they gave him that keys to the kingdom.

 

Then, the film came out and was met by a fan reception that was….uh, let’s say mixed. Many thought it was brilliant and a necessary course correction after the shallow nostalgia-fest of The Force Awakens. Others, though, argued that there were too many women in space, that they ruined Luke, that the space physics didn’t stand up etc.

 

So two weeks ago, when Johnson hinted that his trilogy might be cancelled, many fans breathed a sigh of relief. He said:

 

“Well, we’ll see. I’m still talking to Lucasfilm, they’re figuring out what they’re doing and we’ll see what happens. But I’d be thrilled if it happens, and I’m working on my own stuff too.”

 

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