The Last Jedi director revealed that he used to be a certified Star Wars prequels hater. Rian Johnson told Rolling Stone that when the franchise’s prequels came out when he was in college, he and his friends were “Prequel Hate Central.

The Last Jedidirector Rian Johnson has provided an update on his Star Warstrilogy, and it may not be the news some are hoping for. Star Wars' upcoming movies have been difficult to pin down in recent years,

"Everyone was ruthless at the time," Johnson says, recalling when the trilogy came out in his college days — though he has since expressed his admiration for George Lucas' prequels.