Rian Johnson Was "Hoping" That 'The Last Jedi' Would Cause Massive Outrage: "The Worst Sin Is To Handle 'Star Wars' With Kid Gloves"

Rian Johnson Was "Hoping" That 'The Last Jedi' Would Cause Massive Outrage: "The Worst Sin Is To Handle 'Star Wars' With Kid Gloves"

Though his Star Wars outing sparked one of the biggest and move explosive waves of backlash ever seen towards a piece of fictional media, The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson says that this reaction was exactly what he was “hoping” to elicit with his various changes to and twists on the franchise’s longstanding mythos. Rey (Daisy Ridley) prepares to fight alongside Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) in Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017), Disney R…

Rian Johnson Implicates Christianity With Controversial 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' : Disney Fanatic

Rian Johnson was not discussing Star Wars when he reignited one of the franchise’s longest-running debates. The director was promoting Wake Up Dead Man (2025), the latest installment in his Knives Out series, when he began speaking about faith, belief, and the stories that shaped him. Those comments quickly traveled back to a galaxy far, far away. Credit: Lucasfilm In an interview with Polygon, Johnson described Wake Up Dead Man as a serious exa…

Rian Johnson Admits That He Wanted To Divide Fans With ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi'

Star Wars: The Last Jedi has remained one of the most polarizing entries in the franchise since its release in 2017. Years after its debut, the film continues to resurface in fan discourse, particularly when its director, Rian Johnson, revisits the ideas that shaped his approach. Released as the eighth installment in the Star Wars saga, the film functioned as the middle chapter of Disney’s sequel trilogy. However, Johnson’s creative choices depa…