\n<\/p>\n
\n\tWhile many Star Wars<\/em> fans hope to see Rian Johnson revisit a galaxy far, far away, fear is not a factor in taking on another chapter.<\/p>\n \n\tFollowing Kathleen Kennedy\u2018s Lucasfilm exit interview with Deadline, in which she explained that \u201che got spooked\u201d from returning to the franchise, Johnson denied that was what held him back after directing Star Wars: Episode VIII \u2013 The Last Jedi<\/em> (2017), the penultimate in the Skywalker trilogy. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cLol zero spooked, sorry,\u201d wrote Johnson on X.<\/p>\n \n\tKennedy, who has handed the reins over to Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan, recently spoke to Deadline about the possibility of Johnson returning after The Last Jedi<\/em> grossed $1.3B globally for Disney.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cOnce he made the Netflix deal and went off to start doing the Knives Out<\/em> films, that has occupied a huge amount of his time,\u201d she noted. \u201cThat\u2019s the other thing that happens here. After Shawn [Levy] and I started talking about Star Wars<\/em>, Stranger Things<\/em> kicks in and he was completely consumed for a while by that. That\u2019s what happened with Rian.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tMeanwhile, Levy recently wrapped filming on his highly-anticipated Star Wars: Starfighter<\/em> with Ryan Gosling in the cockpit.<\/p>\n \n\tKennedy added of Johnson, \u201cAnd then I do believe he got spooked by the online negativity. I think Rian made one of the best Star Wars<\/em> movies. He\u2019s a brilliant filmmaker and he got spooked. This is the rough part. When people come into this space, I have every filmmaker and actors say to me, \u2018What\u2019s going to happen?\u2019 They\u2019re a little scared.\u201d<\/p>\n