UPDATE : Whoops, never mind. In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter , Snyder’s rep has flatly denied the report. “While he is super flattered because he is a huge fan,” the statement says, “Zack is not involved in any way with the new Star Wars . He is currently in post on his two films, Man of Steel and 300: Battle of Artemisia .” Looks like the Internet got played by a fun-having rumor monger. I look forward to seeing if there’s any kernel of truth to anything else in the report. Original story continues below… *** In case you were wondering, you can rest easy in the knowledge that Disney has absolutely no intention of treating the Star Wars franchise like a finite resource. Instead, they plan to mine it like spice from the cruelest mines of Kessel, and the proof is the possibility of a Kurosawa-inspired film set in the galaxy far, far away, brought to you by Zack Snyder , the man currently tasked with finally bringing a post-Christopher Reeve Superman to theaters. Vulture has brought us news of a rumor blowing up like the Death Star that 300 , Watchmen and Man of Steel director Snyder is developing a new stand-alone Star Wars film based on Akira Kurosawa’s The Seven Samurai that would exist, almost certainly, separate from the planned Episodes 7, 8 and 9. The plot would replace feudal Japanese swordslingers with lightsaber wielding Jedi. And since the original Star Wars was heavily based on Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress , it would allow us to declare — and you knew this was coming — that the circle is now complete. The setting is unclear, but Vulture ‘s source claims it would take place after the events of Return of the Jedi . As we know, Episodes 7, 8 and 9 are also going to take place long after Jedi . How awesome does that sound? My mouth already waters at the notion of a live action Star Wars TV show set in the aftermath of the rebellion against the Empire. This makes me positively drool. That said, I’d prefer there just be Seven Samurai … IN SPAAAACE, without having to graft the Star Wars brand name onto it. But since Roger Corman already covered that with his schlocky B-movie classic Battle Beyond The Stars , I’ll take what I can get. Especially since it’ll be awesome exploring the idea of Jedi Ronin in the post-Empire galaxy. Bring it, and may the force be with us. And maybe next, we can get the Star Wars version of Zatoichi . Please, please hire Ian Holm for that. [via Vulture ]
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Holy Sith! Zack Snyder Planning ‘Seven Samurai’-Inspired ‘Star Wars’ Film? (UPDATE)
