Who should be the Director for Star Wars Episode 7?

Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by PlainSimpleJoel, Oct 31, 2012.

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The Choices (Select up to 4 only)

Poll closed Dec 30, 2012.
  1. J.J. Abrams

    26.6%
  2. Jon Favreau

    17.0%
  3. Duncan Jones

    22.3%
  4. Rian Johnson

    3.2%
  5. Sam Mendes

    6.4%
  6. Edgar Wright

    5.3%
  7. Neill Blomkamp

    13.8%
  8. Matt Reeves

    2.1%
  9. Brad Bird

    31.9%
  10. Frank Darabont

    7.4%
  11. David Yates

    5.3%
  12. Matthew Vaughn

    10.6%
  13. Alfonso Cuarón Orozco

    7.4%
  14. Guillermo Del Toro

    19.1%
  15. Ridley Scott

    13.8%
  16. Other (say whom)

    33.0%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. Captaindemotion

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    Ahem.

    You're forgiven. :p
     
  2. Starkers

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    I was surprised that nobody had mentioned him...and obviously they had.

    I'm definitely the first person to suggest Frankes though!!!
     
  3. DarthPipes

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    I like a lot of those directors but I'm not exactly rooting for any of them.

    -Peter Jackson would make two trilogies out of the sequel trilogy in order to stroke his massive ego.

    -I doubt Christopher Nolan would even be interested and he'd be obsessed with making a "realisitc" Star Wars.

    -I like JJ and what he did with Star Trek but his record can be hit and miss and he's prone to plotholes.

    -Ridley Scott, really? He's 74 years old. His films look great but storylines have never been his strong suit.

    -Steven Spielberg has lost his magic for these kind of films a long time ago.
     
  4. Captaindemotion

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    ^I believe that in promoting Lincoln Spielberg said that he has no interest in doing any more action movies. Having said that, I would guess that he'd make an exception for a Star Wars movie.
     
  5. T'Baio

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    Was he referring to after Robopocalypse? Because that's his next project, and I think there might be a little bit of action in that.
     
  6. PsychoPere

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    Those will be distributed by 20th Century Fox. Disney is probably banking on people wanting to see new Star Wars instead of yet another re-release of the old films.
     
  7. Nerys Myk

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    Studion shifts bother me. A Star Wars film with out the 20th Century Fox fanfare is weird.
     
  8. sidious618

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    I agree with pretty much all of this. Darabont would be a good choice and he was in discussions with Lucas in the past so Lucas clearly trusts him. He'd be a good pick.
     
  9. Avon

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    Anton Corbijn
     
  10. Saul

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    Peter Jackson.
     
  11. Set Harth

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    Yes, because everything that happened in TDKR was so realistic.
     
  12. FalTorPan

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    Maybe Disney will buy a license to use the Fox fanfare music... but I doubt it.
     
  13. RoJoHen

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    And directors only ever make one type of movie.
     
  14. EnsignRicky

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    Joe Johnston
     
  15. Warp Coil

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    Joss Whedon - let him play with the Marvel universe and his own original projects; I don't want him getting sidetracked and pulled into SW
    JJ Abrams - I want him available to focus on Trek XIII
    Peter Jackson - his Hobbit trilogy will keep him pretty occupied; there's no way he'd be able to take the reigns on Episode 7 in time for the proposed 2015 release date; otherwise I would think that he would make for a great choice
    Christopher Nolan - love this guy, but I'd rather see him do some more original stuff than get sucked into rejuvenating another big franchise
    Ridley Scott - meh; was ultimately disappointed with "Prometheus"; I think his career is winding down
    David Yates - while I really enjoyed his four HP films, I haven't seen anything else by him. I am not sure if he'd be a top contender.
    Brad Bird - Hmm.... perhaps....
    Frank Darabont - He hasn't directed anything on this scale before; it doesn't mean he couldn't pull it off, but I am not sure I would choose him, either
    Matthew Vaughn - would certainly be willing to see what he could offer
    Bryan Singer - did a great job with his two "X-Men" installments but fumbled with "Superman Returns"; would be willing to give him another shot
     
  16. Venardhi

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    Darabont, Whedon or Bird
     
  17. The Borgified Corpse

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    Agreed. Throughout Star Trek (2009), I kept getting the feeling that Abrams really wished that he was doing a Star Wars movie instead. I wouldn't be expecially broken up if he ditched Star Trek XIII for Star Wars: Episode VII.

