Discussion Who Should Direct Future SW Films?

MODified: Uncalled for. Other users are entitled to their opinion. Especially when the franchise they seem to be a fan of is not having the current problems that Star Wars seems to.

 

Russo Brothers could actually be creative consultants or creative heads for SW, since they are gonna be taking a break from superhero films.

I'd like to see James Cameron direct a SW movie if he wasn't so busy with the Avatar sequels.

Matt Reeves might be a good choice too after seeing how he handled the Planet of the Apes sequels. And he's a huge SW fan and childhood friend of JJ Abrams.

 

Depending on how his Mandalorian debut goes, I'd love to see what Dave Filoni could do with a movie. Or maybe have him as showrunner/story lead, working with directors.

 

Or both together!

 

Yes to Reeves. I don’t want Cameron’s paws anywhere near Star Wars.

 

Rupert Wyatt. But then he'll leave a month before shooting is scheduled to begin.

 

I thought the first space half of 'Captain Marvel' was quite impressive and very much in the vein of a space opera. With the right script I think Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck could do a great job

 

Cameron will never happen but he might be the only Director alive who could give Star Wars the Epicness it deserves .

 

As much as I like their captain america movies (infinity war not so much), creativeness and originality is not their best strength, to be honest.

I'd love to see Joss Whedon, Serenity is easily the best space opera since TESB. Matthew Vaughn and Edgar Wright would be no brainers, too.

For completely different directors, I've always thought Lucasfilm should bring some japanese talent to make movies about the jedi. After all, they were inspired by samurai movies, and right now they could bring Yoji Yamada, Yojiro Takita or even Takashi Miike to add some dark side mischievousness.

Maybe Duncan Jones, too, but he hasn't been at his finest lately.

 

Ang Lee

 

Jordan Peele

 

Directors who can write a coherent story. In fact, the whole focus on direction seems to be part of the problem in SW.

What's needed is a production company full of the best writers in entertainment.

Certainly, imagery and action, spectacle, are important qualities for a SW story, but too many seem to think those surface aspects are key. They are not.

 

Dean DeBlois, who wrote and directed the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy. He's got a strong handle on emotionally impactful visual storytelling.

 

Is there a topic that you're unable or unwilling to bend into a criticism of SW?

 

I believe the mods encourage people to discuss the ideas here, not the posters.

 

I'm not discussing any posters. I'm simply asking you a question.

 

Sorry, just read this post above. I'm not sure what agenda you think I have. I want LFL and SW to be better and I think they can do this with more focus on storytelling. It's a company wide problem from what I can see. Resistance is the latest entry to be poorly planned, for instance. It's not just the ST or Solo.

I think one possible reason is that people in LFL have confused awesome spectacle and direction as good writing. Clearly SW must have all of the above.

EDIT: I think the quality will improve over time with better planning. But the fans also must demand it. It's no good for people who know better to call mediocre work great. I see a lot of that in SW fandom, and while the brand loyalty is admirable, it's a mistake.

 

Yeah, but who should direct future SW films?

 

Uwe Boll.

 

That might actually be an improvement.

My suggestions would be:
1. Chris Nolan (by far the best option)
2. The Russo brothers (after IW I'm sold)
3. Alfonso Cuaron
4. Taika Waititi
5. Chad Stahelski (yeap.)
6. The Wachofskis
7. Someone young with great talent but an almost empty resume. Some of the best movies every year come from these people all the time.

And I would like to never have an arthouse/indie director ever make a Star Wars movie again. Especially the ones that have already been given that task in the past.