Guillermo del Toro wanted to turn Star Wars into “The Godfather” with his film about Jabba the Hutt

star Wars He went through a phase of experimentation and expansion in cinema that never saw the light of day. Fox Obtained by Disneyand films like Zack Snyder’s rejected Seven Samurai projects, which became… Rebellious moon For Netflix or Boba Fett’s, it didn’t materialize. In all the pools it was always said that after the Mouse House was bought, behind the scenes Lucasfilmstill left Guillermo del Torowho planned A film on Jabba the whale And his empire Gangster. It was thought to be a simple rumour, but it has now been confirmed. screenwriter David S. Goer (The Dark Knight), and he explained this in an interview He appeared as the main director of a film in the saga more than four years ago.

William the Bull’s Jabba the Hutt movie was real and was cancelled: he wanted to tell a Star Wars story with style The Godfather

David S revealed Goyer on the podcast Happy sad confused Presented by the famous Josh Horowitz, all those rumors were true. I collaborated with Guillermo del Toro and did a story about Jabba the HuttIt takes place in the Star Wars universe, but in a unique style. ““Yes, I wrote a Star Wars movie that was never made and Guillermo del Toro was going to direct it.”Goyer adds, which has been separated from DC and Warner. When asked why the project did not take off or receive support from the company, he was very clear. The screenwriter explained that Lucasfilm was going through its own internal restructuring process.

“He was There’s a lot of stuff going on behind the scenes at Lucasfilm at that moment. But yeah, it was a great script. And even though it has not been implemented, it is true that a lot of interesting artwork has been done in it that I know has been done,” he comments, noting that artwork and sketches have already been made and a film has been planned. For years, there have been rumors but it has not been made. Absolutely confirmed, del Toro quickly confirmed the statements on social media. “That’s right. I can’t say much. Maybe ‘J’ and ‘BB’ are three letters?”The director joked, perhaps in reference to the characters Jabba the Hutt and Boba (BB) Fett, who had primary weight in the plot. Del Toro jumped from the project to direct his award-winning version Pinocchiowhich landed on Netflix with great success and helped it do the same Frankenstein.

As it was said, Boba Fett book He recycled in his own way a lot of what had been written and brought up in this script, which was going to tell us a story about the Hutts and the mafia empire of these creatures in the Outer Rim. In reality, It could have existed before Return of the JediAnd he was going to show us how, despite the fact that the Galactic Empire controlled the galaxy,… HotIn hidden corners and outside the supervision of the imperial authorities, They carried out deeds and exercised their evil power. insatiable, They trafficked materials, slaves, and other illicit items., fighting for Earth and their existence on countless planets and systems. Basically we’re talking about kind of The galactic underworldwith a similar history to that The GodfatherFrancis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece, chronicles Jabba’s beginning as an authority on Tatooine and his battle against the other Hutt clans.

David S. Goyer has not revealed more about this specific project, although he worked on a mysterious “Jedi origins film” set 25,000 years before the events of the traditional saga, and although that project did not come to fruition either. It will have something to do with what Lucasfilm has restored in the new film directed by James Mangold. This feature film is part of a list of upcoming projects that are currently in development and also includes the film starring Ray (Daisy Ridley) and directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (Ms. Marvel), the feature film directed by Dave Filoni, which was conceived as the final, stunning conclusion to the film The Mandalorian, Book of Boba Fett and Ahsoka. Finally, we found a special detail that brings back an element from the Expanded Universe.