Despite the divisive response to the film from fans, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” writer and director Rian Johnson has no regrets about his approach to the 2017 sequel. In fact, he says he’s even more proud of the film now that more time has passed.
“I’m even more proud of it five years on,” Johnson told Empire. “When I was up at bat, I really swung at the ball.”
The “Knives Out” filmmaker added that he crafted “The Last Jedi” as not just a “Star Wars” movie, but a movie about “Star Wars.”
“The ultimate intent was not to strip away – the intent was to get to the basic, fundamental power of myth.