Rian Johnson’s newest movie, Knives Out, might be enjoying an impressive box office debut, but it appears as though he's still keeping an eye on the universe he played in prior to his whodunnit. In fact, the director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi confessed he would return to the galaxy far, far away "in a heartbeat" if given the opportunity to direct an episode of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian.
"Hell Yeah!" Johnson said to CinemaBlend when asked if he had any interest in directing the Disney+ show. "Man, if I had the time, I would get in there in a heartbeat. I had a set visit for Season 1 and it looked amazing. It looked like so much fun!"
Johnson's interest in helming an episode of The Mandalorian comes in the wake of his recent comments dissecting his negative experiences with the "hurricane" of toxic fans he was forced to deal with following the release of The Last Jedi.
Created by Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito, Emily Swallow, Omid Abtahi, Werner Herzog and Nick Nolte. The first four episodes are now available to stream on Disney+.