Don’t count on Dune filmmaker Denis Villeneuve to make a Star Wars film, as he feels the franchise derailed method again in 1983
Disney and Lucasfilm have been connected quite a lot of filmmakers to varied Star Wars initiatives. Dave Filoni, Jon Favreau, James Mangold, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Kevin Feige, Patty Jenkins, Donald Glover, Taika Waititi, Rian Johnson, Shawn Levy – they’re all both at present engaged on one thing that’s set within the Star Wars universe, or have labored on initiatives that aren’t shifting ahead. However one filmmaker we shouldn’t count on to see getting into the Star Wars franchise is Denis Villeneuve, director of Blade Runner 2049 and the current Dune motion pictures. That’s as a result of Villeneuve feels the collection derailed method again in 1983, with the discharge of Return of the Jedi.
Throughout an interview on The City podcast, Villeneuve stated (as reported by The Hollywood Reporter), “I used to be the audience (for the unique Star Wars movie). I used to be 10 years outdated. It went to my mind like a silver bullet. I grew to become obsessive about Star Wars. I imply, The Empire Strikes Again is the film that I anticipated essentially the most in my life. I noticed the film a billion instances onscreen. I used to be traumatized by The Empire Strikes Again. I like Star Wars. The issue is that all of it derailed in 1983 with Return of the Jedi. It’s a protracted story. I used to be 15 years outdated, and my greatest buddy and I needed to take a cab and go to L.A. and speak to George Lucas — we have been so indignant! Nonetheless at present, the Ewoks. It turned out to be a comedy for teenagers. … Star Wars grew to become crystallized in its personal mythology, very dogmatic, it appeared like a recipe, no extra surprises. So I’m not dreaming to do a Star Wars as a result of it looks like code may be very codified.“
As for the place he stands on Star Trek, the director merely stated, “I’m not a Trekkie.“
Villeneuve might not have any Star Wars or Star Trek in his future, however he shall be making extra Dune. He’s engaged on the script for the third movie in that franchise, Dune Messiah, based mostly on a novel by Dune creator Frank Herbert. The novel Dune Messiah has the next description: Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, higher known-and feared-as the person christened Muad’Dib. As Emperor of the Recognized Universe, he possesses extra energy than a single man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as a spiritual icon by the fanatical Fremens, Paul faces the enmity of the political homes he displaced when he assumed the throne-and a conspiracy carried out inside his personal sphere of affect. And at the same time as Home Atreides begins to crumble round him from the machinations of his enemies, the true risk to Paul involves his lover, Chani, and the unborn inheritor to his household’s dynasty.
Right here’s hoping followers of his Dune motion pictures could have a extra constructive response to Dune Messiah than he needed to Return of the Jedi.
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