Dune filmmaker Denis Villeneuve explains his thought process behind why he'd never direct a Star Wars project.

Dune' filmmaker Denis Villeneuve grew up loving 'Star Wars' but 'Return of the Jedi' put him off wanting to work on his own instalment in the franchise.

Star Wars has managed to attract some high-profile names to helm its movies and TV shows these days, but it looks like Denis Villeneuve won't be one of them. The Dune filmmaker spoke about the subject in a recent episode of The Town podcast,

Denis Villeneuve has revealed why he would never write or direct a Star Wars film. In a podcast appearance, the celebrated filmmaker explained that he believes the franchise got derailed in 1983 with the Richard Marquand-directed Return of the Jedi.

Denis Villeneuve is known for directing some of the best and most critically acclaimed sci-fi movies of the last two decades, but has no interest in making a Star Wars movie. The director believes that the franchise “derailed” after 1983.

Denis Villeneuve is detailing why he doesn't want to direct a Star Wars film. The Dune filmmaker says he fell out of love with the franchise a rather long, long time ago. While on The Town podcast, Villeneuve shared that Star Wars blew it after two films,