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Pretty much ever since it was announced that Disney had purchased Lucasfilm and was looking to release a seventh Star Wars installment by 2015, cinephiles – and nerds in general – have been dying to know who would be making the new flick.
Oscar-winning writer Michael Arndt was named earlier this month as the man who would pen Star Wars: Episode VII, but who will bring that script to life? No director has been announced, although reporters have been asking everyone from J.J. Abrams to Guillermo Del Toro if they'd be willing to tackle the big gig.
Most of the directors have expressed excitement about the project but few have said whether they've actually been approached about participating. Rumors about who is and isn't in talks to pick up the reins – as well as wish lists from blogs the world over – are all over the internet. But now that producer Frank Marshall, husband of Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy, has told MTV that the crop of prospective helmers has been narrowed down, we figured it couldn't hurt to suss out where our favorite directors are and what their chances are (or should be) for getting to run the Empire.
Click through the gallery above to see the state of the epic Star Wars director hunt, then hit the comments and let us know if there's another director who should be in the mix.
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Top Photo: Iron Man. Bottom Photo: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures.
Director: Jon Favreau
Why he'd be great for the gig: He was a peculiar choice when he was tapped to head up the Iron Man films, and he's done wonderful things with them. There's no reason to believe he couldn't do the same thing with Star Wars except ... Why he'd be wrong for the gig: Cowboys & Aliens. His sci-fi space Western (sound familiar?) didn't perform as well as nerds had hoped. So there's that. Also, he's got his own Marveling to do. Rumor mill: The director recently told HollywoodLife, "I think there is a lot of question marks of how they are going to do it, and who they are going to do it with, and what the story is going to be about; but to say that I am not excited about it is definitely an understatement. We'll see." But he didn't say he'd been approached about the films.
Top Photo: Iron Man. Bottom Photo: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures.Blowback: Who Do You Think Should Direct Star Wars: Episode VII?
Agree? Disagree? Who would be on your short list for dream Star Wars director?
