History Creator / RianJohnson

** ''Film/TheBrothersBloom'' combines romance and comedy with a heist story.

** ''Film/{{Looper}}'' is a science-fiction thriller

** ''Film/StarWarsTheLastJedi'' is a space opera and a {{Deconstruction}} of the ''Franchise/starWars'' franchise in general.

** ''Film/Looper'' is a science-fiction thriller

** ''Film/{{Brick}} is a FilmNoir teen movie.

** ''{{Film/Brick}} is a DeconstructiveParody of classic FilmNoir while also being a teen movie.

* SubvertedTrope: About ''The Last Jedi'', he admitted himself wanting to subvert the audience's expectations regarding the followup to many things Creator/JJAbrams set up in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', such as Luke being full of HeroicSelfDeprecation and the BrokenPedestal when Rey meets him instead of a more classic OldMaster who's ready to keep the MasterApprenticeChain up (however, this could be thought of as following through with Abrams's set-up of Luke disappearing to an island in the middle of nowhere). Then there were the ''massive'' expectations regarding Rey's MysteriousPast... [[spoiler:and it's revealed she's the daughter of nobodies -- or at least that's what [[UnreliableNarrator Kylo Ren]] said. It's pretty safe to say the following developments in ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'' had no input from Johnson.]]

* ''Franchise/StarWars''
** ''Film/TheLastJedi'' (2017)
** New ''Star Wars'' trilogy ([[DevelopmentHell On hold]])

** ''Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery'' (2022)

* ''Knives Out 2'' (2022)

He is JustForFun/OneOfUs, since apparently he likes ''Series/GameOfThrones'', and is interested in working on ''Series/DoctorWho''. He directed ''[[Film/TheLastJedi Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi]]'', and was later hired to develop a new trilogy of films unrelated to the Skywalker Saga before the release of the film. However, his trilogy is currently in DevelopmentHell as of 2021.

* SignatureStyle: He loves using a quirky directing/editing style, which involves off-kilter camera angles/composition, fast-paced dynamic camerawork, rapid-fire editing, and quick pans. LOTS of quick pans. He even used this style in ''The Last Jedi''.

** ''Knives Out 2'' (2022)

** ''Knives Out'' sequel (TBA)

* {{Deconstruction}}: ''Film/TheLastJedi'' is a deconstruction of several ''Star Wars'' tropes and characters, most prominently the idea of the Jedi being unambiguously heroic, the fact that as long as there are Jedi, there are going to be Dark Side users opposing them, the idea that you have to be special to learn and use the force and the whole idea of Luke Skywalker being a wise and nearly flawless hero thirty years after leading the Rebellion to victory after the Battle of Endor.

* TrollingCreator: In July 2016, when finalizing ''The Last Jedi'', Johnson tweeted a photo of himself holding a sign saying "Your [[WildMassGuessing Snoke theories]] suck", alluding to the abundant [[invoked]]{{Fanon}} that followed the release of ''The Force Awakens''. [[spoiler:Snoke gets killed off in ''The Last Jedi'' without anything to explain his backstory whatsoever.]]

* TrollingCreator: In July 2016, when finalizing ''The Last Jedi'', Johnson tweeted a photo of himself holding a sign saying "Your Snoke theories suck", alluding to the abundant [[invoked]]{{Fanon}} that followed the release of ''The Force Awakens''. [[spoiler:Snoke gets killed off in ''The Last Jedi'' without anything to explain his backstory whatsoever.]]

He is JustForFun/OneOfUs, since apparently he likes ''Series/GameOfThrones'', and is interested in working on ''Series/DoctorWho''. He directed ''[[Film/TheLastJedi Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi]]'', and was later hired to develop a new trilogy of films unrelated to the Skywalker Saga.

** New ''Star Wars'' trilogy (TBA)

* TrollingCreator: In July 2016, when finalizing ''The Last Jedi'', Johnson tweeted a photo of himself holding a sign saying "Your Snoke theories suck", alluding to the abundant {{Fanon}} that followed the release of ''The Force Awakens''. [[spoiler:Snoke gets killed off in ''The Last Jedi'' without anything to explain his backstory whatsoever.]]

* TrollingCreator: In July 2016, when finalizing ''The Last Jedi'', Johnson tweeted a photo of himself holding a sign saying "Your Snoke theories suck". [[spoiler:Snoke gets killed off in ''The Last Jedi'' without anything to explain his backstory whatsoever.]]

* AnachronismStew: ''Brick'', ''The Brothers Bloom'', ''Looper'' and ''Knives Out'' all feature this to varying degrees. In the first it's part of the FilmNoir homage. In the second it's to give the film the feel of a timeless tale. In the third it's to establish how impoverished the characters in the future are. In the last it’s because he’s setting an Agatha Christie-style mystery in the present day.

* SubvertedTrope: About ''The Last Jedi'', he admitted himself wanting to subvert the audience's expectations regarding the followup to many things Creator/JJAbrams set up in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', such as Luke being full of HeroicSelfDeprecation and the BrokenPedestal when Rey meets him instead of a more classic OldMaster who's ready to keep the MasterApprenticeChain up. (However, this could be thought of as following through with Abrams's set-up of Luke disappearing to an island in the middle of nowhere.) Then there were the ''massive'' expectations regarding Rey's MysteriousPast... [[spoiler:and it's revealed she's the daughter of nobodies -- or at least that's what [[UnreliableNarrator Kylo Ren]] said.]]

** Steve Yeldin has served as cinematographer on each of Johnson's films. Nathan Johnson has composed each of his films besides ''The Last Jedi''[[note]]Music/JohnWilliams, obviously.[[/note]]. Bob Ducsay has edited all of Johnson's films besides ''Brick'' and ''The Brothers Bloom''.

He is JustForFun/OneOfUs, since apparently he likes ''Series/GameOfThrones'', and is interested in working on ''Series/DoctorWho''. He directed' '[[Film/TheLastJedi Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi]]'', and was later hired to develop a new trilogy of films unrelated to the Skywalker Saga.

He is JustForFun/OneOfUs, since apparently he likes ''Series/GameOfThrones'', and is interested in working on ''Series/DoctorWho''. He directed''[[Film/TheLastJedi Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi]]'', and was later hired to develop a new trilogy of films unrelated to the Skywalker Saga.

He is JustForFun/OneOfUs, since apparently he likes ''Series/GameOfThrones'', and is interested in working on ''Series/DoctorWho''. He has since become a PromotedFanboy, directing ''[[Film/TheLastJedi Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi]]'', and was later hired to develop a new trilogy of films unrelated to the Skywalker Saga.