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Guillermo del Toro Turned Down STAR WARS EPISODE VII
“We got one phone call to my agent saying, ‘Is Guillermo interested?'” he told The Playlist. “And basically I have so much stuff already of my own, and I’m pursuing stuff that I’m generating already…”It seems that said phone call was at the same time the beginning and end of del Toro’s involvement in the Star Wars universe. The director did, however, mention who he would like to see helming the Episode VII.
“I think the fans deserve somebody that is just going to immerse themselves completely,” del Toro said. “As a geek, I would have loved to see Brad Bird take it.”Unfortunately, there’s little to no chance of Bird directing Episode VII. He’s currently busy on his sci-fi film, 1952, – a project whose secrecy and vague title has led to some speculation that this is in fact Episode VII. Given that it’s said to star George Clooney, was co-written by Damon Lindelof, and is apparently about inventor Nikola Tesla, this seems extremely unlikely. Unless he’d be willing to postpone his own project in favor of Episode VII. Ah well… back to waiting.