'We created a great world': Guillermo Del Toro talks about his work on the Star Wars film Jabba the Hutt and why the project never saw the light of day
Oscar-winning director Guillermo Del Toro has shared details about one of his Star Wars projects about Jabba the Hutt, which was never filmed.
Here's What We Know
Information that Guillermo Del Toro was somehow involved with Star Wars first surfaced only a few weeks ago when David S. Goyer, who wrote the script for Jabba the Hutt, shared the news.
Now, Del Toro himself has told publication Collider how he felt when it was revealed that Lucasfilm would not be taking the project on. The negotiations came at a time when the studio was hoping to expand the franchise with spin-offs for theatrical distribution. Only Rogue One, which tells the story of how the Rebel Alliance stole the Death Star plans, and Solo, the acclaimed smuggler origin story starring Alden Ehrenreich, became a reality.
"We had the rise and fall of Jabba the Hutt, so I was super happy. We were doing a lot of stuff, and then it’s not my property, it’s not my money, and then it’s one of those 30 screenplays that goes away. Sometimes I'm bitter, sometimes I'm not. I always turn to my team and say, “Good practice, guys. Good practice. We designed a great world. We designed great stuff. We learned.” You can never be ungrateful with life. Whatever life sends you, there's something to be learned from it. So, you know, I trust the universe, I do. When something doesn't happen, I go, “Why?” I try to have a dialogue with myself. “Why didn’t it happen?” And the more you swim upstream with the universe, the less you're gonna realize where you're going."
The director didn't reveal exactly why the film didn't make it, but it seems the director was right in his positive outlook on life. After all, after "Jabba the Hutt" was cancelled, Del Torro got busy with "The Shape of Water," which received unprecedented success and 13 Oscar nominations, picking up four awards, including best director and best picture.
Source: Collider
