It’s like if someone wrote the middle of your novel. and the co-writer to decide what to do with it. “It’s really polarizing,” Brandon continued. That’s why I say I feel very much in hindsight that the trilogy, the last part of the trilogy, needed one vision.” Isn’t that kind of good in a way? You bring in new elements. He wanted to deconstruct the saga and open it up to go a different direction. To Ryan’s credit, he stuck to what he wanted to do. Brandon added about “Last Jedi,” “It’s a completely different take on the Star Wars saga. When Brandon tried to say she enjoyed some parts of “The Last Jedi,” Markey chimed in to say her collaborator wasn’t telling the truth. Markey was joined on the “Light the Fuse” podcast by her “Force Awakens” co-editor Maryann Brandon. Rian Johnson's 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' to Premiere in Theaters with Special Sneak Peek EventĢ023 Oscars: Best Supporting Actress PredictionsĬhristopher Nolan's Best Shots: 37 Images That Define the Director's Career Natasha Lyonne Is on the Case in Rian Johnson's 'Poker Face' Trailer I didn’t feel like it was consciously trying to undo - it just didn’t feel that way to me.” It took where the second film ended and just tried to tell a story. I don’t even feel that’s true about the third film. “It’s very strange to have the second film so consciously undo the storytelling of the first one. “I couldn’t agree more,” Markey said when the conversation turned to Johnson’s “Last Jedi” script “undoing” Abrams’ “Force Awakens” story. Abrams returned to direct last year’s “The Rise of Skywalker,” which Markey defended against claims it retcons Johnson’s “Last Jedi.” Markey did not edit “Rise of Skywalker,” but her career with Abrams also includes “Mission: Impossible III,” “Star Trek,” and “Star Trek Into Darkness.” Markey was Oscar nominated for her work on “The Force Awakens.” Abrams’ longtime editor Mary Jo Markey shared her belief that “The Last Jedi” made conscious storytelling decisions that undid the narrative setups made in “ Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which Abrams directed and Markey co-edited with frequent collaborator Maryann Brandon. On a recent episode of the “Light the Fuse” podcast (via CinemaBlend), J.J. The outrage over Rian Johnson’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” just won’t go away.

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