Star Wars Last Jedi REMAKE poster is epic and a little sexist: Rian Johnson responds

Star Wars fandom is divided as never before. 

Sure, many had major problems with the prequel trilogy, especially with a certain Gungun, but never have so many fans been so vocal in their fury. Nor has there ever been a fan boycott and backlash on this scale before. Some have claimed that is is one of the principal reasons that Solo A Star Wars Story was such a box office disaster.

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Many fans have called for the dismissal of Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy and the dropping of Rian Johnson’s next trilogy. The most extreme demand has been for a complete remake of The Last Jedi and a new poster has just been revealed.

One of the biggest complaints about Star Wars Episodes 7 and 8 was how quickly Rey mastered Jedi skills which have previously taken years, even for such iconic figures as Luke and Anakin.

With no training she held her own in a lightsaber battle against Kylo Ren. She then fought Luke and was able to battle the Praetorian Guard. With virtually no training.

The new poster has hilariously gone to the sexist extreme of putting her in an apron, roasting a porg like an antequated housewife.

This not only riffs on her impossible “Mary Sue” abilities, it also has a sly subversive dig at all the most misogynist Star Wars fanatics who have a problem with any woman taking a leading or dominant role. 

The disappointing lack of any convinceing heroic moments for Luke is channeled into his muscle-bound alpha-male portrayal while the rather rididiculously tantrum-throwing Kylo Ren is turned into Shredder from Ninja Turtles.

Leia is back in her Jabba slave girl outfit, BB8 wields a baseball bat wrapped in wire and there is a fan-pleasing triple Death Star. 

Ths poster actually manages to mock all the flaws of The Last Jedi while also providing a subversive attack on the extreme fans whose unpleasant beliefs and demands tarnished a huge number of regular fans who simply had legitimate concerns about what was happening to their beloved franchise.

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Even Rian Johnson has started to respond to some aspects of the fandom who rejected his movie.

He posted a comment on the new poster with the emoticon “crying with laughter.”

Similarly, when an announcement was made that a group was raisng money to remake his movie, he tweeted: “Please please please pleeeeaaaase actually happen.”

With a little more humour and tolerance on both sides, there may actually be a way out of this mess after all.