Rian Craig Johnson is an American independent filmmaker and a director of Breaking Bad. Johnson is a writer/director, and won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival for his debut feature, Brick.

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.

Jul 5, 2020 · Rian Johnson might be recognized for his work on Star Wars: The Last Jedi and more recently, the whodunnit Knives Out, but he also directed several episodes of Breaking Bad. In fact, Johnson was behind the camera on the show's best- and worst-rated episodes.

Among his highest-rated work are three episodes of the critically acclaimed Breaking Bad (2008). His filmography made him a strong candidate to write and direct Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017), the penultimate episode of the 'Star Wars' series.

"Ozymandias" is the fourteenth episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad, and the 60th episode of the series overall. Written by Moira Walley-Beckett and directed by Rian Johnson, it aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on …

He is best known for directing the movies Brick (2005), The Brothers Bloom (2008), Looper (2012), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) and Knives Out (2019). He has directed three episodes of the AMC series Breaking Bad. He has also had small roles in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and BoJack Horseman. Johnson was born in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Aug 8, 2012 · Rian Johnson, the filmmaker behind “Brick,” “The Brothers Bloom” and the upcoming “Looper,” is also the director of this past Sunday’s terrific episode of “Breaking Bad,” in which Walter...

Sep 16, 2013 · Rian Johnson had already solidified himself in the pantheon of great Breaking Bad directors with season three fan favorite “Fly.” The director’s Bad cred reached the stratosphere after Sunday’s...

Aug 1, 2018 · Rian Johnson (director): “Ozymandias,” it was very out of the blue. Something shifted around with the schedule. It was a very last-minute call.

Sep 26, 2012 · We sat down with the director last week to discuss the tricky nature of time travel, sensitive Dark Knight secrets, and the downside to helming two acclaimed episodes of Breaking Bad.