John Boyega Gets Honest About The Last Jedi, Calls It a Bit Iffy
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The cast and director J.J. Abrams have been making the press rounds lately to promote the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Abrams also directed The Force Awakens, but passed the torch to Rian Johnson, who served as writer/director of The Last Jedi. John Boyega, during a recent interview, opened up a bit about his conflicting feelings regarding the second movie in this sequel trilogy. Here's what he had to say about it.
"The Force Awakens I think was the beginning of something quite solid, The Last Jedi if I'm being honest I'd say that was feeling a bit iffy for me. I didn't necessarily agree with a lot of the choices in that and that's something that I spoke to Mark [Hamill] a lot about and we had conversations about it. And it was hard for all of us, because we were separated."
Mark Hamill has shared similar thoughts over the last couple of years. While Hamill has praised director Rian Johnson as a filmmaker, he's also expressed frustrations over the way Luke Skywalker was handled in the new trilogy. Hamill certainly isn't alone in that respect, as The Last Jedi proved to be rather divisive amongst the fanbase. It certainly has turned into a love/hate entry within the franchise.