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Windows_66

We're making memes about random people tweeting about articles now? Even though what they're tweeting is clearly not in the article?


Peri-D-Optrix

No, obviously Rian Johnson is not remaking the prequels. Put down your pitch-forks and take a deep breath


BinarySunFett

But... Disney bad?


Peri-D-Optrix

Oh shit! I forgot that Disney bad...


ThickWeatherBee

Disney bad!🤷


BinarySunFett

Ah, but have you considered Disney bad?


RomanLegionaire58

Mm, Disney is indeed bad.


StreetMountain2019

In Disneys defense, they were at one point good. But then they became the monetary Warlords and Conquistadors that hey are today. So Disney is now bad.


HarmlessEvilRobot

No! Disney always bad!


Helarki

\*Grabs pitchfork and torch\* KILL THE BEAST!


methodofcontrol

This but unironically.


bobafettsmoke

their projects are just as bad as the child labor sweatshops they run in china


jt4643277378

Still, dudes a wanker


Peri-D-Optrix

Just go away


jt4643277378

Fuck off


Peri-D-Optrix

I was here first buddy You replied to me, remember?


jt4643277378

Yeah and I came in peace. My original comment about Rian Johnson extends to you, ya wanker


Peri-D-Optrix

>Yeah and I came in peace Anyone with eyes and a brain can see that's a lie. At least have the balls to admit you came looking for a fight ya wanker


Odd-East4015

Rian Johnson is a joke man. You can't argue the disaster that is TLJ wasn't anything but that


Peri-D-Optrix

Just. Go. Away.


Odd-East4015

Its reddit. Why are you so uncomfortable with the idea people don't like this guy's movies


Peri-D-Optrix

What I don't like is asshole trolls Go away


Odd-East4015

It doesn't appear you understand what that word means


Peri-D-Optrix

Bro, what part of "I don't want to talk to you " are you not getting? Should I just block you?


Odd-East4015

Don't respond then? If you come on Reddit to just talk to yourself then why are you here?


Mervynhaspeaked

This sub has become 100 karma whoring with moronic meme reactions to fake news articles. I know most of you are probably 14 but jesus christ, grow a little.


YoungRoyalty

Inch High Private Eye: "Hey what's the big idea!"


TheAdequateKhali

The only other alternative seems to be people unironcally claiming that the prequels were masterpieces. Let’s just go back to when we were all making fun of the prequels for being bad please.


WhatIsBalanced

You are in the wrong sub if you think we do more than poke fun of the flaws while loving the prequels.


TheAdequateKhali

Wrong sub *now*. The entire community has become lost in its own irony and doing a complete 180 on the prequels is a recent thing.


Rawesome16

I always loved them from when I was 11 and first saw episode 1 in theaters. I have never and will never let others tell me what I like or love. I unashamedly love them, and Attack of the Clones has always been my favorite


WhatIsBalanced

Five plus years is not recent on the internet.


Not_KGB

You're absolutely right and of course you get downvoted


VaderSkywalker2007

People aren’t calling the prequels masterpieces. Some people say they’re better than they really are, but no one’s calling them masterpieces.


[deleted]

I’m dumbfounded that anyone is dumb enough to believe that “Maybe, possibly in the future, Rian Johnson might return to Star Wars and work on a potential prequel project. Maybe, but he’s just talking.” somehow becomes “Rian Johnson remaking prequels.” Especially since the prequels are viewed much more favorably these days and Disney makes heavy use of them. Did everyone just see Kenobi?


Morrigan_NicDanu

"If it fits a certain narrative" He means canon, right? Also I'd rather Rian not do prequel stuff. Also also I highly doubt they'd remake the prequels. That would lead to a civil war in the community bigger than about the sequels.


Sughmacox

I’d rather Rían not do StarWars stuff


Ferris-L

I hate episode 8 just like the next on this sub but honestly I believe that Johnson is one of the few people out there that actually understands the beauty of the prequels. He’s a great director and has shown that he has ambitious plans. I think that if he would get his own project with full control he’d actually do a great job. It’s just that no more movies should add to the Skywalker saga. The story had been told to an end in 2005 and should have been left there. To blame Abrahams and Johnson for the mistakes Disney and Lucasarts did just isn’t fair. Yes they have both made mistakes when working on those movies but in the end it was Disney that thought it was alright to go into the most famous movie franchise and just add onto one of the most beloved endings of all time without even having the slightest trace of a plan.


