Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has brought us films in a variety of genres, from the action and sci-fi of Star Wars to the comic murder mystery of Knives Out, to the neo-noir mystery style of Brick.

But one type of film you won't see from him is a horror, apparently. While speaking during a Film Independent-hosted webinar, he explained exactly why a scary movie isn't on the cards for him.

"To be honest, it's a genre that, because my family was really religious when I was growing up, I wasn't allowed to see a lot of intense stuff," he said. "It's not a genre I have a grounding in emotionally. It's not something that, for whatever reason, has drawn me," he explained.

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That's not to say he doesn't appreciate the genre, as he added that he has been inspired by horrors including Alien and Under the Skin, but he won't be bringing his own horror creation to our cinema screens anytime soon.

Right now the director is planning a sequel to 2019's hit Knives Out – which could again centre on Daniel Craig's detective Benoit Blanc – and he's previously said that he's keen to get it made within the next year.

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But it sounds like the rest of the cast might not be coming back, as Johnson has said that he would like to "do what Agatha Christie did and do a new cast and a new setting and make a few of these."

The director is also set to make three all-new Star Wars adventures that will move away from the Skywalker Saga and focus on "new characters from a corner of the galaxy that Star Wars lore has never before explored".

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