Is STAR WARS REBELS Showrunner Dave Filoni Interested In Directing A Live-Action STAR WARS Film?

Is STAR WARS REBELS Showrunner  Dave Filoni Interested In Directing A Live-Action STAR WARS Film?

Dave Filoni, who's overseen all of Lucasfilm's animation projects and currently guides Star Wars Rebels, on whether he's interested in steering the ship on a live-action Star Wars film.

By MarkJulian - Apr 17, 2017 11:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: ComingSoon
Would Dave Filoni (Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Avatar: The Last Airbender) be interested in helming a live-action Star Wars film? Lucasfilm has reiterated that they are still hashing out details for their standalone anthology Star Wars films and announcing Filoni as the director for one of them would certainly please the fandom.

However, directors making the jump from animation to live-action have struggled in recent memory (see Andrew Stanton's John Carter and Brad Bird's Tomorrowland) and that's an issue that has to give Filoni and likely Lucasfilm pause. The Rebels showrunners acknowledges as much when he's asked if the standalone Star Wars film have any draw for him.


I’d be crazy to say I’m not interested in that. I don’t want to say that would be the ultimate, because I really enjoy the stories I’m telling now and I would never undercut them by saying they’re something less. I think the craft we do and the work we do in these series is tremendous and the artists we have working on them are amazing. But I can’t help but be curious about this live-action world and what I see there and the tremendous opportunities that are around me. It is very interesting to me, I respect the craft that it is, it’s a different style.

I’ve been observing and learning a lot about it to see how I would do (it) and if it fits with my creative vision for things or would I encumber the process. I don’t do things like that unless I feel like I do have a real ownership and mastery of it, I just think it’s disrespectful to the crew that you would work with, who would obviously been tremendous professionals and I wouldn’t want to hinder them in any way. You know, we’ll see. In some circles you find you’re a master and in some circles you’re still a Padawan, we should always be learning, all of us. Always be learning.

With Rebels confirmed to be ending next season, Filoni will certainly be free to explore and weigh a transition into live-action, and based on his comments, he's already identified and begun educating himself on how to fill in the gaps in his knowledge to make the jump from animation into features.  

Though we didn't recieve any news on the anthology standalone films at Star Wars Celebration Orlando, perhaps an announcement will be made on May the 4th? If a live-action film is something Filoni decides he wants to pursue what are the odds that Lucasfilm lets him direct one of their billon dollar spinoffs?
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bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 4/17/2017, 11:31 AM
He should totally write and direct a spin-off. And I also want George Lucas to write and direct Star Wars IX
RancidBane
RancidBane - 4/17/2017, 11:35 AM
@malsemarcel - yes he should write and direct an Ahsoka Tanu movie
MarvelDCfan18
MarvelDCfan18 - 4/17/2017, 11:51 AM
@malsemarcel - Episode IX already has a director Colin Trevorrow
and Rian Johnson is writing unless your trolling and already know

but no Lucas should not touch any of the new Star Wars movies
MarvelDCfan18
MarvelDCfan18 - 4/17/2017, 11:51 AM
@RancidBane - YES
BigDriggs
BigDriggs - 4/17/2017, 12:16 PM
@RancidBane - I agree. That was the first thing I thought of when I read the headline. He'd be perfect to show us Ahsoka's fate in a live action film.
RancidBane
RancidBane - 4/17/2017, 12:41 PM
@BigDriggs - start the film when she left the Jedi order and end it with her battle against Vader.
BigDriggs
BigDriggs - 4/17/2017, 12:48 PM
@RancidBane - they would be a great story, too. All I know is, I wouldn't care for a boba Fett movie (I wish they would've combined that with the Han Solo film) and after rebels I don't want an obi wan movie. I want something different, and although Ahsoka wouldn't necessarily be groundbreaking, I'd prefer that over the other options (except for an old republic movie, that would be awesome).
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 4/17/2017, 1:00 PM
@MarvelDCfan18 - Well I am not trolling, but I do know those things. And I think Lucas is much better at directing something he created than a Trevorrow
MarvelDCfan18
MarvelDCfan18 - 4/17/2017, 1:03 PM
@malsemarcel - well Star Wars he very handcuffed cause the Studio didnt think it would do well, so when the prequels came out he had all control and that was a mistake
but dont look at Jurassic World look at Safety Not Guaranteed that film is great and his upcoming movie The Book of Henry
Philip
Philip - 4/17/2017, 1:14 PM
@RancidBane - I'd love to see an Ahsoka film, but Vader should never ever be in the films again.
They managed to redeem what Lucas' awful writing did to the character in the prequels in Rogue One, so they should leave him out of any future films.

I would, however, like to see her go on some kind of adventure with Anakin. That way, her film could serve as some kind of redemption for Hayden as well.
SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 4/17/2017, 11:35 AM
Would love to see a show about some rough and ready types in the Galaxy but not connected to the SkyWalkers.

Maybe with Arnold and Stallone.

Spider2YBanana
Spider2YBanana - 4/17/2017, 11:40 AM
@SimplyAz - that gif reminded me of this lol

SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 4/17/2017, 11:47 AM
@Spider2YBanana -

Lol
RancidBane
RancidBane - 4/17/2017, 11:35 AM
Ahsoka movie now!!!!!
MarkJulian
MarkJulian - 4/17/2017, 11:36 AM
@RancidBane - She's not in the trilogy or prequels so it seems inevitable that she dies somehow.
DonDave
DonDave - 4/17/2017, 11:42 AM
@MarkJulian - She could also be chilling on another planet like Kenobi was during Rebels.
RancidBane
RancidBane - 4/17/2017, 11:46 AM
@MarkJulian - I'm sure you're correct my friend. However, it doesn't change the fact that I would love to see Filloni direct a movie that connects the dots from Clone Wars to the end of Rebels
StormXmen123
StormXmen123 - 4/17/2017, 11:58 AM
@MarkJulian - While she is likely the Wolf in the trailer.

But assuming she is alive (as in her orginal body). There isnt any reason why she couldnt live past even the sequal triology (she is an alien; a species we dont know the lifspan of. She could live for 400 years or more).
You may ask why then wasnt she aiding the rebellion/resistance? Then why werent yoda or obiwan aiding them? Because they had a greater prupose to train Luke.
Ahsoka may have a "higher purpose" related to the force that as of yet we may not know which keeps her out of the conflict.
McGee
McGee - 4/17/2017, 11:39 AM
Shazam
Shazam - 4/17/2017, 11:51 AM
@McGee -
VictorKrueger
VictorKrueger - 4/17/2017, 11:53 AM
Feloni is pretty busy. He is even involved with the new Star Wars Land development.
Disney is working with Lucasfilm in the design of the lands.

Pretty amazing looking stuff.

https://tyrantbossmedia.wordpress.com/2017/04/17/disney-imagineers-and-lucasfilm-working-together-to-design-star-wars-lands
StormXmen123
StormXmen123 - 4/17/2017, 11:54 AM
I adore Filoni and I completely understand why he would want to jump into a live action film (it would certainly boost his career) + I think he would do a great job.

But I hope he remains in the animation side of the universe. Having one figure (who clear love stars wars) oversee all the canon animation series from clone wars to future series would be great to keep up the quality of the series.
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 4/17/2017, 12:06 PM
Brad Bird the guy who made the Ghost Protocol of movies struggled? Blasphemy.
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