As excitement continues to build up for Star Wars: Episode VII and some more nods towards the spinoff films, things are going to progress bit by bit on the following main installment. With Rian Johnson taking on the writing and directing duties for it, and writing for the ninth film as well, a few new interesting bits have surfaced as he participated in the 500th filmspotting podcast and was asked about his involvement in the films:
“I’m really excited about all the things I can’t tell you. The thought of it made me so completely joyfully happy. I wanted to to play in this world, of literally the first movie my dad put me in the car to see.”
On how he got the job, he jokingly said, “I can only assume it was a clerical error, like in the movie ‘Brazil.’ There’s a ‘Brian Johnson’ out there who is really mad!”
In talking about the meetings and work done so far at Lucasfilm, he said it’s “kind of like summer camp.” Johnson also made his viewing preference clear with the original six films, which for old time fans is always good to see: “I would do (Episodes) 4-6 then 1-3. Storytelling-wise, 4-6 were constructed without the knowledge of the past. There was something really beautiful about the prequels. With these films, I am trying to harken back to the original ‘Star Wars’…Christmas special. We do have Jefferson Starship!” he joked.
[Source: /Film]
