Rian Johnson (Director of "Star Wars", "Looper")

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4.7 • 960 Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2018

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of HODINKEE Radio, your host Stephen Pulvirent sits down with filmmaker Rian Johnson — director of movies like "Looper," "The Brothers Bloom," and "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." It also turns out that Rian is a true watch nerd, as this chat will prove. We met up in Los Angeles to talk about spotting cool watches in old movies, his creative process, and what watch he's hunting for next.

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0:00.0	I've been a fan of filmmaker Ryan Johnson for his movies like Looper the Brothers Bloom and of course Star Wars the Last Jedi,
0:06.5	but I never even thought about him being a watch guy.
0:09.2	A few weeks ago though he tweeted a link to a Hodininky story and I could not help myself from
0:13.5	shooting him a message. We ended up eventually meeting up in Los Angeles
0:17.1	along with Hodinky senior writer James Stacy to record the conversation you're
0:21.0	about to hear. It turns out Ryan is a pretty big watch nerd.
0:24.8	I think you're going to enjoy this one.
0:26.9	I'm your host Stephen Pulverin, and this is Hodincky Radio. This week's episode is brought to you by Tudor.
0:35.0	Stay tuned later in the show for a look at the Heritage Black Bay Corona,
0:41.0	a new take on one of Tudor's most iconic watches.
0:44.2	You can also learn more at tutorwatch.com.
0:47.0	Thanks so much for joining us, Ryan. It's really good to have you here.
0:54.1	It's good to be here soon. Thanks for having me.
0:56.1	Absolutely and we also have James Stacy here with us.
0:58.9	Hey everyone.
1:00.5	Whole gang's here.
1:02.0	So I wanted to start off, Ryan, by just kind of letting people know how we met.
1:08.0	You know, I've obviously been aware of your work and a fan of your work.
1:12.0	Stephen and I shared the flat in Paris during the war. obviously been aware of your work and a fan of your work.
1:12.8	Stephen and I shared the flat in Paris during the war.
1:15.4	We did.
1:16.4	It was intense, but we got through it.
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