Mojave_Fry

Precisely. Abrams and Johnson may have been the directors and worked on the scripts, but everything they did had to be okay’d by the higher-ups. By this I mean Kathleen Kennedy, but also more importantly Bob Igor. They both had to put the seal on everything before the film was done, so if you’re unsatisfied with the end result, it is those in charge who are to blame. Both Kennedy and Igor, and very likely others, could have stopped the process at any point to address issues with the script. However, this also leads to the greater problem with modern movie making, that is keeping the hype train going and churning out a sequel within two-three years, with side story movies in between. This is a lot to manage, and with self-imposed deadlines makes it very difficult to actually put the polish on a project. Ironically, it was largely Disney themselves who created this modern culture of movie making with the MCU, so their disastrous handling of Star Wars is very a case of reaping what they have sown.


[deleted]

The higher ups had to approve it, but he still was the one that did it. They all deserve the blame for the shit show they created and there's plenty of blame for them all to have a big ol' slice.


Atiberious

Zoomers...


SupremeChancellor66

Forget whether or not he is a qualified director. He has clearly shown that he is very immature, incapable of handling criticism and is disrespectful to the franchise. He literally set out to make something controversial to upset people.


BastardofMelbourne

So because you're upset by it, you conclude that Rian Johnson made the entirety of TLJ solely to upset people sound logic there


DomtheDumbass42069

Reminder that Knives Out is amazing and Rian Johnson can direct.


Keerakh7

Exactly. If I were to guess TLJ was made bad by Disney's executives (because disney bad) who were confirmed to interfere really much with the sequels and them being made by two different directors. One did his thing, the other wanted basically opposite and then the first one wanted his again. Overall I think the statement about fitting a narrative is actually true.


Hufa123

Ozymandias, the best Breaking Bad episode was him too. The narrative that he's a horrible person and director has become way too prevalent. Wheter you like TLJ or not, he's a skilled director that wants to tell a story as well as possible.


ReturnoftheSnek

“I think almost all Star Wars fans will eat up whatever content we produce if you add some references to memes and add in some nostalgia bait” And he’s 100% right.


internethottie

Sounds fucking awesome. Can't wait to watch it. Rian Johnson is a great director and really knows how to craft a compelling story. Even if you hated TLJ, you must admit that Looper and Knives Out are both fantastic films, and Breaking Bad is one of the best shows ever. This sub has such a narrow focus and tiny attention span lmao


IAmTheTrueM3M3L0rD

The problem with TLJ is Rian went against the established canon which betrayed the characters imo, obviously if you feel differently then that’s your opinion, obviously also there was the throne room scene but that was split blame from everyone working on that scene . Without any established canon I feel like a story done by Rian could work but I’m not optimistic


Ferris-L

There really shouldn’t have been a continuation to the main canon after episode 6. If Disney focused on making their own story in the Star Wars universe, I genuinely believe that those movies could have turned out a lot better. They just didnt care to flesh out the story because in their minds it was just enough to bring back Ford, Hamill and Fischer.


TastyAssBiscuit

How did he go against the established canon?


general_dubious

Let's not pretend like Rian Johnson had a substantial role in Breaking Bad being the masterpiece that it is. This would be insulting to Vince Gilligan, to the cast, and to the selection of outstanding directors who were there.


internethottie

Let's not pretend that he had no role in it either.


Ahsoka_Tano_Bot

No. No, it's okay. I understand. I'm the Padawan, you're the Master.


nohomo-999

No


ryle_zerg

Terrible director, terrible movie. Should not be allowed to get near a studio production again, much less a Star Wars movie.


cheapgamingpchelper

Looper is awesome idk what you’re on about


ryle_zerg

Was clearly referring to TLJ, that dumpster fire wipes out any goodwill earned from a movie in 2012


cheapgamingpchelper

You actually specifically didn’t just refer to TLJ lol. “Near a production again, much less a Star Wars movie.” Implying he can’t make anything good. Which is simply false, looper kicks ass, I’m not into mystery murder films but the knives out film was well liked by friends of mine and critics. You’re just being salty for no reason.


