Invasion of the Body Snatchers has had many Hollywood iterations. The 1954 novel was first adapted for the screen in 1956 and focuses on a small town as it is invaded by aliens that mature to look like exact copies of the people in the town, but who are devoid of all emotion. A 1978 version starred Donald Sutherland and Jeff Goldblum and was set in San Francisco.

Johnson has a long working relationship with Warners, having penned the sequel to New Line's successful horror feature The Conjuring. He also wrote the upcoming Conjuring 3 and is working on New Line/Warner Bros.' Nightmare on Elm Street remake.

Johnson is repped by Paradigm and Behr Abramson.