Rian Johnson discussed his experience with Lucasfilm, expressing a positive view of The Rise of Skywalker and revealing that his planned Star Wars trilogy was never fully outlined, mainly remaining as ideas and conversations with Kathleen Kennedy. He also reflected on the online reactions to his work and shared his current focus on his own projects, including a new murder mystery and a personal ambition to make a musical.
Mark Hamill clarified that he has no feud with Rian Johnson despite initial criticisms of his portrayal of Luke Skywalker in 'The Last Jedi,' praising Johnson as a talented director and explaining that his own backstory for Luke was darker than what was shown in the film.
Kathleen Kennedy, President of Lucasfilm, claims that quality is everything for Star Wars while promoting new films and TV shows. However, her tenure has produced objectively poor quality films and TV shows, including The Last Jedi and The Mandalorian. Kennedy previously admitted to fundamentally changing the demographics of the company and marketing the franchise towards women and girls. Despite her claim of wanting to appeal to both boys and girls, her example focused specifically on creating products for females. Kennedy's new spin for Star Wars implies that the quality of their product is quite poor, which is a tacit admission that under her leadership, the company has produced extremely poor quality films and TV shows.
