Summary: This week, <a href="http://www.davechen.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/devindra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Devindra</a>, and <a href="http://twitter.com/jeffcannata" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jeff</a> are joined by director <a href="http://www.twitter.com/rianjohnson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rian Johnson</a> to discuss making Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Rian describes <a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/rian-johnson-pitch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">his initial pitch for the film</a>, getting the offer to direct, <a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/rian-johnson-last-jedi-backlash/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the backlash to the film</a>, and conceiving and executing <a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/the-holdo-maneuver/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Holdo maneuver.</a> <br><br>Be sure to subscribe to the /Filmcast for more discussion about <b>The Last Jedi</b>, including <a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/filmcast-ep-446-star-wars-the-last-jedi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our initial review</a> and <a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/the-filmcast-bonus-ep-star-wars-the-last-jedi-post-mortem/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">post-mortem.<br></a><br>You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. <a href="http://facebook.com/slashfilmcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Also, like us on Facebook!<br></a><br>Credits<ul> <li>Our music sometimes comes from the work of <a href="http://www.adamwarrock.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adam Warrock</a>. You can download our theme song <a href="http://www.adamwarrock.com/?p=3174" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a> Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from <a href="http://www.simonmharris.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simonmharris.com</a>. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6902426/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kyle Hillinger.</a> </li> <li>If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail <a href="mailto:slashfilmcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">slashfilmcast@gmail.com</a>.</li> <li>Contact us at our voicemail number: 781-583-1993</li> <li>You can donate and support the /Filmcast by going to <a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/filmcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">slashfilm.com/filmcast/</a> and clicking on the sidebar "Donate" links! Thanks to all our donors this week!</li> </ul><br><br>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a> For information regarding your data privacy, visit <a href="https://www.acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a>
