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Matthew Vaughn thinks the original Star Wars trilogy should be rebooted

Posted on 10/19/23 at 12:16 pm
Posted by RLDSC FAN
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Member since Nov 2008
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Posted on 10/19/23 at 12:16 pm
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For Vaughn, the “Star Wars” franchise is one that has gone in the wrong direction. When asked if it would be tough to turn down an offer to direct a “Star Wars” movie, the filmmaker said, “Now, not so much. For me, doing a ‘Star Wars’ movie is to play with the characters I love. If they said to me they’d reboot ‘Star Wars’ and actually have Luke Skywalker, Solo and Vader and do your version of it. Everyone would say you’re an idiot to try, but that would excite me.”

Vaughn noted that characters such as James Bond and various superheroes are often rebooted with different characters. “Why are the [‘Star Wars’] characters so hallowed that from 1977 you can’t re-do it for a new audience?” he asked.

“‘Star Wars’ is the Skywalker family and that’s where I think they’ve gone wrong. They’ve forgot. They’ve done brilliantly in TV but it needs an epic new film. That’s what I would do [i.e. reboot Luke]. Everyone is going to go batshit crazy but let’s bring it on. If you want a new generation, make the movie for them. The old generation, hopefully you make it well enough that they enjoy it.”

As for the DC Universe, the director said he has been in touch with new studio heads James Gunn and Peter Safran (“we’ve been talking”) but no project is currently on the table. Vaughn did confirm that before the previous DC Universe launched with Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel,” he pitched Warner Bros. on a Superman film trilogy alongside comic book writer Mark Millar.



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Posted by jlovel7
NOT Louisiana
Member since Aug 2014
24065 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 12:18 pm to
These are dark times in Hollywood.

The percentage of quality content as a fraction of the whole of what is produced has to be at its lowest point since maybe the earliest days of the industry.
This post was edited on 10/19/23 at 12:19 pm
Posted by TeddyPadillac
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 10/19/23 at 12:23 pm to
Posted by JetsetNuggs
Member since Jun 2014
15475 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 12:23 pm to
I refuse to watch a reboot of that greatness
Posted by partywiththelombardi
Member since May 2012
11780 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 12:23 pm to
Rian Johnson already rebooted Luke and Leia and did his own version with both those characters
Posted by VinegarStrokes
Georgia
Member since Oct 2015
14175 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 12:27 pm to
I've enjoyed most of Vaughn's directorial contributions. I like his style, generally. It would disappoint me if he got his wish to reboot Star Wars. Would rather see him tackle something original or at least under the radar.

That said, I looked up his IMDB and:

1) was surprised at how few film he's actually directed. Felt like much more but maybe I'm thinking about all the films he's produced.

2) hadn't heard of Argylle before, but watched the trailer and damn...Dua Lipa looks good in that.
Posted by HottyToddy7
Member since Sep 2010
15251 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 12:31 pm to
Luke and Darth Vader would be women and Leia would be gay. Han would be black. The dumb character that cant speak could be male though. Yoda would be trans.
Posted by ob1pimpbobi
College Station
Member since Jul 2022
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Posted on 10/19/23 at 12:31 pm to
Matthew Vaughn is a fig.
Posted by Death Before Disco
Member since Dec 2009
6457 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 12:47 pm to
Matthew Vaughn is bantha poodoo
Posted by Jack Ruby
Member since Apr 2014
27310 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 12:51 pm to
Who is Matthew Vaughn?
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
129918 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 12:52 pm to
One of the best people working in the genre today. He's very good.

I would love for him to do Star Wars or be involved with DC, but would prefer no reboot of the original characters, obviously. Do something new.
Posted by TigerIron
Member since Feb 2021
3994 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 12:52 pm to
Well, that's really the last thing they could do to desecrate the corpse, so that makes sense.
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
95465 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 12:53 pm to
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Everyone would say you’re an idiot to try


So he recognizes how crazy this is. He doesn't appreciate the danger, because there are no personal stakes for him.

Like most of these youngsters in charge of important things, he HATES the older stuff and wants to change it. Sure, he hopes it would be commercially successful, but he doesn't give a fiddler's frick if it both fails AND damages the original IP.

quote:

Star Wars’ is the Skywalker family and that’s where I think they’ve gone wrong.


So, his answer is to reboot the Skywalker clan (to make it "right" this time?)?

FFS

Posted by Thracken13
Aft Cargo Hold of Serenity
Member since Feb 2010
18835 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 12:54 pm to
not a fan of rebooting the SW trilogy, but a MV Directed spinoff could be fun - Vader or another sith going HAM like the church scene in Kingsman would be so epic
Posted by SonicAndBareKnuckles
Member since Jun 2018
1940 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 12:55 pm to
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“Why are the [‘Star Wars’] characters so hallowed that from 1977 you can’t re-do it for a new audience?”


What's preventing this audience from enjoying the 1977 film?
Posted by blueboy
Member since Apr 2006
65178 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 12:58 pm to
They will eventually do it. They have no creative ideas of their own. They just chew up established properties and move on.

Unless they do so and outlaw the OG films, which wouldn't surprise me, I'll just ignore it and move on like I do with all of their other new properties.
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
103750 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 12:59 pm to
I think the corpse of Star Wars has been buttfricked enough by Disney for now.

Let it sit idle for a while before they find a way to frick it up further.
Posted by BigBinBR
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2023
10220 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 1:13 pm to
Welp I guess the writers strike is officially over. Back to just writing reboots and not actually writing anything new.
Posted by keakar
Member since Jan 2017
30152 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 1:19 pm to
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Matthew Vaughn thinks the original Star Wars trilogy should be rebooted


i agree, its absurd luke didnt have to stop at the space gas station to fill up with gas or R2D2 didnt have a solar charger mounted on top.

lets redo it with all transgenders and transpecies things


they just cant accept people still like the original trilogy more than any of the woke crap movies they tried to push on us.
This post was edited on 10/19/23 at 1:32 pm
Posted by 3nOut
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Jan 2013
32352 posts
Posted on 10/19/23 at 1:25 pm to
Matthew Vaughn needs to STFU.
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