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Rian Johnson is setting the record straight about the long-running speculation that online negativity kept him from returning to Star Wars. The filmmaker, who wrote and directed 2017’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, responded directly after outgoing Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy suggested he had been “spooked” by the intense reactions…

Lucasfilm “Knives Out” filmmaker Rian Johnson has shut down a claim by his former Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy in a recent interview. In a recent Deadline exit interview, Kennedy spoke about Johnson not returning to the franchise following the divisive reception to his 2017 film “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”.…

Terrence O'Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. ”Share a Disney quote that sums up how you’re feeling right now!” That’s what Disney posted on Threads the other day, and people immediately replied with lines from…

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Updated : Jan 17, 2026 11:37am UTC Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has responded to outgoing Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy's claim that he was put off making more Star Wars as he "got spooked by the online negativity" . The Knives Out, Glass Onion, and Wake Up…

Lucasfilm The other day, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy announced that she is stepping down from that position, with Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan taking over as co-Presidents. In the wake of that announcement, Kennedy gave an interview with Deadline talking about the current state of the various “Star Wars” projects…

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(Image credit: Future/Jacob Krol) When Disney looks to expand its Star Wars offering beyond film and television, it does so carefully, with new ideas designed to both serve the overarching story while, importantly, feeling like natural additions to a franchise that spans generations of fans, as well as light years.…

As Shawn Levy prepares to leave his mark on the Star Wars franchise, the director has enlisted “a maestro” to compose the movie’s score. The Star Wars: Starfighter director recently revealed that 15x Oscar nominee Thomas Newman will score the upcoming installment, which is set to premiere in theaters on…