Rian Johnson has denied feeling "spooked" after the divisive reaction to Star Wars: The Last Jedi, as former Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy recently suggested. Kennedy, who stepped down as head of the franchise last week after a 14-year tenure, said that Johnson took a step back from Star Wars because of "online negativity", noting that he "got spooked."
"I do believe he got spooked by the online negativity. I think Rian made one of the best Star Wars movies. He's a brilliant filmmaker and he got spooked. This is the rough part. When people come into this space, I have every filmmaker and actors say to me, 'What's going to happen?' They're a little scared," she said.
