Directors You'd Like To See Helm Star Wars

On the one hand I want to see experienced directors like Steven Spielberg, Brad Bird or Matt Reeves helm a Star Wars project. On the other hand Star Wars needs young and original directors like Neill Blomkamp (he was actually asked, but he refused) or Duncan Jones.

 

A better question at this juncture might be, "Which directors would be willing to put up with this nonsense long enough to make a movie then survive the aftermath"

 

i didn't know that. that's an interesting choice! : D

Johnson has been a champ in spite of the kvetching. he's a very loving and gracious person and very accessible to the fans: even the cranky ones.
as someone else mentioned in another thread: sometimes the soul is more important than the body and even though i don't love all of Johnson's choices i think he was the right and good soul for TLJ.

my hope is that whatever directors they bring onto new Star Wars projects (young, new, old, and/or different), that they also have good souls.
the spirit of the saga is more important to me than the special effects or the space war in the end.

 

I mean, I think a big reason Favreau was given the series and Benioff and Weiss a series is because they have enough public trust to pull it off. They've survived the GoT Book readers and Favreau is beloved and has the clout to shrug everything off.
As much as people want directors who are more diverse, myself included, who is the sacrificial lamb? Lol.
Do we throw Coogler into that meat grinder? Jenkins? Gerwig? Peele? Ava?

 

Oh god, as much as I like Jenkins and Gerwig, I'm afraid (to put it lightly) that a certain segment of the Star Wars community is nowhere ready for them.

 

Especially for Gerwig and her idiosyncratic indie sensibility.

 

Right. If people weren't a fan of RJ, she's even further from the comfortability of Star Wars as a popcorn flick.

 

I don't know, it's tough. I definitely don't want up-and-coming directors. I want people whose resume shows they can pull off something like Star Wars. I would like to see proven directors come back (I mean those who have already made Star Wars films). It annoys the hell out of me when I see all the hot names thrown around as potential picks. There's more to making a fine Star Wars director than being popular at the moment. Or being good in one's niche, for that matter.

Spielberg would obviously be cool and Peter Jackson is someone I would give a chance despite disliking the Hobbit trilogy. And since Favreau is making the TV show, perhaps he can make a transition to directing a movie. But overall I don't have any specific wishes I really want to come true.

 

i honestly don't know who i would want. Waititi? Amirpour? Cosmatos? i have no clue.
and really, i personally would be terrible at picking someone. my favorite directors are Nolan and Malick. : o p

 

I think Waititi would've been fun for a movie like Solo. Not sure who else he could touch-

If Star Wars really wanted to push their limits, I could see Waititi doing a heartwarming and funny story (not unlike Hunt for the Wilderpeople) where we see Jar Jar and the Coruscant refugee kids near the end of the GCW. But that would be a really bold move.

 

I don't know. My favourite directors right now are the Coens and Wes Anderson. Although they'd be certainly an interesting picks there's no way they're going to get a gig (and no way they'd want to make an over $200 miillion franchise tentpole.) Maybe Villeneuve? But he's doing Dune right now so he is busy. To be honest, so far, I have no particular wishes. I adore The Last Jedi and the fact that the writer/director who created this film is making three more is making me really excited (granted, he's signed to direct just the first film of this triloy, but I believe he'll stay to finish it) and at this moment, there's really nothing more I could ask for film-wise. Rian is like a box of chocalets - you never know what you're going to get and I think that people who expect a TLJ rehash will be disappointed with his first entry into the new trilogy.

 

Someone with a greater volume of work, skill and experience than the last three directors of TFA, RO and TLJ. And who knows the subject matter as well as the fans and creator does.

 

He could make all Star Wars films from now on as far as I'm concerned.

What I like about the direction in which we're moving, is that we now have clear leaders responsible for the next decade or so of Star Wars content. Rian and the B&W duo are clearly the main guys responsible for the next slate of films. They're like the OT George. In this situation, I feel like the directors involved are somewhat secondary. Similarly to Kershner and Marquand. It doesn't mean they're not important, but the bigger picture feels secured because of the aforementioned leaders.

 

Exactly. Tons of great options but who the hell would WANT to take on the burden/flak that comes with it? TW would be phenomenal at certain things. But would he want to jump into it after Thor?

It'd be like the last 45 minutes of Ghostbusters...the original. Not the remake. Though the parallels are funny.

At least give us a Gerwig directed short of teenage Kylo Ren though right?

 

How do we feel about Whedon? He might be a decent fit.

Ben: MY NAME IS KYLO REN

Leia: Well, actually it's not and it's ridiculous. Your name is Ben.

Ben: CALL ME KYLO REN LIKE YOU SAID YOU WOULD!

 

I'd bet they know as much or more than 95% of fans do.
I think this was proven to be at least partly true when Rian had to remind people of things they didn't know that were around before he put them in TLJ.

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I'm taking a hard pass. Whedon's last few big budget outings have been...less than stellar. I don't need perfectly framed Daisy Ridley ass shots...no matter how cute her tush is.

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A few people I think should be in consideration but will probably never actually do it:

Alfonso Cuaron - Incredible story teller. Experience in big budget franchises. He could make it somewhere between Children of Men and Prisoner of Azkaban tone wise. Enough good will with nerds from those two films + Gravity. Produced Pan's Labyrinth so he can do anything.

Peter Berg - Capable of doing big action movies with tons of human story and drama. Established enough it wouldn't crush him. He could just do another "based on a true event" with Marky Mark and be fine.

Kathryn Bigelow - 0.0% chance of her ever doing this. But good god it'd be the best news outside of Spielberg doing one. Top 10 active director. Impeccable with action and drama with enough horror in her background the leap to fantasy wouldn't be tough.

Kenneth Branagh - A bit underrated as a director, MOTOE was actually good and the first Thor is fairly impressive given the situation. Cinderella is actually good as well. Plus I've always wanted him in a SW movie and he loves to work his way into his own films. So double win for me.

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INJECT THAT SCENE INTO MY VEINS

 

Please no Whedon. After the Justice League clusterfuck, Age of Ultron having incredibly idiotic story and character decisions and all of his recent personal life BS, don't give him another beloved franchise. All that aside I always thought he did much better original stuff like Firefly/Serenity and I'd rather he focused on doing more of his own stuff.

 

It's a decisive no for Whedon from me as well... I don't like the guy and I think Avengers is probably the most overrated comic book movie ever. Ultron is not much better (at least it looks like a film and not an IMAX TV special). I haven't seen Justice League, but form what I've seen in trailers and statistics, he hasn't managed to save that one.

I don't think that any superhero film (especially Marvel/DCEU) is enough of a credential for a Star Wars gig. The Russos might be close if Infinity War is great, because it's gonna be their third way-above-average Marvel film. Overall, I think there's much more depth to Star Wars at various levels than there is to a typical mass-produced superhero flick.

 

I'm excited for Infinity War, but I'd say they've already proven themselves with Winter Soldier and Civil War.