although Denis Villeneuve talking about being inspired Star Wars Because it was one of his favorite movies as a child, he didn’t want to work with Lucasfilm to direct a film in the series.
In an interview with The Town podcast, the director dune Said he was working on one Star Wars Movies are not his dream because Jedi Counterattack Derailing the franchise. That movie ruined him.
He explains: “I was the target audience. I was 10 years old. It went into my head like a silver bullet. I became obsessed Star WarsI mean, empire strikes back It is the most anticipated movie of my life. I’ve seen this movie on screen a billion times. i was traumatized empire strikes back. I like Star Wars”.
He went on to explain: “The problem is that it all went off the rails in 1983. Jedi Counterattack. This is a long story. I was 15, and my best friend and I wanted to take a cab to Los Angeles to talk to George Lucas—and we were so pissed! The Ewoks remain so to this day. It turns out this is a comedy for kids.
Villeneuve went on to argue that after Jedi Counterattackthis Star Wars The franchise “becomes reified in its own mythology, very dogmatic, and it looks like a recipe with no more surprises. So it’s not like I dreamed of making one Star Wars Because it feels like the code has been very standardized.
When asked about the possibility of taking over StarCraft“I’m not Star Wars,” the director said.
The first Star Wars movie I saw was Return of the Jedi. I saw this movie at a drive-in theater with my parents when I was four years old. I still remember watching that movie and being in awe of what I was watching. Anyway, that’s been my experience.
Villeneuve doesn’t need it Star Wars movie, as he has been working on other big sci-fi series such as dune and blade runner. Those movies he made were great and I’m sure he’ll continue to make great movies that fans will love.
