Rian Johnson wanted 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' to be an "emotional" movie. Johnson directed the eighth installment of the popular sci-fi franchise which sees the return of Mark Hamill as Jedi Master Luke Skywalker and the late Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa. Although the plot has been a tightly guarded secret, Johnson admits "It's the middle chapter, so we got to challenge the characters, and it's going to darker and intense places. I wanted the story to be emotional.