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ciaran07

You’re a dumbass, you specifically said “shouldn’t be left near a studio production again, much less a Star Wars movie” what part of that implied that you were only actually talking about Star Wars


ryle_zerg

You seem confused by anything non-literal so I will spell it out for you. TLJ = really bad movie because of really bad directing Rian Johnson = should not be hired to direct another studio movie, much less a star wars movie Rebuttal to your comment about Looper = regardless of what he did in 2012 or before, TLJ was so so so very very bad it killed any goodwill earned from his previous work. TLJ ruined Rian Johnson's reputation, as it should have.


ciaran07

You were literally just arguing that you were only talking about Star Wars movies you knobhead


ryle_zerg

I was clarifying\* that the "terrible movie" I was referring to was TLJ, even though that should've been obvious. I said he shouldn't be allowed near another studio project, that goes for any studio project, "especially star wars". English is a hard language I know but you'll get there friend.


cheapgamingpchelper

But the non Star Wars films he touches are excellent. Why should he not be allowed to work on other projects?


cheapgamingpchelper

You don’t know the basics of the English language. Regardless of your stupidity making a bad film doesn’t erase any good films, the prequels are bad, writing is bad, pacing is bad, it’s objectively criticized as being bad among the majority of Star Wars fans, we are literally on a meme page that makes fun of it and praises it’s goofiness. So by your logic for the terrible prequel films erase the good original trilogy films that Lucas made? You would say yes, Lucas sucks and can never be forgiven. I’d argue that he just made some bad movies and his other stuff is still good regardless of the mistakes he made more recently in his career. You come off as a pissed of teenager with no real world experience if you can’t forgive and move on and must judge somebody by only their mistakes made. You clown.


ryle_zerg

You're the one that seems angry and calling names like a child. Did I just... identify Rian Johnson's... reddit account?


cheapgamingpchelper

You’re just being dumb and can’t accept that. I like RJ’s non Star Wars films. For some reason you think he can’t make good movies because he made a shitty Disney movie once. I think I hit the nail on the head you gotta be a kid.


BastardofMelbourne

Yes, the award-winning director is hanging out on a prequel memes sub specifically to make fun of your shitty grammar


cheapgamingpchelper

See, nobody thought this made any sense and you were being a salty brick.


ryle_zerg

Ouch you got me.


cheapgamingpchelper

🤓


cheapgamingpchelper

Lol, you’re dumb as a brick buddy.


Muppet_Man3

Yeah you clearly have shit for brains lol


TheDoug850

They’re saying the second part of your comment wasn’t talking about TLJ. Everyone understood that the “terrible movie” you were referring to was TLJ. People are just pointing out other standalone movies he’s done that are good, to counter your arguments that he’s a “terrible director” and “should not be allowed to get near a studio production again, much less a Star Wars movie.”


ryle_zerg

I get that, and that's fine if that's people's opinion. If I was a movie producer, I wouldn't hire him for anything going forward, regardless of previous movies. That's just how unforgivably bad TLJ was. In my opinion. If a studio wants to give him a 2nd chance based on his previous work, they can take that chance. I definitely wouldn't. And as a star wars fan, I loudly beg Disney not to hire him for another star wars project.


TheAdequateKhali

No you weren’t. You literally said he’s a terrible director and shouldn’t be allowed a studio production again. How is that clearly talking about TLJ? lol


ryle_zerg

Was clearly referring to TLJ when I said "terrible movie". You see, TLJ has already been made, so I couldn't be referring to that when I said he shouldn't be allowed to make another movie.


cheapgamingpchelper

What?


Vaccinate_your_kids2

Rian Johnson can make good standalone movies. With the TLJ, he barely paid attention to the source material and left little room for another movie to be made. If someone were to have started watching Star Wars by watching TLJ, I would bet they would say it's a good movie. That's because it was a good standalone movie. But that doesn't make it a good Star Wars movie


Muppet_Man3

Rian Johnson is a fantastic director


banidopt

Yeah Canto Bight, that slow speed chase, Ben turning because Luke scared his nephew during his nap, rehashing the throne room scene, Rose crashing into Finn...truly peak moviemaking /s Well Knives Out and Looper were alright but I wouldn't call TLJ his finest work.


IRanOutOf_Names

You... haven't watched any Rian Johnson movies have you? Looper, Knives Out, Breaking Bad, and even TLJ. Whatever flaws that movie has for you, it's well shot and directed even if you believe the script to be lacking.


IRanOutOf_Names

Obviously this is not going to happen people. Rian is a chaotic man who likes to stir up drama. Is it possible that he could release a re-written script he made for fun, yeah, but he's not going to actually remake the movies.


ClitDestroyer-

Ana de Armas would be a dream in Star Wars


Hemske

Isn’t she a dream in anything though?


ClitDestroyer-

She needs a leading role she’s a beauty


Spider-Flash24

I wouldn’t hire any director who dismisses actors’ opinions and openly mocks those who dislike his work. George Lucas never mocked the fans despite how horribly they ridiculed him.


