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By Mark Newbold

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July 8, 2020

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After directing one of the highest grossing movies ever and then following it up with a critically acclaimed, box office bothering mystery thriller, surely the most obvious next step is to direct a Pokémon Go advert, isn’t it?

It might not be for some people, but then not everyone is Rian Johnson and the Episode 8 director explains why he chose to take the helm of a Pokémon advertisement.

“Pokémon Go has kept me engaged with my friends remotely as I’ve been practicing physical distancing these past few months. As a longtime Pokémon trainer, it was a real pleasure working with Niantic on this spot. It was a new experience for me to direct a production remotely, and I enjoyed the highly collaborative process and think we put together a fun and upbeat commercial that fans will enjoy.”

There you go, simple. Rian likes Pokémon and was only to happy to direct the ad.

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Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to Star Wars Insider, ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.

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Why Rian Johnson directed a Pokémon Go commercial

By Mark Newbold

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July 8, 2020

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After directing one of the highest grossing movies ever and then following it up with a critically acclaimed, box office bothering mystery thriller, surely the most obvious next step is to direct a Pokémon Go advert, isn’t it?

It might not be for some people, but then not everyone is Rian Johnson and the Episode 8 director explains why he chose to take the helm of a Pokémon advertisement.

“Pokémon Go has kept me engaged with my friends remotely as I’ve been practicing physical distancing these past few months. As a longtime Pokémon trainer, it was a real pleasure working with Niantic on this spot. It was a new experience for me to direct a production remotely, and I enjoyed the highly collaborative process and think we put together a fun and upbeat commercial that fans will enjoy.”

There you go, simple. Rian likes Pokémon and was only to happy to direct the ad.

Sale

Queen's Peril

Hardcover Book
Johnston, E.K. (Author)
English (Publication Language)
288 Pages - 06/02/2020 (Publication Date) - Random House/Star Wars (Publisher)

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Rian Johnson

SourceCinemablend

Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to Star Wars Insider, ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.

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