Rumor: Michelle MacLaren Eyed to be a Star Wars Anthology Director.

Michelle MacLaren

With Josh Trank’s departure from the second Star Wars Anthology, Lucasfilm is seeking out a new director to take on what is believed to be a Boba Fett/Han Solo/Criminal Underworld project. As it turns out, they could be looking for a woman’s touch, as Michelle MacLaren apparently held a meeting with them.

 

 

From /Film:

 

On Meet the Movie Press today, Jeff Sneider from The Wrap revealed that MacLaren has met with Lucasfilm about the project, but that’s all. Keep in mind that this is nothing more than a nugget of information and far from an official trade report. If news like this meant that MacLaren was actually negotiating to direct the film, Sneider would have reported it officially as a news story.
 
Meetings happen in Hollywood all the time, and most of them never lead to anywhere solid. But it’s interesting that Disney is already seeking out female filmmaking talent for their Star Wars spin-offs, and even more surprising that it’s not for a project that would follow a female lead character.

 

MacLaren’s credits include work on the critically-acclaimed television shows Breaking Bad, The X-FilesThe Walking Dead, and Game Of Thrones. She was previously attached to direct DC’s 2017 Wonder Woman movie, until she left due to creative differences and Patty Jenkins took her place. With credits like those, the movie focused on the criminal underworld of the Star Wars Universe sounds like it’d be a natural fit for her.

 

Bear in mind that MacLaren isn’t the only director who has in been looked to to take on this Star Wars project. Jon Favreau and Matthew Vaughn alike are stated to have interest in the project (or future movies) – and they both were originally sighted as potential directors for The Force Awakens. But if this happens, this would be historic, as it would be the first Star Wars movie directed by a woman… And it would also represent an interesting opportunity in Hollywood to break the metaphorical “glass ceiling”.

 

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Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

Grant Davis (Pomojema)

Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

79 thoughts on “Rumor: Michelle MacLaren Eyed to be a Star Wars Anthology Director.

  • June 13, 2015 at 9:34 pm
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    Has it been officially confirmed that the second spinoff will be fett/solo related?

    • June 14, 2015 at 5:54 am
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      Not officially, but it’s been consistently reported by various rumor-mongers. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire… Probably.

      Plus, it keeps in line with Hasbro’s toy plan – one set involved X-wing pilots (Rogue One), and there were one of each for Boba Fett and Han Solo. It now looks like they’re merging those two concepts together.

  • June 13, 2015 at 9:37 pm
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    Depends on whether she is interested in Bounty hunters. This movie can be first R rated movie in the franchise.

    • June 13, 2015 at 10:26 pm
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      From the family friendly studios that brought you Cinderella, The Lion King, and Toy Story 3
      Now gives you the Blood Bath of the century… Star Wars: Blood Bounty and the Space Pirate Swindle. Rated R

      The Disney logo goes on all Star Wars films and there is not one Disney film ever made with an R rating accompanying that logo.

      • June 13, 2015 at 10:42 pm
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        Who said the Disney logo would be anywhere near a Star Wars film? Marvel films don’t have the disneylogo, and remember, they bought lucasfilm, which I feel is far more likely to feature prominently for any Star Wars films. I think they’re really trying to avoid the whole idea of “disneyfying” Star Wars…

        • June 14, 2015 at 1:51 am
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          agree…. but at the same token, the Disney now is not the same Disney I remember when I grew up. One does not have to sit through 2 minutes of Pirates 2 to see birds pecking the eyes out of people very graphically, which would have earned an R rating if the scene was not so quick.

    • June 14, 2015 at 12:47 am
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      There isn’t a snowballs chance in hell of an r rated Star Wars.

      • June 15, 2015 at 4:57 pm
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        Although a Netflix original Old Republic Star Wars Series rated MA could be amazing. 🙂

  • June 13, 2015 at 10:00 pm
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    Jon Favreau would be great. He’s got experience with guys in armored suits and action scenes. Robert Downey Jr as Boba Fett!

    • June 14, 2015 at 12:59 am
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      He bailed on john Carter… i don’think he can do one… matthew vaughn plzzzz

    • June 14, 2015 at 7:07 am
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      2 problems:

      Jon Favreau is a genius at making dialogue-scenes – Boba Fett doesn’t / shouldn’t speak.

