Taika Waititi, who won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for his film “Jojo Rabbit,” sat down recently with Variety and was asked if he would consider doing a “Star Wars” movie.
“I would f——- love to,” Taika answered. “If it was right. I would want to do any kind of movie if it made sense, and if it felt not like career suicide.”
There have been rumors about Taika being asked to make a “Star Wars” movie, not surprising considering his role in “The Mandalorian” as IG-11 and his directing credit for an episode of the series… (which he directed from the comfort of a couch while wearing pajamas and surrounded by lava lamps!).
However, it seems that too much is being read into his association with people at Lucasfilm:
“I think people see me hanging out with people, especially with ‘Star Wars,’ and think I’m having some big discussions about it.”
Here’s hoping that this rumor someday becomes a reality!
