Tag Archives: Rian Johnson

Star Wars’ Dave Filoni Reflects on Shadowing Rian Johnson During The Last Jedi

Dave Filoni, The Mandalorian‘s Executive Producer and Lucasfilm’s Executive Creative Director, has talked a bit about his time shadowing various Star Wars directors during the production of the sequel trilogy, including Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson. While speaking with THR, Filoni explained how much he had learned from his… Read More »

Glass Onion’s Big Twist Was ‘a Challenge’ for Rian Johnson to Pull Off

While speaking about Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, director Rian Johnson discussed the film’s big twist and how he went about pulling it off. Midway through Glass Onion, it’s revealed that Andi isn’t Andi at all, but rather her identical twin Helen pretending to be Andi. At the suggestion of Benoit Blanc, Helen goes… Read More »

Netflix Acquires Knives Out Franchise in $400+ Million Deal

BEGIN SLIDESHOW Netflix acquires Knives Out franchise in $400+ million deal Last February saw the exciting announcement that Lionsgate had greenlit a sequel to Rian Johnson’s acclaimed whodunnit Knives Out but now, the franchise is seeing a major shift as Netflix is closing a deal to acquire the rights for a second and third installment in the… Read More »

Poker Face: Natasha Lyonne to Star in Rian Johnson’s First TV Series at Peacock

Poker Face: Natasha Lyonne to star in Rian Johnson’s first TV series at Peacock Peacock has given a straight to series 10-episode order for Poker Face, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Rian Johnson’s (Knives Out, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) first television series. From T-Street and MRC Television, Golden Globe and Emmy winner Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll, Orange… Read More »