Rian Johnson has spoken to Empire Magazine about what’s lined up after the release of Wake Up Dead Man, and also about his love for Star Wars saying “if someday it makes sense to come back to it, for both of us, it would be the most wonderful thing in the world.”
Speaking ahead of the release of Wake Up Dead Man, the filmmaker teased where he’s going next. “The most exciting thing right now is this idea I have in my head for the next thing I’m gonna make, and I think ultimately, that’s all you can do, is just kind of follow your nose,” Johnson explains. That instinct is taking him into different genre territory. “If I had to define it genre-wise, I’d say it harkens back to the ’70s paranoid thrillers. It’s got a light sci-fi element to it,” he says.
It wouldn’t be the first time Johnson has played with sci-fi, not just on Looper, but on Episode VIII – though a return to the galaxy isn’t happening right now. “That cog will be turning the rest of my life. I love Star Wars,” he says. “And if someday it makes sense to come back to it, for both of us, it would be the most wonderful thing in the world.”
Read more from Rian Johnson in Empire’s Wake Up Dead Man feature, in the Stranger Things 5 issue – on sale October 23rd. Pre-order a copy online here. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery comes to cinemas from November 28th, and streams on Netflix from December 12th.
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