    That's nothing new. People have been ragging on Lucas pretty mercilessly ever since The Phantom Menace 13 years ago. Personally, I think it's a bit unfair. While he never quite could get a handle on the dialogue for the films, I think his sense of the epic and his boundless visual imagination counted for a lot. Even when the results are less than exceptional, I think he has to be credited for being a man of singular vision and singular confidence in his own sense of narrative. I can't stand THX-1138 but I have the utmost respect for it as an experimental art film. And while the Star Wars prequels were often stiff and convoluted, I find Lucas' sense of joy at playing around in his own sandbox absolutely contagious.

    So, yeah, I think some people are being unfair. At the same time, the man just made $4 billion. So, I won't feel too sorry for him.;)

    I dunno. The Half-Blood Prince is my favorite of the Harry Potter movies but I thought the other 3 that Yates did were in the bottom half of franchise quality. The Order of the Phoenix just feels like it's treading water for the entire film. The Deathly Hallows, Parts 1 & 2 are absolutely inscrutable for people who haven't read the books.

    As for Del Toro, I love Blade II. Hellboy is decent. But he seemed to completely lose track of the plot in Hellboy II. He seemed more preoccupied with cramming the movie full of every weird creature that he couldn't fit into Pan's Labyrinth rather than telling a compelling story.

    I love Brad Bird. He's my top choice without hesitation. I loved Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. It has some of the most engaging, most dynamic, most inventive action scenes I've ever seen. I have no doubt that he could make the Star Wars universe sing with the same level of rip-roaring fun that Lucas did!

    I'm sure Andrew Stanton could handle the visual part. But the acting & casting in John Carter were very dire. Maybe once Episode VII gets the ball rolling, we can revisit the idea of Stanton directing Episode VIII.

    Martin Campbell is a very mixed bag. On the one hand, Goldeneye & Casino Royale are amongst the top echelon of James Bond movies. The Mask of Zorro was a lot of fun as well. But Green Lantern was terrible and Campbell's direction seemed painfully bored the entire time. If he really wanted to do it, I'd give him a shot. But if it's something he needs to be talked into, well... I've got a bad feeling about this.

    And if Chewbacca could talk, I suspect he'd sound a lot like a cross between Zoe & Jayne, with a little bit of Wash thrown in during his more cowardly moments.

    My main concern with Joss Whedon directing anything is my constant fear that he'll randomly, cruelly kill people off for no good reason. (At least, in the Marvel movies, we're relatively safe from that. Everyone has to survive because they've all got their own solo movies to do later.)

    And really, Star Wars is big enough & good enough that it doesn't really need Whedon. I'd rather see him create more of his own projects.

    I dunno. Everyone has to start somewhere. I don't think David Yates had done much beyond TV prior to Harry Potter. Ridley Scott was mostly known as a commercial director prior to Alien, as was David Fincher prior to Alien 3. James Cameron got his start directing the crappy Jaws rip-off Piranha II: The Spawning for Roger Corman.

    Oh, definately David Arnold! My best friend is a huge Star Wars fan. The first time I showed him Stargate, he asked me, "Is that John Williams?"

    I was wondering if 20th Century Fox would still have some kind of distribution status for the films, kinda like how The Avengers still started with the Paramount logo, not the Disney logo.
     
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  19. Set Harth

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    Or so we thought.
     
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    Wow. That is one of the most depressing things I've ever read.