Top 5 Directors That Would Be Funny Choices Directing New Star Wars Films
So while we were making our list of the best directors that would make great Star Wars films, I got a little over zealous and came up with the directors that just wouldn’t fit. The guys we love but transcending into this fanboy world would just not make sense. Sort of like Ray Liotta playing a villain in a fantasy film, just seems weird right? Well Kevin mentioned he wanted Tarantino so I gave it to him in this list (see # 4). Other guys who almost made the list – Woody Allen, Michael Bay, Terry Gilliam and Spike Lee.
1. Judd Apatow - Let’s be honest, it’d be totally awesome for Han and Leia to have a son that just happens to be Seth Rogen. (Jason Siegel co-stars as a lazy Jedi in training).
2. The Farrelly Brothers - Imagine a Star Wars film filled with lovable schtick, life lessons and just enough cliched comedy to make you say “Grrrr”. “My lightsaber is bigger than yours.”
3. The Coen Brothers - We follow the mundane life of an Intergalactic bounty hunter who is coping with the recent loss of his pet Ewok.
4. Quentin Tarantino - Fast foward 1000 years into the future. A strange sickness called the Sithius Virus originates at a Bounty Hunter Outpost on the edge of the galaxy. This sickness turns people into flesh-eating space zombies. Our story follows a band of friends lead by a young hero distantly related to Luke Skywalker who has traded in his blaster for the more traditional 12 gauge double barrel shotgun. Gratuitous violence and obscene amounts of gore ensue, not to mention the best dialog any Star Wars film will ever have.
5. The Wachowski Brothers (Well…. now its like brother and sister) - They would definitely attempt a Star Wars reboot complete with large philosophical quests and somehow insert Lawrence Fishburne in it because he’s obviously the best choice for Obi Wan (i.e. Cause & Effect vs. Choice and Whether romanticizing terrorism against a tyrannical government is moral).
