New Star Wars Film Series - nominate some directors
The lineup to take a crack at Star Wars probably goes around the block, for name directors. Maybe like the Bond series, only one gets it at a time. So...
My first choice would be Andrew Stanton. He's already on the Disney lot, and crossed over from PIXAR to direct John Carter this year(I don't care how much of a box office disappointment it was, I liked it and he showed good live action film making chops.)
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is this the thread where 99% of the people who post pretend they have an informed knowledge of the vast pool of eligable directors in hollywood, yet can only mention 5 of them?
stephen spielberg, james cameron, jj abrahms, peter jackson, or ridley scott?
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IMO, the choice of director is not that important, at least not yet. It's all about getting the story right. The production team will most likely be first rate anyhow, so even an average director would probably pull it off. Also, Disney might not want someone with too big a profile, as they can be "My way or the highway", rightfully so in some people's cases, but they may prefer someone who will tow the company line.
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I'm thinking a new director for each film: Tarantino/Diablo Cody/Peter Jackson.
The perfect team.
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Lucas came up with some low profile choices to do TESB and ROTJ, once upon a time. He might not be in charge anymore, but would Disney and Kathleen Kennedy go the low or high profile route? What with big names like Matthew Vaughn throwing their hat in the arena...
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Makes you wonder though... what would someone like Uwe Boll do with something like Star Wars?
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i just dont want to see a director thats too established and stylized that we have to see that leak out on screen. for example they get jj abrams and we have star wars with shaky-cam and lense flares galore. as it was mentioned, screenplay is the real issue here. after that all thats needed is a driven director who studies the source material to a tee and sticks to the formula.
__________________ "Your Lord knows very well what is in your heart. Your soul suffices this day as a reckoner against you. I need no witnesses. You do not listen to your soul, but listen instead to your anger and your rage."
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__________________ "Your Lord knows very well what is in your heart. Your soul suffices this day as a reckoner against you. I need no witnesses. You do not listen to your soul, but listen instead to your anger and your rage."
Nov 6th, 2012 10:56 PM
