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Denis Villeneuve Explains His ‘Star Wars’ Disinterest: “It All Derailed in 1983”


The 'Dune' director opens up about why he doesn't want to direct a 'Star Wars' movie.

STAR WARS: EPISODE VI - RETURN OF THE JEDI, Ewoks, 1983 Courtesy Everett Collection While on The Town podcast, Villeneuve shared that Star Wars blew it after two films, with 1983’s Return of the Jedi, which most fans consider a bit of a step down from 1977’s A New Hope and 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back. “The big screen is part of the language, to share a story together, to receive the communal emotional experience of cinema in a theater,” he said.

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