Whether you're a small-fry studio or a big-time star, the prevailing wisdom for how to succeed in Hollywood these days is simple: find a niche and stay there. Horror producers produce horror movies . YA writers write YA. Slam-bang action stars star in slam-bang action flicks. Being a Swiss Army generalist now feels as dated as celluloid and drive-in theaters—which is precisely why Rian Johnson confounds people. I mean, who the hell is he? The eye-candy confectioner behind nine-figure Star Wars tentpoles like The Last Jedi ? The stealth power player who produces streaming hits like Poker Face and 3 Body Problem ? Or the twice Oscar-nominated writer and director of the deliriously entertaining, pretzel-logic Knives Out murder mysteries? Johnson is impossible to pin down. He lik

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