The world of Star Wars has been fraught with whiffs and what-ifs recently. Late last week, we heard about a scrapped Soderbergh and Adam Driver Star Wars movie that had the internet in an uproar. But just last night, informative Hollywood mailer The InSneider reported that David Fincher also had conversations with Lucasfilm. Let's break it down. Just How Close Were We To A Fincher Star Wars? According to the report, Fincher was supposedly first approached to direct Star Wars: Episode IX when that project was in jeopardy. But eventually, JJ stepped in. Fincher’s ties to the franchise run deep. Long before he was directing some of the best movies of our day, he was an assistant cameraman on Return of the Jedi. And more recently, he’s maintained a close working relationship with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, who earned an Oscar nomination for producing The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.That made Fincher the perfect guy to come in and handle some of this IP. I mean, he was seen as a prestigious director with great casting ability that the entire world respected. - YouTube www.youtube.com So, What Happened?As reported by The Hollywood Reporter in 2014, Fincher was approached to direct Star Wars: Episode VII. When that didn't pan out, he was also in the running for Episode IX before J.J. Abrams ultimately returned to finish the saga.Even after that second "no," Fincher was reportedly still interested and even had a compelling idea for a follow-up. In order to work with...
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