Let Kumail Nanjiani convince you to go see 'Star Wars' with this sweet story about Rian Johnson

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Let Kumail Nanjiani convince you to go see 'Star Wars' with this sweet story about Rian Johnson
Kumail Nanjiani (left) and Rian Johnson (right) Credit: David Buchan/Variety/REX/Shutterstock/David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock/mashable composite

Ladies and gentleman, Kumail Nanjiani.

Silicon Valley star and all-round paragon of humanity Kumail Nanjiani gave us all another reason to go see Star Wars: The Last Jedi on Tuesday. He posted a Twitter thread recalling an encounter he had with director Rian Johnson back when he was a red carpet journalist at Comic Con.

So to all of you out there who were thinking, "I'm not gonna go and see Star Wars unless I know the director has done at least one nice thing for a fellow human being," now's your chance!

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