      Jon Favreau SUCKS at making plot-lines, ESPECIALLY where action/villains are involved.

      I’ve only seen one of his non-Marvel movies, which was ‘Chef’, Chef was a perfectly written and decently directed film… that has little-to-no-plot.
      Having a natural, unfocused succession of scenes is appropriate for a flick about a Sandwich truck.

      For a film with complex overarching action and more than 3 characters, that contractually requires a “climax”, Jon Favreau is the wrong man.

      Ironman was awesome… UNTIL the director realized “oh shit, this film’s supposed to have a villain in it!”
      Snarky Tony Stark pissing off everyone in the room, MASTERFULLY DONE.

      Jeff Bridges and Tony Stark in a “business model dispute” via two robot suits, when Bridges decides to try destroying a bus full of kids [in the middle of the night], oh NO, Jon Favreau is a brilliant director, but he really does suck at things like “plot” and “tension” and “climax”, and seriously, keep this guy away from “supervillains”.

      Ironman 2 is in my opinion a great film, great, that is, provided you edit out whiplash’s “character” and edit out the marvel logo, but as a dark comedy about a billionaire having a nervous breakdown, the movie’s a friggin’ masterpiece.
      Seriously, for the scene where Tony attempts to “have a talk” with Pepper in her office, and the the conversation completely breaks down and she leaves, and then he discovers his dad’s scale-model, THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST SCENES OF ANY MOVIE PUT OUT RECENTLY, it’s scenes like this that made the film worth watching.

      I will concede that the ending fight where Tony and Rhodey team up against the mech-soldiers in some abandoned garden was actually the second-best action sequence in Ironman trilogy, second only to the first half of Ironman 1.
      At the opening of this “climactic” battle scene, Tony and Rhodey show up 5 minutes early, waiting for the enemies to find them, in the meantime the two argue about what positions they should take, in which Tony coins the future-t-shirt: “Just because you have a big gun doesn’t make you THE big gun!”

      But all this considered, Jon Favreau doesn;t do “silent protagonist”
      and he almost never does “climactic battle” well.
      In summation:
      Jon Favreau + Boba Fett = oh hell no!

  • June 13, 2015 at 10:14 pm
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    I would rather have Matthew Vaughn.

  • June 13, 2015 at 10:19 pm
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    Unfortunately , he will prdouce Kingsman follow up.

  • June 13, 2015 at 10:21 pm
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    If she’s directed episodes of Breaking Bad, The X-Files and Game Of Thrones,three of the greatest TV shows ever IMO then I can’t wait to see what she does with SW.

    • June 14, 2015 at 6:31 pm
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      Exactly what I was gonna say. Boba get and solo in a dark underworld but I wonder what era it’s gonna take place. Probably in between 5 and 6. Bring it on MM. Loved breaking bad and can’t wait for game of thrones finale tonite.

    • June 15, 2015 at 4:33 am
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      Depends on the episodes. With some TV directors you know you’re getting a fantastic ep when they get behind the camera. For example, Neil Marshall who did 2 of the best episodes for Game of Thrones in season 2 ep9 and season 4 ep 9.

      Per guild rules, directors also have to get the credit for every episode they worked on whether they shot the entire episode or not.

  • June 13, 2015 at 10:21 pm
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    That show resume is pretty damn solid.

  • June 13, 2015 at 10:43 pm
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    Has it actually been confirmed that this is a Han and Boba spinoff?

    • June 14, 2015 at 5:59 am
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      Not officially, but there’s definitely evidence that it is.

  • June 13, 2015 at 10:56 pm
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    cue the whiny babies screaming IT’S BECAUSE SHE’S A WOMAN ISN’T IT FEMINISM AND VAGINAS ARE GOING TO BE THE DEATH OF HUMANITY RUN FOR YOUR LIVES

      • June 13, 2015 at 11:35 pm
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        I must admit I have a problem with how this was phrased: “As it turns out, they could be looking for a woman’s touch”

        Not to be all PC… but I think it’s unfair to say a directorial work would be in any way colored by gender. Just thinking about the excellent film “unbroken”… I hadn’t known Angelina Jolie directed it before watching it… I might as well have thought that Clint Eastwood had made that film as it had a very similar tonality to “flags of our fathers”. I think it’s sad that I was surprised to learn a women directed a World War 2 film.

