‘Star Wars’ Would possibly Have Turned Down One other Large Director Too

Information that Disney decided against making a Ben Solo Star Wars film directed by Steven Soderbergh hit the fandom like a punch within the intestine this week however, as Yoda as soon as stated, “There is another.”

A brand new report from The InSneider says that along with Soderbergh, none aside from David Fincher “had conversations with Lucasfilm about directing a film after Episode IX,” although Sneider “promised to not reveal the small print of his pitch or which Episode IX character it could’ve adopted.” io9 reached out to Lucasfilm for remark or clarification however had not heard again as of publication. We’ll replace this story if, or when, we do.

In fact, Fincher shouldn’t be a stranger to Star Wars. Earlier than he was the director of Combat Membership, Zodiac, The Social Community, and lots of others, certainly one of Fincher’s first jobs was at Industrial Gentle and Magic, engaged on movies like Return of the Jedi and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. His identify was additionally within the combine all through the years through the prequels and even the sequels, although nothing materialized.

“Fincher was nonetheless concerned with Star Wars after Episode IX,” Sneider’s report continues. “And had an fascinating concept for a follow-up, however on the finish of the day, for all of the concessions Fincher was prepared to make forward of manufacturing—particularly with regard to price range—he in the end wished closing lower, which Lucasfilm merely couldn’t provide him, making the entire negotiation moot.”

So it looks like whereas Fincher’s concept didn’t come almost as shut as Soderbergh’s, it was one thing that was within the ether. Very like Guillermo del Toro’s Jabba the Hutt film, Rian Johnson’s trilogy, a David Benioff and D.B. Weiss film, and on and on.

What Episode IX character do you assume David Fincher would’ve been concerned with following, although? Not Rey, we’d think about. Perhaps Finn or Poe? Zorri Bliss? Jannah? Beaumont Kin? Klaud? Tell us beneath.

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