20 Things You Didn't Know About Your Favourite Action Movies

11. Return Of The Jedi Was Almost Directed By David Cronenberg

Though one could definitely argue that Return Of The Jedi is the weakest of the original Star Wars flicks, it still did a good job of finishing the story and giving its characters an ending we could all root for. However, things could have been very different. When Return of the Jedi was getting set to start pre-production, questions surrounded who would direct the third installment in the Star Wars trilogy. The job ultimately went to the late director Richard Marquand, but at one point it was offered to cult director David Cronenberg. The director explained the experience to Digital Spy:

"A long time ago I was approached for one second to do a Star Wars movie, which at that time was called Revenge of the Jedi, and then it became Return of the Jedi. I was approached by Lucasfilm about that and it didn€™t take them long to realize that maybe that wasn€™t a good idea."

Could you imagine what Cronenberg€™s Return Of The Jedi would have been like? His take on the movie would have probably involved Luke getting into an X-Wing accident and losing a limb. And then becoming sexually aroused by said lost limb. Or something along those lines.