3, … 2, … 1, theories incoming…
Theory 1: Disney liked Episode 8 so much that they want Johnson as director of Episode 9 as well.
disney done several unusual things for rian johnson…prepping him for greater responsibility while colin has been doing nothing but ruining his chances
1: they changed the release date at his behest, sacrificing a culturally advantageous release date(may was the 40th anniversary of star wars and would have given it a massive bump)…disney literally sacrificed a great release date for rian johnson
2: they gave him immense free rein…to the point that actors compared the film to a indie prodution
3: they changed the entire backstory of TFA to accommodate rian
4: they hired a critically acclaimed playwright to rewrite the script of episode 9 while last jedi was suffering no such rewrites…in fact he was given so much free rein that people on star wars fan forums and within lucasfilm were crowning him
5: book of henry was not only panned for a mean spirited tone but colin callled the film a “piece of art” after critics ripped it to shreds
6: several fans point out that colins first film was a short film about a man getting revenge on his ex girlfriend by sleeping with her old mother…this was picked up by major reporters
People aren’t supposed to defend their own movie? Even Ed Wood stuck up for his work.
George’s first film was chock full of nudity and an implied rape scene. Your point?
Oh yeah, Ron Howard’s first big hit was about two guys running a prostitution ring out of a city morgue. Can’t get more family friendly than that. Unless you count Splash. Pretty sure sex with a mermaid is going to offend somebody. 😉
Those directors were great (Lucas had absolute control of star wars). Book of Henry was a critical disaster, made worse by the fact that episode 9 is the end of the third cycle(a fancy term for the third star wars trilogy). Jurassic world was publically called out for Claire and how much of a disaster her character was. Colin came across as a sexist pig who is clueless about the world around him