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Rian Johnson attends the National Board of Review Awards gala in New York. The Walt Disney Co. has announced that Johnson will create a new trilogy for the “Star Wars” universe, greatly expanding the director’s command over George Lucas’ ever-expanding space saga.
NEW YORK >> The Walt Disney Co. has announced that Rian Johnson will create a new trilogy for the “Star Wars” universe, greatly expanding the director’s command over George Lucas’ ever-expanding space saga.
Disney chief Bob Iger announced the plans Thursday in a call with investment analysts. Johnson is the director of the upcoming “Star Wars” installment “The Last Jedi.” Director J.J. Abrams is set to helm the following film, episode nine.
But a new trilogy will go beyond the original nine-film framework imagined by Lucas.
Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy says Johnson “will do amazing things with the blank canvas.”
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