Director Takashi Yamazaki Has An Eye On The Star Wars Franchise While Pondering Godzilla Sequel


 With the success of Godzilla Minus One on the top of his resume, Japanese film maker Takashi Yamazaki has expressed interest in following in director Gareth Edwards shoes by using Godzilla as a springboard into potentially making a Star Wars movie or television series. After seeing his fresh take on Godzilla, Yamazaki may just be the type of film maker the stale Star Wars franchise needs right now.

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Check out this great piece from Ned Booth of The Playlist:

Yamazaki expressed interest in directing a movie set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away in a recent talk with /Film. “I watched “Star Wars,” and that’s how I ended up being a filmmaker,” he told the outlet. “I’m really hoping I will get a call and they will bring me on ‘Star Wars.'” Of course, it’s the dream of many filmmakers to direct a “Star Wars” movie.

... But Yamazaki could provide a fresh set of eyes to an IP that, thanks to a glut of Disney+ series the past couple of years, needs a major facelift. And Yamazaki just proved with “Godzilla Minus One” that he’s capable of more than just a facelift when it comes to famous film franchises. Yamazaki’s has all the experience Kathleen Kennedy & Lucasfilm would want when it comes to writing, directing, and VFX. Plus, Yamazaki serves as visual effects supervisor on his projects, which brings further cohesion to the film’s visuals and its narrative tone. And Yamazaki wouldn’t break the bank for Lucasfilm either. “Godzilla Minus One” looks spectacular, and Yamazaki accomplished that on a $15 million budget. A “Star Wars” movie that looks better than most recent MCU fare at a fraction of the cost? That would be a godsend to a franchise whose movie output stuck in stasis.

But Yamazaki on “Star Wars” would also supply a fresh perspective to the franchise’s material. “I think a more Japanese or even just Eastern take on “Star Wars” would be really, really interesting, so I hope they call me up,” he said. And Yamazaki isn’t wrong about that. Akira Kurosawa‘s “The Hidden Fortress” and other samurai dramas are a big part of the cinematic heritage George Lucas used as key influences for “A New Hope.” And that influence remains in more recent “Star Wars” projects like the animated anthology series “Star Wars: Visions,” which features original anime from around the world based on “Star Wars” lore.

But Yamazaki may be busy making a sequel to “Godzilla Minus One.” At the film’s premiere back in November on “Godzilla Day,” the director hinted he may not be done with the franchise he’s rejuvenated. “I’ve always wanted to make a “Godzilla” movie, so this was the moment when my dream of 50 years came true,” Yamazaki told Sanspo at the premiere. “But I felt lonely…I wanted to make one more movie. I wonder if you can give me one?”


If Takashi Yamazaki wants a shot at a Star Wars movie he should get it!

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