        All that being said though the PC nazis focus on the wrong things & I think that’s why there is this ugly culture war happening. Like I thought the whole argument about gender balance in casting was ridiculous. But at the same time, I do believe sexism is a serious problem. I’m the only man of the house hold (girlfriend, 1 daughter & stepdaughter)… I’ve encountered situations with my girlfriend where I thought it was totally shitty how she was treated entirely based on her gender. I care about this issue because I love my kids & I hope they don’t have to put up with the same garbage.

        • June 14, 2015 at 1:53 am
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          Aras, I like your comment minus the name-calling. “PC Nazis” I can live without. Thank you very much.

        • June 14, 2015 at 6:00 am
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          The “woman’s touch” thing was a jokey way of noting that they consulted with a female director (and a damn good one, too). I didn’t mean to cause any trouble if any actually happened, and I certainly don’t think that good directing is defined by something like gender at all.

        • June 14, 2015 at 6:56 am
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          @Aras:

          “All that being said though the PC nazis focus on the wrong things & I think that’s why there is this ugly culture war happening. Like I thought the whole argument about gender balance in casting was ridiculous. But at the same time, I do believe sexism is a serious problem.”

          Wow. Talk about irony.

          You insult and blame the culture war on those who spoke out about the lopsided gender cast in the initial reveal, especially with Star Wars’ long history of greatly under-representing women, while acknowledging that sexism is a serious problem?

          Funny how you leave out any criticism for all the sexist fanboys out there who want to keep Star Wars male-dominated. No, it’s the PC Nazis’ fault. How dare they challenge the status quo so that they can hope to have more than one significant female character per trilogy to enjoy.

          • June 14, 2015 at 6:07 pm
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            No it’s not ironic… because how many women there are in the cast is not at all indicative of how egalitarian this film production is. Like many on here said, what matters is the strength of the characters & it seems like Rey will play an extremely important role. Christie as cpt. phasma… hell yes… I can already tell that will be one of my favorite characters. + it wasn’t the reveal of the entire cast. + this is JJ we are talking about… I’m pretty sure JJ is a feminist & has a good track record of including strong female leads (Lost).

            While the OT aren’t films that pass the bechdel test, for their time they were revolutionary in terms of portrayal of women. Princess Leia wasn’t just sitting back saying “save me! save me!” she took charge & was kicking ass. There were deleted scenes filmed with female pilots… the A wing pilot who crashed into the SSD was a woman as well. Compared to other films of the era, I can’t really think of many that had strong female leads aside from Terminator & Alien.

            Of course I have a problem with the sexist fanboys… I’ve argued with them myself… the difference is in how critique is made. I think most dudes who are being sexist aren’t doing in intentionally or are even aware of their own sexism, there are some cultural factors at play & a lot of nuances. There are issues that even the most ardent of feminists might not be aware of that in future generations could be scrutinized as morality continues to develop.

          • June 14, 2015 at 6:12 pm
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            @ Pamojema: I understand what you mean now, my apologies if you think I was trying to imply that you were being sexist. I just found the phrase troubling & nothing more.

          • June 15, 2015 at 1:16 am
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            How?

          • June 15, 2015 at 2:27 am
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            Because you can make a really sexist movie that will pass the bechdel test and i’m sure that there is some already out there like Showgirls.

          • June 15, 2015 at 6:17 am
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            Nope.

            The Bechdel Test isn’t about female portrayal; it’s about female REPRESENTATION, plain and simple. It’s a completely separate issue from potential sexism, how good the movie is, etc.

          • June 15, 2015 at 1:52 am
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            @Aras:

            “No it’s not ironic… because how many women there are in the cast is not at all indicative of how egalitarian this film production is.”

            It’s ironic because you’ve insulted those who spoke out about the lopsided gender roles in the initial cast reveal as “PC Nazis” while acknowledging that sexism is a serious problem. Not only that, you conveniently ignored those fans (not all of them who disagreed for various reasons, mind you) who had clearly expressed sexist views and even went as far as to blame the whole “ugly culture war” on those who had challenged the status quo.

            I don’t care if Rey is the lead character for Episodes VII-XII. If I see 7 brand new characters, who could’ve been ANYBODY, with only one of them being female, I’m going to call b.s. on that, because that’s not right. For far too long, men have dominated Star Wars’ main and total cast. I’m not putting up with that anymore. You might trivialize this matter, but there’s a growing number of fans like myself who are calling for greater female representation in a galaxy far, far away….

