Ever since Rian Johnson left the galaxy far, far away post- Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi , he’s been in full-on mystery mode. His last three films – Knives Out , Glass Onion , and the upcoming Wake Up Dead Man – have established a new generation’s genius detective in Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc, while on the small screen he created mystery show Poker Face with Natasha Lyonne. But next, Johnson is heading somewhere new, he tells Empire .
Speaking ahead of the release of Wake Up Dead Man , the filmmaker teased where he’s going next. “The most exciting thing right now is this idea I have in my head for the next thing I'm gonna make, and I think ultimately, that's all you can do, is just kind of follow your nose,” Johnson explains. That instinct is taking him