Rian Johnson Confirms Star Wars Trilogy Canceled

Rian Johnson has confirmed that his previously announced Star Wars trilogy is effectively canceled, revealing the project never moved beyond the conceptual phase and lacked a formal outline. Johnson described his collaboration with Lucasfilm as positive but explained that the commercial and critical success of Knives Out shifted his focus to murder mysteries. He remains open to returning to the Star Wars universe in the future if suitable opportunities arise. Johnson continues to develop his own projects, including the third Knives Out film set for release in December. He maintains that his narrative choices in The Last Jedi were intended to advance the story rather than undo previous work, and he harbors no resentment over franchise debates. Johnson sees evolving fan discourse as a natural part of Star Wars fandom.