Big news from Camp Disney today, where it was announced that Rian Johnson, who wrote and directed Looper and Brick (and had a hand in some of the better episodes of Breaking Bad) will write and direct the two follow-ups to JJ Abrams’ Star Wars revival. While neither Disney nor Johnson have commented on this yet, the news comes from the generally reliable Deadline, so it’s a safe bet. It’s a brave move on Disney’s part, giving the Star Wars reigns to a director with very little experience in blockbusters, but it makes sense. Looper is one of the better, more innovative sci-fi flicks of the decade, and the Johnson-helmed “Ozymandias” was Breaking Bad‘s finest hour. We’ll see how his sparse, economical directing style lends itself to a multi-million dollar space opera but, as we all know, there is no try …
