Scratch Brad Bird Off Your STAR WARS Director Wishlist

Scratch Brad Bird Off Your STAR WARS Director Wishlist

Although never actually rumored as a potential choice to helm the new movie, Bird was the director many fans hoped to see land the job. Well unfortunately the following tweet makes things pretty clear - although Bird does suggest the sci-fi flick he IS working on (presumably 1952) will be worth waiting for..

By MarkCassidy - Nov 17, 2012 06:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: Twitter

Brad Bird was definitely the name brought up most when potential directors for Star Wars Episode VII were being discussed. He seemed not only to be the fan's first choice, but many other directors, actors and net-journos too. Just take a look at this fan-made campaign video to get an idea of what I'm talking about..



But as you can see from the following Tweets, it just wasn't meant to be..





Are you disappointed by this? Or were you never expecting him to be in consideration based solely on popular choice anyway? Sound off below.










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