Rian Johnson, who is riding high on the success of Knives Out, would like to return to the a galaxy far far away and direct episodes of the second season of Disney+’s win Star Wars series The Mandalorian, according to Cinema Blend.
In an episode of Cinema Blend’s podcast, ReelBlend, Johnson revealed that despite his The Last Jedi receiving a divided response from fans, he is more than ready to return to Star Wars universe, be it the next trilogy – he may or may not be attached to – or the Disney+ series The Mandalorian.
“Hell yeah! Man, if I had the time, I would get in there in a heartbeat,” Johnson said. “I had a set visit for Season 1 and it looked amazing. It looked like so much fun!”
The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.
Pedro Pascal (Kingsman: The Golden Circle) stars as a lone Mandalorian gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy. Gina Carano (Deadpool), Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), Emily Swallow (Supernatural), Carl Weathers (Predator), Omid Abtahi (American Gods), Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man) and Nick Nolte (Affliction) also star.
Jon Favreau serves as executive producer and showrunner for the series, Directors for the first season include Dave Filoni (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels), who will be directing the first episode, plus Deborah Chow (Jessica Jones), Rick Famuyiwa (Dope), Bryce Dallas Howard (Solemates) and Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok), who also provides the voice for bounty hunter IG-88 in the series.
The Mandalorian is executive produced by Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy and Colin Wilson. Karen Gilchrist serves as co-executive producer. The series is currently streaming on Disney+.
