Rian Johnson Will Capture The Spirit of Star Wars In New Trilogy

Via Screenrant.com:

Rian Johnson’s upcoming new Star Wars trilogy might not feature any familiar characters, but the director will still maintain the franchise’s trademark spirit. Johnson had such a great experience with Lucasfilm on last year’s The Last Jedi that all the parties involved opted to keep the collaboration going by developing a series of films set outside the Skywalker saga. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy was so enamored by the concept, she green lit the trilogy without so much as a storyline in place, and now work on the project is beginning.

Obviously, details are scarce at the moment, but we do know that Johnson wants to map out the full narrative before production starts on the first installment, and he’s not letting the divisive reactions to Episode VIII influence his creative choices. Johnson is still in the early going of putting together a plan, but he seems to have the right approach in mind, if his latest comments are any indication.

In an interview with Digital Spy, the director talked about his mindset as he looks to tackle the gargantuan task of crafting an entirely new Star Wars story from scratch:

“I’m looking at everything right now. I’m honestly just in this very nice ‘OK, what is this thing going to be?’ phase. Really, the only goal I have is to think about how Star Wars made me feel as a kid. And that’s it. I’m trying to capture: what is that, if it’s not iconography that we recognize, necessarily, from the original trilogy? What captures that spirit? What can be that for a kid who’s never heard of Star Wars? It’s getting back to the very fundamental questions of what makes this what it is.”

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