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In this episode, Ryan Johnson takes us behind the scenes of his new murder mystery comedy,

Knives Out. The film is a who-done-it following Debenair Detective Benoit Blanc's investigation of the death of renowned crime novelist Harlan Thromby.

With suspects aplenty in Thromby's dysfunctional family and devoted staff,

Blanc must wade through a sea of red herrings to uncover the truth.

In addition to Knives Out, Mr. Johnson's directorial credits include the feature films

Star Wars Episode 8, The Last Jedi,

Looper, The Brothers Bloom, Brick, and episodes of the television series Terriers and Breaking

Bad. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series

for his 2012 Breaking Bad episode 51.

Following a recent screening of the film at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles,

Mr. Johnson spoke with director

Denis Villeneuve about filming Knives Out.

Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.

Good evening. Welcome to this experimental Q&A.

It'll be entirely dance-based.

I don't understand English, so that's why it's going to be experimental.

No, seriously, it's a privilege for me to be with you tonight.

It's a movie that I deeply loved, and I'm very honored to ask you a few questions, Ryan.

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