5 reasons you should be excited about the 'Star Wars: Episode VIII' director

Thursday, brought a lot of news for "Star Wars" fans. The title of the first spinoff, "Rogue One," was announced along with the release date for "Star Wars: Episode VIII" (May 26, 2017). The news brought the likely excitement from the franchise's loyal fanbase, but let's take a second to delve into who Rian Johnson is, the director who will be taking the reigns of the original franchise after J.J. Abrams' "Episode VII: The Force Awakens" is released in December. If you don't live and breath all ...