During a recent appearance on The Town podcast, Denis Villeneuve talked about Star Warsa franchise that over the years has become the most iconic science fiction film saga in history. The filmmaker did not show any interest in directing a film Star Wars in the future, because in his opinion the franchise went off the rails after 1983. Villeneuve claims that he fell out of love with it after the premiere of 'Star Wars'. Episode VI: Return of the Jedi': “I was the target audience. I was 10 years old. It got into my brain like a silver bullet. I became obsessed with Star Wars,” said the director. “I mean, 'The Empire Strikes Back' is the movie I was most looking forward to in my life. I saw the movie a billion times on screen. 'The Empire Strikes Back' traumatized me. I love Star Wars.” Villeneuve went on to say that, for him, the franchise went off the rails in 1983 after the release of 'Return of the Jedi', and has since crystallized into its own mythology without giving rise to any more surprises: “The problem is that everything went off the rails. in 1983 with 'Return of the Jedi'. It's a long story. I was 15, and my best friend and I wanted to take a taxi and go to Los Angeles and talk to George Lucas. angry! Even today, the Ewoks… It turned out to be a children's comedy. Star Wars crystallized into its own mythology, very dogmatic; it seemed like a recipe, no more surprises. So I'm not dreaming of making a Star Wars movie because. I feel like the code is very codified.” Although Villeneuve is not very interested in tackling a film of Star Wars Going forward, his 'Dune' franchise is going from strength to strength. After the great success of the first two films, the director is working on a third installment, 'Dune: Messiah', a film that will close his trilogy.
