Honestly, most of us are just grown kids, even award-winning directors. In a recent episode of The city Podcast, Dune: Part Two Director Denis Villeneuve lets his intrusive thoughts win out as he explains his childhood disappointments Return of the Jedi still prevents him from ever directing star Wars Film, over 40 years later.
As was the case with most children in 1977 Star Wars: A New Hope When the first film crashed in a galaxy far, far away, “it hit me like a magic bullet in my brain,” says the 57-year-old filmmaker. He was a star Wars fanatical and “was traumatized by The Empire strikes back,“Probably when the villain every child hated turned out to be the Jedi father every child wanted to be. Then, Return of the Jedi happened.
“I was 15 years old and my best friend and I wanted to take a taxi and go to LA and talk to George Lucas – we were so angry! Still the Ewoks today. It turned out to be a comedy for children,” he says.
Villeneuve has outgrown his creator's franchise George Lucas said it was intended for 12 year olds. Vileneuve firmly rejected the prospect of directing a film in the franchise, stating: “I don't dream of making one star Wars because it feels like code is very codified.” Apparently he would rather explore space classism with divine sandworms and messiahs.
Villeneuve has never shied away from expressing his opinions star Wars Criticism. In one Interview 2023 on The PlaylistHe criticized the franchise for losing its elegance and abandoning the psychological path of Luke Skywalker, feeling so strongly that he remarked, “I never left.” star Wars, star Wars left me.”
When he gets to the end of his own trilogy (which he doesn't). Consider a trilogy) with the third dune Let's hope he lands the way he wants star Wars had.
