Director Joe Johnston Signs With Paradigm

By: Maggie Loyal

Paradigm has signed action director Joe Johnston. The Oscar-winner (for visual effects in “Raiders of the Lost Ark”) has helmed his fair share big name projects, including 2011’s “Captain America: The First Avenger,” 2001’s “Jurassic Park III,” and 1995’s “Jumanji.” He also worked on the special effects of a number of massive hits, such as “Star Wars: Episode 4, 5 and 6” and “Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom.”

Johnston’s currently in production on the crime drama “Gotti: In the Shadow of My Father,” which tells story of crime boss John Gotti and his son. He also starred in Mollie Fitzgerald’s 2014 thriller “The Lawful Truth.”