Rian Johnson, writer and director of Knives Out, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Looper, discusses various topics in this podcast. He talks about attending a screenwriting seminar with his father, the father-son story in Looper, differences in crew cultures, creative partnerships with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Steve Yedlin, the design of the throne room in The Last Jedi, and building extensive and grounded sets. Johnson also reflects on his abilities as a filmmaker and the beauty of emotionally correct scenes in a story.

Rian Johnson revived the mystery genre with his movie Knives Out and now he’s seeing what other places he can take it, both with the sequel Glass Onion and his new detective series Poker Face. But that’s the kind of filmmaker Rian is. As he tells Marc, Rian enjoys hopping genres, whether it’s a noir takeoff like Brick, a time travel riff like Looper, or the metatextual Star Wars mythology he explored in The Last Jedi. They also talk about Rian’s direction of two classic Breaking Bad episodes.Click here to Ask Marc Anything and Marc might answer your question in WTF+ bonus content. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Director Rian Johnson and fellow director Phil Lord discuss the process of creating 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery', including their inspiration from Agatha Christie novels and 70s/80s movies, the challenge of creating a narrative twist, and the importance of preparation and collaboration in filmmaking.

A special compilation of this year's Oscar nominees talking about their nominated works. Hear excerpts from Marc's interviews with Michelle Yeoh, Daniels, Brendan Fraser, Hong Chau, Austin Butler, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Polley, Todd Field, Rian Johnson, Judd Hirsch and Tony Kushner. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rian Johnson, writer, producer, and director of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, joins the show. He discusses his fascination with Agatha Christie's novels and adaptations, his writing process for Glass Onion, and how Daniel Craig helped bring Blanc to life. Johnson reflects on his journey into the industry, shares words of wisdom for aspiring filmmakers, and plans his dream dinner party.