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The cast and director of 'The Last Jedi' on the story's secrets, a disaffected Skywalker and a death in the family A long time ago, a grade-schooler got his hands on a spaceship. He followed the assembly instructions as best he could, snapping on the cannons, the landing gear, the tiny interstellar-chess table. Soon enough, Rian Johnson was holding his very own Millennium Falcon. "The first thing I did," he […]

While her character Rey became an instant favorite with "Star Wars" fans around the globe, young and old, Daisy Ridley gave her 2015 "Force Awakens" performance a big thumbs-down. "I didn't think I was good in the first film, and I was struggling with that," she told Elle U.K. in an interview released Monday afternoon. She didn't expand on why she hated her performance, but perhaps it was director J.J. Abrams' […]

Rian Johnson weighs in on why he chose to shoot at Ireland's Skellig Michael instead of on a soundstage: "I’m sure it would have been more economical, but it was so worth it to do it the way we did it." April’s first Star Wars: The Last Jedi teaserwhetted fans' appetite, but since the full trailer and new poster arrived earlier this month, it’s been a feeding frenzy of speculation. Fan speculation is […]

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Stephen Daldry is in early talks for the film, which would center on the Jedi master who has been played by both Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor. Stephen Daldry is Star Wars’ newest hope.The Oscar-nominated director behind Billy Elliot and The Hours is in early talks to direct a Star Wars stand-alone movie centering on Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Hollywood Reporterhas learned.Sources say talks are at the earliest of stages and that the project has no script. […]