HELLBOY Director Guillermo Del Toro Has Discussed STAR WARS Movie Ideas With Kathleen Kennedy & John Knoll
A Guillermo del Toro-helmed Star Wars movie has been something fans of the prolific director have wanted to see for some time now, and it looks like something might just be in the pipeline...
Could we really see Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pacific Rim, Crimson Peak) direct a Star Wars movie? There's been whispers of his potential involvement with the ever-expanding galaxy far, far away for years now, but it looks like it might actually become a reality... someday, anway.
While speaking to Collider, del Toro brought up the fact that he is often rumored to be attached to movies that were never actually in development, and because of this he's hesitant to say too much about Star Wars - however, he does confirm that he has met with Lucasfilm to discuss ideas for future films.
"I will not comment on this, because then somebody will say, ‘Oh, Guillermo’s doing [Star Wars]!’ and I look like a kook. Neil Gaiman once said that, ‘I’d love to write Doctor Strange with Guillermo,’ and then all of a sudden on my IMDb I had ‘Doctor Strange’ [listed]. But saying all of that as a caveat, I would say there’s some characters that are great, and I have talked to Kathy Kennedy and John Knoll about ideas. But you know, I want to do my sh*t. I want to do my sh*t, I want to do it first, and I’m veering a lot towards animation. I love animation.”
The man always has a lot of projects on the go so even if there is something brewing, it'll probably be a very long time before we see it - but if del Toro was to get behind the camera for a Star Wars flick, which characters would you most like to see him tackle?
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