Brad Bird says he won't direct 'Star Wars: Episode 7'
'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' helmer to take on '1952' next
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Brad Bird has become the latest director to throw his hat out of the "Star Wars" ring.
The "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" helmer tweeted over the weekend that he would not be helming "Episode VII" for George Lucas, responding to a follower's direct inquiry with: "Not doing Star Wars." Sounds definitive enough.
Instead, Bird confirmed - thanks to another (decidedly combative) follower - that he will next be helming "1952," Damon Lindelof's super-secret sci-fi film project that was first revealed in the summer of 2011 and which, if they're lucky, may have nabbed George Clooney as leading man.
“@gregaveryowens: Totally just saw @BradBirdA113 slam Star Wars. Brilliant!”, came the presumptuous tweet a short time later, to which Bird replied: "I'm not slamming Star Wars. I'm just doing '1952'! Sheesh!"
And also: "That said, Michael Arndt is a fantastic writer and Kathy Kennedy is a brilliant producer. I will be first in line to see the new STAR WARS."
Arndt, of course, is the Oscar-winning screenwriter (his credits include "Little Miss Sunshine" and Toy Story 3") who has been hired to write the script for the upcoming sequel, and Kennedy is the newly-installed president of Lucasfilm who will be overseeing the project.
A project that, in case you hadn't heard, Brad Bird will not be directing. Period end of sentence.
"Star Wars: Episode VII" is slated for release sometime in 2015.
Who would you like to see direct the new "Star Wars"? Let us know in the comments.
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November 18, 2012 at 8:55PM EST Reply to CommentHe was my top pick. Bummer. Could still be another good 'un, though.
the minister
November 18, 2012 at 9:39PM EST Reply to Comment"Helming" must GO.
"Helming" is something that should only be done in the privacy of ones home, I'm thinkin.
Also, "scribe" is so f'n pretentious I wanna smack any writer that uses it.
Ur mom Yeah, everytime I hear or read that, I feel like I'm in ancient times.
November 18, 2012 at 10:22PM ESTmmcb105 God forbid people actually use words that represent exactly what they mean. This dumb-ass critic must have some balls on him to know how to use a thesaurus. (sarcasm)
November 18, 2012 at 11:41PM ESTCalling out pretension is a common defense mechanism of idiots.
ceggertsen "Scribe" is a perfectly legitimate word to use to describe a screenwriter. When you write about this stuff as much as I do, it's necessary to change up your nouns a bit, particularly in the context of a single article. Nothing wrong with making full use of the English language.
November 19, 2012 at 5:21PM ESTSherlock Mandango
November 19, 2012 at 2:24AM EST Reply to CommentI'm getting sick of names being eliminated. Just make the announcement, Disney! A comic on the subject: http://www.cinemabums.com/?p=636
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