Denis Villeneuve Explains His ‘Star Wars’ Disinterest

'It All Derailed In 1983': Dune's Denis Villeneuve Explains Why He's Not Interested In Directing A Star Wars Movie
During his conversation with Matthew Belloni on The Town podcast, Denis Villeneuve admitted that he was the “target audience” for Star Wars: A New Hope when it came out in 197
Denis Villeneuve Explains His ‘Star Wars’ Disinterest: “It All Derailed in 1983”
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.
DUNE Director Denis Villeneuve Feels RETURN OF THE JEDI "Derailed" STAR WARS: "[It's] A Comedy For Kids"
Denis Villeneuve may be a big Star Wars fan, but the Dune director has now explained why he has no desire to helm a movie set in the galaxy far, far
Dune's Denis Villeneuve has no interest in directing Star Wars and it's partly down to Return of the Jedi making him "so angry" in 1983: "It seemed like a recipe, no more ...
Dune director Denis Villeneuve recalls the moment he fell out of love with Star Wars – and it's all thanks to Return of the Jedi. Like many, Villeneuve grew up obsessed with Star Wars. As he recalled on The Town podcast (H/T The Hollywood Reporter),
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Denis Villeneuve explains why he’s not interested in directing Star Wars film despite once being ‘obsessed’
Denis Villeneuve has revealed why he would never write or direct a Star Wars film. In a podcast appearance, the celebrated filmmaker explained that he believes the franchise got derailed in 1983 with the Richard Marquand-directed Return of the Jedi.
Denis Villeneuve isn't interested in directing a Star Wars movie
Denis Villeneuve has no interest in making a Star Wars movie. While many filmmakers aspire to make an instalment in George Lucas's space opera, the Dune director has never had that dream because 1983's Return of the Jedi ruined the franchise for him.
Denis Villeneuve doesn't want to direct a 'Star Wars' film after the franchise "derailed in 1983'
Dune' filmmaker Denis Villeneuve grew up loving 'Star Wars' but 'Return of the Jedi' put him off wanting to work on his own instalment in the franchise.
Denis Villeneuve Explains Why He Has No Interest in Making a Star Wars Film
Star Wars has managed to attract some high-profile names to helm its movies and TV shows these days, but it looks like Denis Villeneuve won't be one of them. The Dune filmmaker spoke about the subject in a recent episode of The Town podcast,

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