Denis Villeneuve Explains His ‘Star Wars’ Disinterest

Denis Villeneuve's Childhood Keeps Him From Directing A Star Wars Movie
Honestly, most of us are just grown children, even Award-winning directors. On a recent episode of The Town podcast, Dune: Part Two director Denis Villeneuve allows his intrusive thoughts to win when he explains how his childhood disappointment in Return of the Jedi is still preventing him from ever directing a Star Wars movie,
'It All Derailed In 1983': Dune's Denis Villeneuve Explains Why He's Not Interested In Directing A Star Wars Movie
During his conversation with Matthew Belloni on The Town podcast, Denis Villeneuve admitted that he was the “target audience” for Star Wars: A New Hope when it came out in 197
Denis Villeneuve explains why he’s not interested in directing Star Wars film despite once being ‘obsessed’
Denis Villeneuve has revealed why he would never write or direct a Star Wars film. In a podcast appearance, the celebrated filmmaker explained that he believes the franchise got derailed in 1983 with the Richard Marquand-directed Return of the Jedi.
Denis Villeneuve Reveals Why He Wouldn’t Direct a Star Wars Movie
Denis Villeneuve is known for directing some of the best and most critically acclaimed sci-fi movies of the last two decades, but has no interest in making a Star Wars movie. The director believes that the franchise “derailed” after 1983.
Denis Villeneuve Doesn't Want To Direct a STAR WARS Movie Be RETURN OF THE JEDI Derailed The Franchise
While Denis Villeneuve has talked about being inspired by Star Wars because it was one of his favorite movies as a kid, he has no desire to partner up with Lucasfilm to direct a film in the franchise.
Denis Villeneuve Discloses Why He Is ‘Not Interested’ In Directing ‘Star Wars,’ Labels Iconic Franchise ‘A Comedy For Kids’
Denis Villeneuve has explained why he has no interest in directing a Star Wars movie, calling the iconic franchise’ a comedy for kids’ and explaining how ‘Return of the Jedi’ has changed his view.
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Dune filmmaker Denis Villeneuve explains his thought process behind why he'd never direct a Star Wars project.
DUNE Director Denis Villeneuve Feels RETURN OF THE JEDI "Derailed" STAR WARS: "[It's] A Comedy For Kids"
Denis Villeneuve may be a big Star Wars fan, but the Dune director has now explained why he has no desire to helm a movie set in the galaxy far, far
Denis Villeneuve Explains Why He Has No Interest in Making a Star Wars Film
The Dune filmmaker spoke about the subject in a recent episode of The Town podcast, revealing some of his own personal history with Star Wars. He recalled being 10 years old when A New Hope released, calling himself the "target audience": "It went to my brain like a silver bullet. I became obsessed with Star Wars."
Denis Villeneuve blames the Ewoks
This is per an appearance Villeneuve put in on The Town podcast this week, as he continues to drum up support for the Oscars campaigns surrounding Dune: Part Two. During the chat, Villeneuve makes it clear he was deep in the pocket for the original Star Wars,
Denis Villeneuve Explains His ‘Star Wars' Disinterest: "It All Derailed in 1983"
Denis Villeneuve is detailing why he doesn't want to direct a Star Wars film. The Dune filmmaker says he fell out of love with the franchise a rather long, long time ago. While on The Town podcast, Villeneuve shared that Star Wars blew it after two films,
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