He broke out onto the scene with his fantastic, gritty neo-noir Brick, and he has followed it up with the fun caper The Brothers Bloom and the trippy time travel action movie Looper.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi will be the first time that the young filmmaker has taken the helm of a franchise feature, though his experience does give us a great deal of confidence in his abilities.
Director J.J. Abrams was the man put in charge of laying the groundwork for what will be the future of the Star Wars saga, but it was decided that he would not be back to take the helm of the next chapter.
With that most recent title in particular, he has demonstrated a knack for sci-fi storytelling, and it’s exciting to think of what he will do with a mix of iconic characters.