David Lynch was going to direct Return of the Jedi?
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Rook
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His loss is our gain. "Dune" had some cool stuff going for it, but it pretty well butchered the book. And his visual style would have been completely out of place with Star Wars.
Boba86Solo
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There is no way that two egos like David's and George's could work together.
Old news. But even more interesting than this is that Lucas' first choice to direct ROTJ actually wanted to do it, but couldn't... because of a legal dispute that Lucas had with the DGA (Directors Guild of America) that prevented it. You may have heard of that guy, too: Steven Spielberg.
jediknight120
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I love Jedi, but every time I remember that Spielberg was supposed to direct it, I die a little bit thinking about what could have been.
EVILFACE
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And this is new?
TheObsoleteMan
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That's definitely one of the biggest "What ifs?" in movie history.
thenammagazine
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I love Jedi, but every time I remember that Spielberg was supposed to direct it, I die a little bit thinking about what could have been.
Yup... no ewoks!
I wonder if Speilberg had directed it, if Endor would've been a Kashyyyk moon like George originally intended.
jkno
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Yup... no ewoks!
Wish we had the Wookiees instead of teddy bears... :chew
Devil_666
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David Lynch + Star Wars =
devilof76
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Guilds suck.
Boba86Solo
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David Lynch + Star Wars =
:chew:chew:chew:chew:chew:chew:chew Wow, check out Yoda gettin his groov on. What the hell is this?
Boba86Solo
Freaked Out
Oh, I get it. It is the new stance for Luke Jedi PF.
Rook
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Devil_666
Super Freak
David Lynch + Star Wars =
And Yoda already talks backwards!
David Lynch is a great story teller but his direction would have presented some continuity issues I think... It would be too much of a departure in stlye for SW.
devilof76
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You can say that again. Could have had the same problem with Spiellberg too though. Just not quite as severe.
I like ROTJ as is. It's had ewoks for too long now. I can't see it any other way.
I like ROTJ as is. It's had ewoks for too long now. I can't see it any other way.
denger4000
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ROTJ is fine the way it is. Yub yub
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I had read that Lucas fired Marquand half way through JEDI and he finished directing it. Don't know how true that is though.
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