Disney and Lucasfilm have tapped writer and director Rian Johnson to direct Star Wars: Episode VIII. Johnson, who made his acclaimed directorial debut with 2005’s neo-noir high school crime thriller Brick, wowed critics and sci-fi fans alike with 2012’s time-travel thriller Looper.

According to Deadline, Johnson will also pen and direct Star Wars: Episode IX, the final chapter in the new trilogy. Johnson is the latest filmmaker to join the Star Wars franchise.

J.J. Abrams is currently shooting Star Wars: Episode VII from a script he wrote with Empire Strikes Back scribe Lawrence Kasden. It arrives in theaters Dec. 18, 2015. Unnamed standalone entries in the Saga are being directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla) and Josh Trank (Chronicle).