Screen Rant

  • J.J. Abrams admits Rian Johnson took Star Wars 8 in a different direction. 1 / 7

  • Abrams directed The Force Awakens, which started the sequel trilogy. 2 / 7

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens Movie Poster

  • He had 'some gut instincts' in regards to where the story would go from there. 3 / 7

    Kylo Ren, Rey and Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

  • Rian Johnson was writing The Last Jedi before he even met Abrams. 4 / 7

  • As a result, the story definitely went in some new directions than Abrams had in mind. 5 / 7

    Adam Driver as Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

  • Simon Pegg hinted that Abrams had something else in mind for Rey's parentage reveal. 6 / 7

    Daisy Ridley as Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

  • But any differences are moot, and Episode 9 has to conclude the story in a great way. 7 / 7