Fanboys are abuzz with who's got the balls to direct the pressuring continuation of the Star Wars franchise. Many directors have turned down from Spielberg to Tarantino, and now fans are turning mad, waiting for the question to finally be answered. Who would direct the movie?
Truth is, the movie's still in the process of directors turning down and basically is just waiting for someone to step up and carry his balls in front telling that he would helm the seventh episode. More and more highly-sought directors are declining. Star Trek director just sat down with Hollywood Life and spoke of his little interest in directing the film:
"Look, Star Wars is one of my favorite movies of all time. I frankly feel that – I almost feel that, in a weird way, the opportunity for whomever it is to direct that movie, it comes with the burden of being that kind of iconic movie and series. I was never a big Star Trek fan growing up, so for me, working on Star Trek didn’t have any of that, you know, almost fatal sacrilege, and so, I am looking forward more then anyone to the next iterations of Star Wars, but I believe I will be going as a paying moviegoer!"
Iron Man-director Jon Favreau, who is taking a break from directing the third chapter of the Marvel superhero epic, is somehow open to the thought of him directing. Though he didn't technically answered the question. He said:
"I think both J.J. and I come from a generation of people who formed our whole creative persona around what we experienced as kids from watching those films, and I have had the good fortune of working with George [Lucas] and around George, and whether it is doing a voice on Clone Wars, or being at the Skywalker Ranch mixing Iron Man – so I have been very happy and lucky to just experience the culture that Lucas has created, both in my own life growing up as a kid and professional – whether it was interviewing him at film festivals on stage, he is just a really wonderful, talented gifted guy who has changed the business so much, so I am just giddy, first and foremost as a fan, to see what happens with it. I think there is a lot of question marks of how they are going to do it, and who they are going to do it with, and what the story is going to be about; but to say that I am not excited about it is definitely an understatement. We’ll see."
Little Miss Sunshine scribe Michael Arndt, who is also working on the Hunger Games sequel, Catching Fire, has written a treatment draft and will write the script for the movie. He's toying with a couple of ideas, that are only fitting not to report without any confirmation. If you know what I mean.
To close this up, the one who will be stepping in the project will need a lot of energy and guts. Star Wars is such a big project and that's why more high-profile filmmakers say no to it. All that's left to do now, however, is to wait for further headlines.
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