Andy 60 Posted July 22, 2014 American director Rian Johnson has been hired to direct Star Wars Episode VIII.It seems JJ Abrams is not sticking around after Star Wars Episode VII, and a new face has been cast as the director for the next instalment of the Star Wars saga.Rian Johnson, director of 2012's sci-fi action thriller Looper starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis, has also recently won a DGA award for directing an episode of the hit TV show Breaking Bad.Photo credit: Gage Skidmore Click here to view the article Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mara 29 Posted July 24, 2014 Well, I don't really see this as a huge surprise, as it was unlikely JJ would stick around for all three new trilogy films. Plus, the original trilogy all had different directors, so it should be fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 60 Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) True, but the prequels only had one director and they turned out all right. Edited July 25, 2014 by Andy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