            I recognize how revolutionary Leia was, but that doesn’t excuse the overall lack of women. Given Star Wars’ well-known reputation for under-representating female characters, Disney was out of their mind to do what they did and not expect a backlash.

            “I think most dudes who are being sexist aren’t doing in intentionally or are even aware of their own sexism, …”

            Yeah, you really showed that here:

            “All that being said though the PC nazis focus on the wrong things & I think that’s why there is this ugly culture war happening.”

          • June 15, 2015 at 5:20 am
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            I guess what you fail to understand is that any film involving less than a 50/50 cast of men & women doesn’t automatically = sexism. That’s what = PC nazi in my book… completely ignoring context without knowing anything about this film yet. American Pie if I recall had a good number of female roles… but would you consider that a good example of egalitarian film making? You see my point now?

            I’m not sure why you feel like I’m “conveniently ignoring those fans” as I did acknowledge it in my last post.

            Please tell me how:

            “All that being said though the PC nazis focus on the wrong things & I think that’s why there is this ugly culture war happening.”

            Is a sexist statement?

            My point was that there are positions extremist feminists take that create useless obstacles for an egalitarian society. Look up Susan Fiske & her research showing that male brains view women as “objects” because the same part of the brain that enables the usage of tools fires off when seeing pictures of women.

            Any study of neuroscience shouldn’t make such broad claims given that the workings of the brain in large part remain a mystery. That’s the kind of stuff that rubs people the wrong way… what is the study trying to imply?

          • June 15, 2015 at 6:53 am
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            @Aras:

            “I guess what you fail to understand is that any film involving less than a 50/50 cast of men & women doesn’t automatically = sexism. That’s what = PC nazi in my book… completely ignoring context without knowing anything about this film yet.”

            Actually, you fail to understand me here. I never called sexism on Disney for doing that. It’s a matter of representation, not sexism. One out of 7 brand new characters being female in Star Wars isn’t right, which is why people like me went online to voice our complaints. Then the backlash against our backlash occurred, much of it sexist and ugly. But between the two groups, they get the pass.

            The way you so casually lumped all of us into one boat with the insult “PC Nazi” is part of the problem. You give a damn about sexism? Don’t do things like that, regardless your stance on a specific issue. I don’t see you demonizing the sexists, even though you say you don’t agree with them.

            “I’m not sure why you feel like I’m “conveniently ignoring those fans” as I did acknowledge it in my last post.”

            You didn’t ignore them in your post, but you did specifically ignore them while you were insulting us as “PC Nazis” and blaming us for stirring things up in the first place, even though they were often the ones spewing hate and ugliness.

            “Please tell me how:

            “All that being said though the PC nazis focus on the wrong things & I think that’s why there is this ugly culture war happening.”

            Is a sexist statement?”

            I felt it was because you lumped us all into one group, insulted us and blamed us for “the ugly culture war” while completely ignoring all the sexism that occurred online as a direct result of people like me speaking out.

            Stop lumping us all with extremist feminists. Just because we speak out on things like this doesn’t mean we all share the same views, especially those associated with extremist feminists. I certainly don’t think like that.

          • June 15, 2015 at 10:07 am
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            “One out of 7 brand new characters being female in Star Wars isn’t right, which is why people like me went online to voice our complaints.”

            Except at that time (I’m guessing you were referring to the table read photo) if you were keeping up with Star Wars news you would have known Lupita Nyongo & Maisie Richardson-Sellers were among the cast as well. If you are going to ignore them, then of course I’m going to regard this view as extremist… you are judging the casting based on a film that none of us knows much about, all due to a single photograph with other major roles who were absent @ the table read.

            “The way you so casually lumped all of us into one boat with the insult “PC Nazi” is part of the problem. You give a damn about sexism? Don’t do things like that, regardless your stance on a specific issue. I don’t see you demonizing the sexists, even though you say you don’t agree with them.”

            Now that is absolutely obnoxious; you are basically trying to say that I’m supposed to agree with pointless arguments in order to support feminism? The Star Wars casting is a non issue… lets worry about gender based income inequality/ reproductive rights/ etc etc first.

