Ep. 451 - An Evening with Rian Johnson, Director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

This week, David , Devindra , and Jeff are joined by director Rian Johnson to discuss making Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Rian describes his initial pitch for the film , getting the offer to direct, the backlash to the film , and conceiving and executing the Holdo maneuver. Be sure to subscribe to the /Filmcast for more discussion about The Last Jedi , including our initial review and post-mortem. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, like us on Facebook! Credits Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock . You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simonmharris.com . Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com . Contact us at our voicemail number: 781-583-1993 You can donate and support the /Filmcast by going to slashfilm.com/filmcast/ and clicking on the sidebar "Donate" links! Thanks to all our donors this week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy