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Star Wars: Episode 8 Director Goes To Bat For The Prequels
Talking to senior editor at the New Republic Jeet Heer, Rian Johnson seemingly defended the prequels, saying that they play as a morality play about fascism for kids He said: @HeerJeet Pssst Devil's advocate: the prequels are a 7 hour long kids movie about how fear of loss turns good people into fascists ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ — Rian Johnson[...]
Looper's Rian Johnson Wants To Direct Doctor Who, Peter Jackson Plot Thickens
Jamie Wotton writes for Bleeding Cool. Busy doing press for his scifi action flick Looper, Rian Johnson hopped onto Reddit for an Ask Me Anything, where he was of course asked about all manner of things. Having already directed several episodes of TV, Johnson was asked if he was interested in doing any more and he responded[...]
A Time Travel Crime Story – The First Of This Week's Two Extended Looper Trailers
But all three have big roles in Rian Johnson's Looper, and that's looking like something they should all be proud of. Here's the first UK full trailer for the film. The Fosse-flavoured dance sequences are getting to be a thing with Johnson, by the look of things Not that I'm complaining – everybody loves those winners. Now, it[...]
Rian Johnson Adds More Names To Time Travel Flick Looper
Josh Hylton writes for Bleeding Cool: Rian Johnson isn't a recognizable name to most people Aside from some television work on shows like Breaking Bad, he has only directed two films: the critically acclaimed high school film noir Brick; and the less well received, but nevertheless charming, The Brothers Bloom Not much is known about his[...]