Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has confirmed that his Star Wars movie trilogy is still happening, despite reports that it’s been put on the backburner.
He told Empire that he has remains close with Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy and that they “get together often and talk about it.”
“It’s just at this point a matter of schedule and when it can happen. It would break my heart if I were finished, if I couldn’t get back in that sandbox at some point,” he said.