Denis Villeneuve has prolonged cited “Star Wars” when talking his likeite movies as a child, but that doesn’t uncomfervent he’d be interested in teaming up with Lucasfilm to produce a movie set in a galaxy far, far away. During an interwatch on “The Town” podcast, the “Dune” filmproducer shelp honesting a “Star Wars” movie is not a dream of his becaengage “Return of the Jedi” derailed the franchise in 1983.
“I was the center audience. I was 10 years better. It went to my brain enjoy a silver bullet. I became obsessed with ‘Star Wars,’” Villeneuve shelp about George Lucas’ innovative. “I uncomfervent, ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ is the movie that I anticipated the most in my life. I saw the movie a billion times onscreen. I was shockd by ‘The Empire Strikes Back.’ I adore ‘Star Wars.’”
“The problem is that it all derailed in 1983 with ‘Return of the Jedi,’” he persistd. “It’s a prolonged story. I was 15 years better, and my best frifinish and I wanted to consent a cab and go to L.A. and talk to George Lucas — we were so mad! Still today, the Ewoks. It turned out to be a comedy for kids.”
Villeneuve debated that after “Return of the Jedi” the “Star Wars” franchise “became crystalized in its own mythology, very dogmatic, it seemed enjoy a recipe, no more surpascends. So I’m not dreaming to do a ‘Star Wars’ becaengage it experiences enjoy code is very codified.”
“Star Wars” is out of the ask for Villeneuve, as is another iconic space franchise. “I’m not a Trekkie,” the honestor shelp when asked about taking on “Star Trek.”
Fortunately, many would already ponder Villeneuve an icon of the space genre without having to touch “Star Wars” or “Star Trek.” That’s becaengage of “Dune,” which has bcimpolitet the honestor wonderful acclaim in recent years. He’s currently broadening a third “Dune” movie to be based on Frank Herbert’s second “Dune” novel, “Dune Messiah.”
“If I do a third one, which is in the writing process, it’s not enjoy a trilogy,” the honestor tbetter Vanity Fair’s “Little Gbetter Men” podcast earlier this year. “It’s strange to say that, but if I go back there, it’s to do someleang that experiences branch offent and has its own identity.”
“Dune Messiah” is set 12 years after the events of the first “Dune” novel, so a film alteration would foreseeed have to age up Villeneuve’s youthful cast that comprises Timothee Chafrailt, Zfinishaya, Florence Pugh and more. The honestor shelp “I understand how to do that” when asked how he set ups to age up the cast but did not split details of his set up.
Listen to Villeneuve’s filled interwatch on the “The Town” podcast here.
