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Rian Johnson
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Director, Screenwriter, Editor
Biography:Like two of his predecessors -- John Dahl and Christopher Nolan -- writer/director Rian Johnson specialized in crafting inventive, tightly wound crime thrillers with many a hairpin turn to keep viewers not only riveted, but trapped in a state of suspended uncertainty. Unsurprisingly, this craftsmanship did not arrive fully formed overnight, as Johnson honed his abilities from childhood on. Reportedly an avid filmmaker from the age of seven, Johnson later entered the film program at the University of Southern California, graduating in 1996. He scored his first major screen credit as the editor of Lucky McKee's May (2002), a gothic horror picture about a psychopathological young woman determined to create "the perfect friend" by dismembering the body parts of others, and reassembling them à la Frankenstein.

Johnson debuted three years later with a well-received solo outing -- the highly... Full Biography

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Mark Ruffalo, left, director Rian Johnson, Rachel Weisz and Adrien Brody on the set of "The Brothers...
Director Rian Johnson arrives to the AFI Film Festival screening of "The Brothers Bloom"...
Director Rian Johnson and actor Mark Ruffalo arrive to the AFI Film Festival screening of "The...
Director Rian Johnson and actor Mark Ruffalo arrive to the AFI Film Festival screening of "The...
Director Rian Johnson and actor Mark Ruffalo arrive to the AFI Film Festival screening of "The...
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Rian Johnson
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Rian Johnson
Filmography
The Brothers Bloom (2009) Brick (2006) May (2003)
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