The acclaimed filmmaker almost traveled to a galaxy far, far away with David S. Goyer.
The Big Picture Guillermo Del Toro almost took a trip to a galaxy far, far away. The filmmaker has confirmed on social media that he was briefly attached to direct a film for the Star Wars franchise, based on the character of Jabba the Hutt. While a deal with Disney was never closed, Del Toro wanted to make a story in the style of The Godfather, but centered around Jabba the Hutt rising to power through unconventional methods.
David S. Goyer, known for working on projects such as Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Terminator: Dark Fate, revealed in an interview on Happy Sad Confused that he was the screenwriter who nearly brought Del Toro's vision to life. Since the origin of how the character became such a powerful criminal has never been explored, the film would've given the acclaimed director the opportunity to take audiences to corners of the galaxy that haven't been seen on the big screen before.
Nevertheless, Lucasfilm decided to go in a different direction, and the spin-off films that were actually released in theaters turned out to be Rogue One and Solo. Other ideas that were originally designed to be seen on the big screen were adapted for television, such as Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Last Year Was Guillermo's Biggest Yet Guillermo Del Toro has achieved greatness at different points in his career, but last year marked a very special occasion, when his version of Pinocchio was released, beginning a journey that would eventually lead it to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.