Star Wars The Last Jedi: Rian Johnson reveals the TRUTH behind Episode 8 plot
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI director Rian Johnson has revealed the real story on how the plot for Episode VIII was formulated - and specifically how much freedom he had.
The writer and director has confirmed on Twitter that he did in fact have no “mapped story” to work with - and had the complete freedom to plot it out as he pleased.
A fan asked: “In [Vanity Fair], you say that you were given a lot of freedom for [The Force Awakens].
“But some of the story was already planned, yes?”
He replied simply: “Nope.”
When they came to me there was no mapped story presented beyond The Force Awakens
When the fan shared a quote from Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy talking about planning the trilogy, he clarified: “I’m sure they talked about where it might go early on.
“But when they came to me there was no mapped story presented beyond TFA.”
The actual story of The Last Jedi is obviously being kept under wraps, but we do know that it will open with Rey (Daisy Ridley) and her first moments with Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill).
Yesterday it seemed that rumours suggesting Luke and his sister Leia (Carrie Fisher) would never cross paths are, in fact, incorrect.
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Pablo Hidalgo was quoted as saying at Comic Con Chile that an “emotional” reunion scene is included after all.
Prior to her death in December, Fisher was seemingly set to feature heavily in Episode IX, but The Last Jedi will now be her final appearance.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is out on December 15.