Rian Johnson

Biography

Rian Craig Johnson 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. Going on to make 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 the Knives Out film series (2019–present), which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay.

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Awards & recognition

• ★Time 100 · 2023
• ★Directors Guild of America Award
• ☆Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2023 · nominated
• ☆Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2020 · nominated