'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Spoilers: Director Talks Dark Side Luke Theory
As the highly anticipated "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" draws closer, countless theories about what lies ahead for the heroes continue to emerge.
In the galaxy far, far away, speculations are a natural affair. In fact, the release of the poster for the sequel has many thinking that Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) has gone to the dark side.
Just recently during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" director Rian Johnson was asked about the speculation.
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Of course, he played coy as he would not want to spoil anything to the point that he was wrestling with inviting fans to watch the full trailer.
Having accepted the responsibility of helming a major "Star Wars" films like "The Last Jedi," Johnson has expected these questions and speculations will emerge.
Having been a Star Wars fan myself for the past 40 years, having spent most of my life on the other side of the curtain, I know the anticipation and the guesswork and theorizing is all part of the fun and game of it. So I love it. I love seeing what people are thinking, seeing what they're guessing, seeing what they're anticipating.
The full trailer for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" released early this month had many under the impression that the characters will be switching sides.
The clip seemed to indicate that Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) will stop being enemies and start helping each other. Many believe that the clip was just edited to make it look like they were joining forces.
While Johnson is not keen on revealing anything about "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," he did talk about what fans can expect:
Each new film hopefully recontextualizes what came before it. That's part of the game. Yes, it's a continuation of not only The Force Awakens, but also of the legacy leading up to it.
He also said that he is not involved with the development of "Star Wars: Episode 9," which "The Force Awakens" director J.J. Abrams will be in charge of.
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" will be released Dec. 15.
