‘Quiet Place’ Writers Turned Down Star Wars, Tells Lucasfilm To Start New Franchises

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Originally Posted by Martoto

Do any specific funny examples of this come to mind?

There are more than a few that come to mind: Guillermo del Toro, David Fincher, Brad Bird come to mind, after Disney took ownership of Lucasfilm. Even J.J. Abrams initially turned down Star Wars Episode VII. From what I also heard, Kennedy didn't want Abrams directing The Force Awakens. The division over The Last Jedi, among fans, was possibly the reason why Abrams was asked to return to direct the last film in the saga.

There are other directors who have turned down Disney/Lucasfilm for a Star Wars film that I wasn't able to compile in enough time. But, there are also actors who have turned down roles in Kennedy's Star Wars franchise as well. The fact that we now have writers turning down Lucasfilm seems to indicate that the studio's problems might be larger than before.

Originally Posted by Arawn

Why is TFA in that category? Solo lost money; TLJ divided fans. TFA did neither.

The division over The Force Awakens has been growing ever since The Last Jedi was released. Before TLJ, the common complaint was that TLJ was a remake of A New Hope and nobody can mistake the similarities between the two films. Solo isn't that bad of a film but, and this may be a leap, that Solo may have suffered at the box office as a direct result of The Last Jedi.

Rogue One seems to be the only real success that Lucasfilm has under the Disney banner. It's not like Disney Star Wars can't produce great content. They did this with Rogue One and Star Wars: Rebels. The Mandalorian has the potential to be a great live action series if the producers, writers and directors can stay away from the social justice aspect that plagued TLJ.

I just think that Lucasfilm needs to start winning back the trust of Star Wars fans because no matter how they feel about the Star Wars fan community, it's that very same community they need to make future films, television shows and streaming projects successful.