Denis Villeneuve has long cited “Star Wars” when discussing his favorite movies as a child, but that doesn’t mean he’d be interested in teaming up with Lucasfilm to make a movie set in a galaxy far, far away. During an interview on “The Town” podcast, the “Dune” filmmaker said directing a “Star Wars” movie is not a dream of his because “Return of the Jedi” derailed the franchise in 1983.
“I was the target audience. I was 10 years old. It went to my brain like a silver bullet. I became obsessed with ‘Star Wars,’” Villeneuve said about George Lucas’ original. “I mean, ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ is the movie
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