During Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which Johnson directed, Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) revealed that Rey’s parents were merely ”filthy junk traders” rather than Skywalkers.
Rian Johnson has responded to rumours that Star Wars: Episode IX director JJ Abrams may retcon the character Rey’s (Daisy Ridley) parentage.
However, Abrams – who also directed Star Wars: The Force Awakens – reportedly had different plans for the leading hero, with actor Simon Pegg saying Abrams’s ideas had been “undone slightly” by The Last Jedi.
Johnson is working on his own trilogy of Star Wars films, revealing that LucasFilm and Disney are still working out the upcoming slate of films.