Overview
- Speaking at Sundance, Rian Johnson said he hopes Star Wars prioritizes fresh voices and new stories from new filmmakers.
- Johnson said he loved making The Last Jedi and added he would feel blessed to direct in the franchise again.
- Kathleen Kennedy has stepped down from Lucasfilm, with Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan now set to lead the studio.
- Coverage notes the next two films are from established directors Jon Favreau and Shawn Levy, with future projects likely involving writers such as Simon Kinberg or Taika Waititi, and uncertainty around a Rey film previously linked to Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
- In her exit interview, Kennedy suggested Johnson was rattled by fan backlash, a claim he publicly rejected by posting "zero spooked" on X.