Rian Johnson Says That if His Next STAR WARS Idea Works Better as a Series, He'd Be Happy to Make it That Way

Oscar-nominated director Rian Johnson is best known for his small character-driven films Brick and Looper, as well as his blockbuster Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi, and his most popular film, Knives Out, and its anticipated follow-up Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. We know Johnson is working on a third Knives Out film, and possibly even more after that, but he is also set to make another Star Wars project at some point, and aside from expressing excitement to make it happen, the director has not yet said what it will look like.

In a new interview with THR, Johnson was asked if he’d be up for making a Star Wars series instead of a movie, and he said:

“I would do a Star Wars anything. And if I had an idea that I was excited about, that worked better as a show than a movie, I’d do it that way. At the moment, we’re in between making the next Benoit Blanc movie and thinking about Poker Face. I keep getting together with Kathy [Kennedy] and having conversations. Who knows? Making The Last Jedi was the best experience in my life, so I should be so lucky.”

I know most Star Wars fans aren’t super stoked about Johnson directing anything for the property, but who knows? Maybe this new project will end up being better than The Last Jedi, as it will be something that stands on its own.