Lucasfilm Only Want Proven Directors For Future Star Wars Movies

More Ron Howards, fewer Lord & Millers.

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Since Disney bought Lucasfilm, Star Wars has been revived as a major cinematic juggernaut, but with one exhaust port sized hole: its directors.

While J.J. Abrams brought the franchise roaring back to life and Rian Johnson made the divisive but ultimately successful The Last Jedi, none of Lucasfilm's other hires have gone completely to plan.

Josh Trank was fired from his spin-off (reportedly about Boba Fett) after Fantastic Four's failure and behind-the-scenes issues; Gareth Edwards directed Rogue One, but was quietly moved to the side for the re-shoots, which were helmed by Tony Gilroy; Phil Lord & Chris Miller were infamously removed from Solo after shooting over 80% of the movie, with Ron Howard redoing almost the entire thing; and Colin Trevorrow was sacked from Episode IX, with Abrams brought back to once again steady the ship.

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It's no surprise, then, that Lucasfilm reportedly want to stick with established talent going forwards, with Star Wars News Net reporting:

"Disney is done experimenting with new or unusual filmmakers and will go back to proven veteran talent who they know can handle a big budget Star Wars production in an effort to prevent future production chaos, drama, and firings."

That fits with those currently attached to Star Wars projects, with Abrams, Johnson, and Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (albeit the latter two as writers and producers) all proving how capable they are on major franchises, and should mean an end to troubled productions and PR disasters.

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