As the world is still reeling from last weekâs news that Disney has purchased LucasFilm and is releasing a new Star Wars film in 2015, the conversation has now turned to who will take over the beloved franchise. We recently learned that Oscar-winning screenwriter Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3, Little Miss Sunshine) has prepared a lengthy treatment and is gunning for the writing gig, and Matthew Vaughn has been mentioned as a possibility for the directorâs chair.When news of Star Wars: Episode VII first broke, a video was released that featured new LucasFilm president Kathleen Kennedy and George Lucas talking about the future of the franchise. It appears that the video was just a snippet of the full conversation, as another portion has been released online today in which the two discuss how theyâll go about choosing a director for Episode VII and what Lucas's "creative consultant" role entails. Moreover, we have confirmation of two big name directors who definitely wonât be stepping into the directorâs chair. Hit the jump for Star Wars goodness.First up, letâs get to who definitely wonât be directing Star Wars 7. A number of wish lists quickly popped up with fans ruminating on which directors would be best to helm the new Star Wars film. Lucasâ buddy Steven Spielberg appeared on many such lists, and the news of Arndtâs involvement also mentioned that producers would be sending Spielberg and a few other directors the scribe's SW treatment to look over.  The idea of Spielberg taking on Star Wars always seemed a bit far fetched, and the director recently shot down those rumors to Access Hollywood:
âNo, no! Itâs not my genre. Itâs my best friend Georgeâs genre.â
Another top-notch director also made it known that heâs not interested in the job, taking a little jab at the sale to Disney while he was at it. Hereâs what Quentin Tarantino told EW:
âI could so care less. No, sorry. Especially if Disneyâs going to do it. Iâm not interested in the Simon West version of Star Wars.â
Iâm not exactly sure why Tarantino thinks the Disney sale means that Star Wars: Episode VII will look like a film from the Con Air director, but I think itâs safe to say no one really expected QT to churn out a Star Wars film anyway. Also joining Spielberg and Tarantino in the âno, thanksâ club is Man of Steel helmer Zack Snyder, who recently said he had no interest in taking on the job.
Moving on to who will be directing the new Star Wars, the previous video with Kennedy and Lucas had the two talking about the franchise in broad terms, but this new clip goes into a bit more depth about their plans for Episode VII. Kennedy mentions that theyâre looking at people who sheâs worked with before (for the love of God please donât be M. Night Shyamalan), and Lucas elaborates on just what his job as a âcreative consultantâ will entail.
Take a look at the video below, via StarWars.com. Apparently a new video will be going up each week, so weâll be sure to bring you whatever updates transpire next week.
In case you missed anything, peruse our recent Star Wars coverage below:
- Disney Buys Lucasfilm for $4 Billion; STAR WARS: EPISODE 7 Will Kick Off New Trilogy in 2015 [Updated]
- George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy Talk the Future of STAR WARS; Reveal Theyâve Already Met with Writers for EPISODE VII
- 5 Suggestions for Who Should Direct STAR WARS: EPISODE VII
- Disney CEO Bob Iger and George Lucas Talk LucasFilm Acquisition and STAR WARS
- Fox Still Owns Rights to STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE; Box Set Releases Could Be Tricky
- Could the Next STAR WARS Trilogy Feature Luke Skywalker in His 30s or 40s?
- Mark Hamill Comments on STAR WARS Sale, Meeting with George Lucas and Carrie Fisher About the Upcoming Sequel Trilogy and More!
- George Lucas to Donate Most of His $4 Billion from Lucasfilm Sale to Education Charity
- STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS Likely to Depart from Cartoon Network in Wake of Disney Purchase
- Is Matthew Vaughn in Talks to Direct STAR WARS: EPISODE VII?
- STAR WARS Sequel News: Harrison Ford Open to Returning as Han Solo in the New Trilogy
- Mark Millar Gives KICK-ASS 2 Updates; Comments on Matthew Vaughn Possibly Directing STAR WARS: EPISODE VII
- STAR WARS Sequel News: Michael Arndt May Pen STAR WARS: EPISODE VII; Brad Bird, J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg to Read His Treatment; Zack Snyder Out