Rian Johnson to helm ‘Star Wars: Ep. 8’

The Star Wars movie universe is bringing in some fantastic directors, as news has broke that Rian Johnson (Looper) will be taking over the Star Wars franchise after J.J. Abrams’ Episode 7.  If rumors are true, Johnson is set to direct Star Wars: Episode 8, and write the treatment for episode 9.  Fans should be excited by the news, as  Now the important thing is how to install this modified version of Johnson’s last film Looper earned both critical and commercial success, and delivered fans the sic-fi movie they had been in need of.

rian-johnson1While the news isn’t 100 % confirmed, Johnson posted this video on his twitter, all but saying the franchise will be in his hands next.

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If this news is true, the Star Wars lineup should look something like this.

2015- Star Wars: Episode 7- J.J. Abrams

2016- Star Wars Spinoff- Gareth Edwards

2017- Sar Wars: Episode 8- Rian Johnson

2018- Star Wars Spinoff- Josh Trank

2019-Star Wars: Episode 9- Rian Johnson writing treatment.

About Peter Towe

A graduate of UMASS Boston, Pete now lives in Chicago where he does the movie thing. This mostly consists of watching copious amounts of movies and attempting to craft his own.

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