Rian Johnson
Rian Craig Johnson (born December 17, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He made his directorial debut with the neo-noir mystery film Brick (2005), which received positive reviews and grossed nearly $4 million on a $450,000 budget. Transitioning to higher-profile films, Johnson achieved mainstream recognition for writing and directing the science-fiction thriller Looper (2012) to critical and commercial success. Johnson landed his largest project when he wrote and directed the space opera Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), which grossed over $1 billion. He returned to the mystery genre with Knives Out (2019), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, and its sequel, Glass Onion (2022). Outside of film, Johnson directed three episodes of the television drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013). He received the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series in 2013 for his work on the season 5 episode "Fifty-One".
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames as
- 2023 · Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre as Self
- 2023 · The Space Western of the Southwest as
- 2022 · Scream as Party Guest (voice) (uncredited)
- 2018 · The Last Jedi: Meet the Porgs as
- 2018 · The Director and the Jedi as Self
- 2018 · Balance of the Force as Self
- 2018 · The Force of Sound as Self
- 2016 · Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Death Star Technician
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Out of Print as Self
- 2014 · BoJack Horseman as Brian (voice)
- 2014 · The Real History of Science Fiction as Himself
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2013 · No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad as Self
- 2006 · Building Brick as
- Future · Rian Johnson: Planning the Perfect Murder as Himself
- 1993 · Hey Lady, You Dropped Your Wallet!!! as The Whacky Protagonist