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) and its sequel Glass Onion (2022), both of which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay, respectively. Additionally, Johnson is also known for directing three highly acclaimed episodes for the television series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), namely "Ozymandias," "Fly," and "Fifty-One"; for the latter, he received the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing—Drama Series in 2013. He also created a murder mystery series titled Poker Face for Peacock with Natasha Lyonne. Johnson was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rian Johnson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Scream
as Party Guest (voice) (uncredited)Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new...
Movie pageA rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring...
Movie pageNo Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
as SelfA documentary about the making of season five of the acclaimed AMC series Breaking Bad.
Movie pageTemple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
as SelfGuillermo del Toro, Rian Johnson and other film luminaries look back at LA's historic Egyptian...
Movie pageThe Force of Sound
as SelfGo inside the sound design of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. From the ignition of a lightsaber to the...
Movie pageThe Director and the Jedi
as SelfAn intimate documentary delving into Rian Johnson's process as he comes in as a director new to...
Movie pageOut of Print
as SelfA documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema and 35mm exhibition - seen through the...
Movie pageBlake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
as uncreditedWhile known for cinema classics such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Days of Wine and Roses and the...
Movie pageBalance of the Force
as SelfExplore the mythology of the Force and why Rian Johnson chose to interpret its role in such a...
Movie pageThe Space Western of the Southwest
as uncreditedEric Cameron chronicles the relationship between Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi and the...
Movie pageLate Night with Seth Meyers
as SelfSeth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...
TV Show pageBoJack Horseman
as Brian (voice)Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the 90s - 20 years later. BoJack Horseman was the star of...
TV Show pageThe Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - GuestOnce Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a...
TV Show pageVariety Studio: Directors on Directors
as SelfPBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and T.V. shows of the past year through...
TV Show pageThe Real History of Science Fiction
as HimselfThe series heads to the very frontiers of space and science to produce the definitive television...
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