            You are talking to a guy who’s girlfriend got fired because her boss found out she was pregnant, & she couldn’t do anything about it because she’s not a legal worker. Among many other situations, I have a lot of reason to hate sexists.

        • June 15, 2015 at 2:00 am
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          Oh god, you summoned it. Let’s read way too deeply into a couple of flippantly used words!

        • June 15, 2015 at 5:58 am
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          Yep, sexism is everywhere

    • June 13, 2015 at 11:19 pm
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      So far, you’re the only whiny baby here

  • June 14, 2015 at 12:04 am
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    If it is a Boba Fett film, it seems to me that Joe Johnston’s name should be on the list of potentials.

    • June 14, 2015 at 7:08 am
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      In this case, would Joe Johnston make a better concept artist than director? Fans weren’t too crazy about the first Captain America movie.

      • June 14, 2015 at 7:18 pm
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        I loved the first Captain America movie.

        • June 15, 2015 at 2:00 am
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          I don’t hate it, but many people critized it, which is a major reason why The Winter Soldier shocked fans.

  • June 14, 2015 at 12:24 am
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    Never heard of her.

  • June 14, 2015 at 12:40 am
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    People, let’s not get into the same discussion about the presence of women in Star Wars be it directors or actress’s. It’s getting really anoying. So far I don’t really have any problem with the fact that there are many actresses in TFA. That being said we need to calm down and see the movie. If I see it and it’s really forced and PC… Then I’ll have a problem.

    • June 14, 2015 at 1:55 am
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      not nearly as annoying as listening to you praise practical effects and what Star Wars “should” be.

    • June 14, 2015 at 4:46 am
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      …”so many actresses”. There are 8. In a field of how many men?

      It amazes me that the presence of more than two females in a movie is considered a lot. You guys must have freaked when all those handmaiden castings were announced for TPM!

      • June 15, 2015 at 2:18 am
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        You’re right. It’s silly, but a lot of people just aren’t used to seeing more than a handful of women in Star Wars.

        They’re gonna learn though. 😉

        • June 21, 2015 at 9:14 pm
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          So, having the story written in a way that there is a 50/50 men to women makes a movie better somehow? What’s that have to do with good story telling. You would only watch a movie if it has more women in it? Ridiculous!

  • June 14, 2015 at 12:55 am
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    It’s not because it’s a woman, more likely because looking up on imdb I couldn’t find any outstanding movie that I’d know, only tv shows directed by her that I prefer someone else directing star wars. As I said, it’s NOT because she’s female. No problems with that.

    • June 14, 2015 at 1:58 am
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      While we are on the topic of spinoff movies…. does anyone know when the hell Rogue 1 is going to be filming?!?!?!?

      • June 14, 2015 at 6:09 am
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        Sometime this Summer. Probably later rather than sooner.

    • June 14, 2015 at 6:12 am
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      I never said she might be hired just because she is a woman. I just noted that she is a woman, and if she were hired, that would make history insofar as Star Wars movies are concerned. Big difference.

      She’s certainly a very good director, and I’d love to see her take on the project.

  • June 14, 2015 at 1:51 am
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    is Mathew Vaughn the guy who did the Kick-Ass movies?? if so, I like him.

    • June 14, 2015 at 6:08 am
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      Yep.

      • June 15, 2015 at 6:03 am
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        the two best anti-super heroes movies from all the time. And when a sequel equals the first one, this director have really good talent

  • June 14, 2015 at 2:18 am
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    I second the Joe Johnson. Beep.

  • June 14, 2015 at 3:50 am
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    I trust Kathleen Kennedy to make smart decisions, her resume speaks for itself. If she chooses Michelle MacLaren to direct anthology film #2 it’s because MM merits being chosen.

    As a fan of the X-Files, The Walking Dead, The Leftovers, Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, I’m on board with such a choice. Sounds like bringing Michelle MacLaren on board to direct an anthology film, if it happens, would fit right in with the “giving young (or new) and talented directors a chance in the Star Wars universe” line that’s been put out many times over.

  • June 14, 2015 at 7:38 am
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    If they chose from TV director, Cary Fukunaga of True Ditective will be fine with me.

  • June 14, 2015 at 9:44 am
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    Is Han Solo not being acted by Harrison Ford (or how can he)? Will we now find out more material on the Bossk, 4-LOM, IG-88 and Dengar before finding out any story on how Boba Fett may have escaped the Sarlaac Pit with used parts from downed ships and Jabba Sail barge stuff and weapons etc.

