Rian Johnson is currently riding high on the success of Poker Face Season 2, starring Natasha Lyonne, which has debuted to rave reviews from fans and critics alike. He has also been successful in making the Knives Out movies, which have been major hits with audiences, and a third one is now on the way. His filmography also includes the most divisive Star Wars film in history, 2017's The Last Jedi. Despite the fan reaction, the film was critically acclaimed by film critics, and the online response to the film hasn't diluted the director's desire to journey further into a galaxy far, far away. In a new interview with The Independent, he explains what happened to his untitled Star Wars trilogy that never came to fruition.

Back in 2017, weeks before The Last Jedi came out, a new trilogy was announced with Johnson at the helm. However, after the polarizing response to the movie,...