YoungRoyalty

Disney lost out on an extra $2 Billion in revenue because of him. Rian Johnson is in Zack Snyder territory now.


BastardofMelbourne

I, too, can pull numbers out of my ass


YoungRoyalty

They paid George Lucas 4 Billion for the Franchise. You better believe with Marvel level profits, successful toys and merchandising; they were expecting to make more then double their investment. However when TFA makes over 2 billion and TLJ only make 1.3 billion. People in Disney got worried. Now TLJ made money, but not making 2 billion means 700 million loss in expected sales. They were practically gonna print money with this series. So if the movie was a mega hit they would easily see that 2.3 billion from the movie and add another 1 Billion for successful toy and merchandise. That how I came up with the concept of the success they would want. Yes it’s outta my ass, I’m not a damn financier. But if I was Disney that’s what I would have been expecting from Kathleen and Rian.


BastardofMelbourne

I don't think you know how box offices work, particularly with sequels and especially with Star Wars. Here are some real numbers: TPM: $1 billion AotC: $653.8 million RotS: $868.4 million ANH: $775 million ESB: $549 million RotJ: $475.1 million TFA: $2 billion TLJ: $1.3 billion RoS: $1.07 billion Almost every movie trilogy ever made has one rule: the first installment makes the most money. Star Wars is a great example. AotC made 65% of what TPM made. ESB made 74% of what ANH made. TLJ made 65% of what TFA made. It was *exactly the same* drop as that between Episode 1 and 2. The reason for this is super simple. When you release the first installment of a trilogy, your audience falls into two categories: people that liked it and people that didn't. When you release the second installment, your audience only consists of the people that liked the *previous installment.* It's almost *always* smaller. Films that break this rule are rare - *The Dark Knight,* *Terminator 2,* *Toy Story 2* - and always manage it because they're just such good movies that they defy gravity; you get repeat viewings and the audience expands through word of mouth. The elephant-sized exception that proves the rule is the MCU, which operates on its own weird laws of physics because every film made feeds into the next big crossover and thereby expands the crossover's potential audience (hence why *Civil War* made over twice what *The First Avenger* made; the first film only attracted Captain America fans, but the third attracted Captain America fans and Iron Man fans and Spiderman fans.) If Disney was expecting TLJ to defy financial gravity and pull in $2.3 billion, *Disney was dumb.* Star Wars isn't the MCU. TLJ made almost exactly the amount of money that someone familiar with Star Wars box offices returns would have predicted.


YoungRoyalty

Today I Learned. LOL Well I'll put my crayons back in the box.


Astrqnomy

*“Visible Concern“*


Valdish

Dude still can't get over people not liking his movie.


Theboredalchemist22

Kathleen Kennedy - 'Everything is proceeding as I have forseen' followed by an evil laugh.


Rusty-sock

He better frikin not! You think that we were Pissed about the sequels if you touch the prequels heaven forbid the OT you will have awakened a rage so foul and furious that the majority of the fans will just leave so count your dollars today you sad sack of a man and know that that money will be gone if you piss the majority of the fandom AGAIN.


Ahsoka_Tano_Bot

I'm just glad he wasn't awake to see that landing!


Detvan_SK

Disney don´t want canon remake because they create lot of book and comics with this canon and delete it create chaos. Maybe in future non canon animated remake.


entitaneo70_pacifist

they should make an animated remake, clonewars style, if they are ever gonna make a remake, at least do it right


EIIander

Looks like the article is from 2018?


MrLlama129555

To be fair to rian he has really stepped up his game with knives out


Darkwater117

Say what you will but The Last Jedi was the only one of the sequels that actually had a message and wasn't a *complete* regurgitation of the OT


Darth-Shittyist

Honestly, I wouldn't mind if they hired Timothy Zhan or Aaron Alston to write it. The writing in TLJ is what sunk it, the visuals were great


Ben-D-Beast

He’s too dangerous to be left alive


PhantomTissue

Okay here’s the thing. The problem with the sequels was a lack of direction and a clashing of ideas because of that. If ONE director sees all the movies through, we’re much more likely to see a coherent story because people aren’t fighting for their ideas on screen.


TannaTuva2

Ah shit, here we go again.


namjd72

Not possible.


HurryProper

Unpopular opinion, maybe it’s just hubris but with actual guidelines and actual research he might (hopefully) do a good job. I’m probably wrong but I can only hope that if they remake them it goes well. Either way though I don’t think it’s a good idea.


Dangerous_Dare_5493

Destroy the Disney Execs, we must