Go behind the scenes of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in this Rian Johnson-focused featurette
Episode VIII of the Star Wars film series, The Last Jedi, will open in theaters December 15th, but a featurette released today offers fans a look at what’s going on behind the scenes. It’s focused on writer and director Rian Johnson, first as a fan, then as a director. And it features short thoughts from Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Mark Hamill, and the late Carrie Fisher about working with him.
“First time shooting with Mark. First time shooting with Daisy. First time shooting a Star Wars movie, and you know, it’s some cool stuff,” Johnson says. Later, he instructs Chewbacca to growl “sad like a dog whimper,” and bounces around the film’s impressive set. The featurette is partially built around a long quote where he explains how the job...