Sweet. They should have given him episode VII, too.
FYI for anyone who doesn't really know the name: Rian Johnson directed three of the best episodes of Breaking Bad: "Fly," which everyone either loves or hates; the Skyler in the pool episode; and "Ozymandias," the proverbial prom queen. Looper and Brick as well, and I just saw The Brothers Bloom last night actually: it was just alright.
Brothers Bloom is actually my favorite movie by him, although I definitely get why it's the least liked by others. Pretty excited by this, though, probably more than any other information released about the sequels so far.