No, This MARVEL STUDIOS Movie Director Isn't Being Lined-Up For A STAR WARS Spin-Off
This past weekend, a few different sites picked up on a story (started on IMDb of all places) that one of the filmmakers currently working on a Marvel Studios movie was being lined up for a Star Wars spin-off. Who was the rumoured director? Well, you can find that out after the jump...
Over the weekend, the normally very reliable Jedi-News posted a story in which they claimed to have heard "through the grapevine" that Doctor Strange director Scott Derickson was being lined up for a future Star Wars movie. IMDb was given as a source and the story started doing the rounds on many of the fansites dedicated to the series set in a Galaxy Far, Far Away. In case you saw any of those and got your hopes up, /Film have mentioned in a round-up of Star Wars news today that "I have it on very good authority that’s not the case. Never say never, of course, but he’s concentrating on the Marvel film." This makes a lot of sense, especially as the original source was so questionable and Lucasfilm have already selected directors - J.J. Abrams, Gareth Edwards, Rian Johnson and Josh Trank - for their various Star Wars projects right up until 2018. Derrickson's horror movies have been quite divisive with critics, so it might be worth waiting and seeing how he does with Doctor Strange before booking any more high profile gigs. What do you guys think?
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