"Following the premiere of Johnson's latest film, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, audience members were shocked to find Abrams moderating a Q&A with Johnson and Daniel Craig about the film. Had the moment arrived? Were Star Wars fans finally about to hear the director talk about what happened behind the scenes? Well, not exactly."
"At the time, Abrams said that Disney didn't really have a plan when they set out to make the sequels. He told The New York Times that Johnson's The Last Jedi was "full of surprises and subversion and all sorts of bold choices," but he understood why the film didn't go over well with audiences. "I don't think that people go to Star Wars to be told, This doesn't matter,' he said."
"For the uninitiated, Johnson took over directing duties for The Last Jedi after Abrams directed The Force Awakens, making several divisive changes to the plotincluding killing off a mysterious new villain and deciding the fate of Rey's parentage apart from the Skywalker family. Abrams then returned for The Rise of Skywalker and haphazardly picked up the pieces."
Rian Johnson directed The Last Jedi and implemented divisive changes, including killing a mysterious new villain and revealing that Rey's parentage was not tied to the Skywalker family. J.J. Abrams directed The Force Awakens and later returned for The Rise of Skywalker, reversing or reworking Johnson's decisions and attempting to reconcile the trilogy. Abrams said Disney lacked a unified plan and described The Last Jedi as "full of surprises and subversion and all sorts of bold choices," while acknowledging audience discomfort. Both directors claim no animosity yet have seldom publicly detailed their creative disagreements. A public Q&A at the Wake Up Dead Man premiere avoided deep Star Wars discussion.
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