Star Wars: The Last Jedi has received its fair share of criticism over the last few months, but director Rian Johnson won't let that influence his new Star Wars trilogy.

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In an interview with Fandango , Johnson was asked if the fan outcry will impact how he approaches his new trilogy of films in any way. The filmmaker replied saying he wasn't too surprised by the response The Last Jedi received, and also believes you shouldn't care what people want when you're trying to tell a specific story."I feel like every Star Wars thing that ever gets made has a big, loud response because Star Wars fans are passionate and that’s what makes them awesome," Johnson said."I don’t think it’s possible if you’re really telling a story you care about and having it come from your heart it’s just not possible to be intellectually processing what everyone else wants. Nor would it be a healthy thing, I don’t think that’s a good way to tell a story." Johnson addressed the fan backlash for The Last Jedi late last year . According to the director, Johnson thinks it's necessary to have these heated conversations in order for Star Wars to grow. As for his Star Wars trilogy, Johnson shared some of his vision for the movies with IGN For more on The Last Jedi, check out Frank Oz's explanation for how Yoda wound up in the movie and what Mark Hamill thinks actually happened to Luke Skywalker

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