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Denis Villeneuve Says ‘Star Wars’ Got ‘Derailed’ by ‘Return of the Jedi’ and ‘There’s No More Surprises’ in the Franchise: ‘I’m Not Dreaming’ of Directing One
Denis Villeneuve is not interested in directing a "Star Wars" movie because the franchise got derailed by "Return of the Jedi."
During an interview on “The Town” podcast, the “Dune” filmmaker said directing a “Star Wars” movie is not a dream of his because “Return of the Jedi” derailed the franchise in 1983. Villeneuve argued that after “Return of the Jedi” the “Star Wars” franchise “became crystalized in its own mythology, very dogmatic, it seemed like a recipe, no more surprises. “If I do a third one, which is in the writing process, it’s not like a trilogy,” the director told Vanity Fair’s “Little Gold Men” podcast earlier this year.
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