  • June 14, 2015 at 10:38 am
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    I said it time and times again: Michelle MacLaren would be a perfect fit for a Star Wars movie – either a trilogy one or a spin-off.
    I really hope they go through with this.

  • June 14, 2015 at 10:40 am
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    Also,an early Boba Fett bounty hunter film I can take just leave Solo out of it.

    • June 15, 2015 at 6:05 am
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      The two characters have alrady met before OT. It could be a good thing to see that.

      Ord Mantell fight !

  • June 14, 2015 at 11:46 am
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    …yeah,a young Han Solo sounds pretty stoopid – only Harrison can play Han;I`m still not convinced by the premise of a gritty SW underworld type movie – almost makes me yearn for the beautiful look and feel of the prequels just thinking about it.

    • June 14, 2015 at 12:55 pm
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      Gritty is fine with me,I think we are going to get all types of SW films now,to appeal to different groups not a one size fits all.Can see some teeny films,some for the over 40’s OT crowd(me),female centric,some kiddie etc…
      They won’t all be my cup of tea but there will be that many hopefully some will be.
      StarWars is a big enough galaxy.

  • June 14, 2015 at 2:02 pm
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    Vaughn yes or Russo brothers. Gritty, I think so bcuz Rogue One already heading that direction.

  • June 14, 2015 at 2:21 pm
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    Russo Bros would be nice.

  • June 14, 2015 at 3:29 pm
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    I know there’s no chance but I’d vote to see James Cameron direct one.

  • June 14, 2015 at 5:24 pm
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    There will soon be a waiting list to direct Star Wars films.

  • June 14, 2015 at 5:32 pm
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    Another director from GOT who ascended to direct Terminator this summer is not our favorite. Please consider movie directer. Not TV director.

  • June 14, 2015 at 6:01 pm
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    Would love to see a classic old school director take a crack,George Miller,Spielberg,Ridley Scott or even Tarantino.

  • June 14, 2015 at 6:35 pm
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    You better hire Anthony Ingruber to star in any Han Solo related project!

    • June 14, 2015 at 7:05 pm
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      I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:

      It takes more than a copy-cat to pull off Han Solo.

      The thing you have to understand is that Han Solo’s “cool swag” is the BY-PRODUCT of real-life-inspired scriptwriting, and Harrison Ford’s extensive character development / giving a damn about crafting a believable character.
      Remember Han Solo was originally envisioned as a tough, older-brotherly, reptilian space-creature [Zeb].
      He was the street-smart, thick-skinned counter-part to Luke’s righteous innocence.
      Han Solo’s “coolness” is a perk that emerged as a by-product of Lucas and Ford’s efforts.
      For me, whenever I watch Han Solo – I dont think “cool”… I think “older-brother” – who just so happens to be “cool”.

      Han Solo needs an actor who CREATES a good performance.

      NOT some guy who can RE-create something Harrison Ford did first.
      The fact that this youtube guy is being seriously suggested is quite frankly offensive to acting as a craft IMO.

      Until I see video evidence of this guy getting a [probably stupid] page of script and creating A NEW Han Solo moment, this guy is not on ANY part of the playing field, let alone final pick.

  • June 14, 2015 at 10:35 pm
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    Bad choice if they go with someone who has zero experience directing major films for theaters, excluding TV movies of course. Could be a disaster if she accepts and then drops out..again.

    • June 15, 2015 at 2:57 am
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      Colin Trevorrow didn’t do much and nothing really major but Jurassic World was great fun.

      • June 21, 2015 at 9:17 pm
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        He at least had 1 movie before that time. Safety Not Guaranteed.

  • June 15, 2015 at 2:31 am
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    Let’s hope they’re adult enough, and wise enough, to make it PG-13 (like Taken, etc).
    PS – Great choice, Michelle MacLaren (or else Kathryn Bigelow).

  • June 15, 2015 at 4:05 am
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    John Favreau please! !

  • June 15, 2015 at 6:08 am
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    Why not hiring George Lucas ? He was a director too after all. And he has a good experience with Star Wars, huh ?

    (Hiding in the bushes, and watching PT bashers raging and trolling after me)

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