Rian Johnson Talks About His New Star Wars Trilogy, Guillermo del Toro, American Werewolf remake, George Lucas and Lady Bird

On the December 13, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film writers Chris Evangelista and Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest news, including Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley, our reaction to the Annihilation trailer, Rian Johnson tells us the story of how Disney agreed to his new Star Wars trilogy, American Werewolf remake details, George Lucas reviews Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Nutcracker and the Four Realms goes into reshoots and more on the strange case of the Lady Bird/Rotten Tomatoes controversy.

 

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In the News:

‘Nightmare Alley’ Remake Coming From Guillermo del Toro (Maybe, at Some Point)

‘Annihilation’ Trailer: Natalie Portman Goes on a Doomed Sci-fi Trip

‘Mr. Robot’ Season 4 Ordered by USA

Disney Agreed to Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Trilogy Without Being Pitched a Story

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Earns a Positive Review From George Lucas

How the ‘American Werewolf’ Remake Differs From the Original, According to Max Landis

‘Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ Reshoots to be Directed by Joe Johnston

 

In Our Feature Presentation: The Strange Case of ‘Lady Bird’ and Rotten Tomatoes (Or: Why We Should All Just Calm Down)

 

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