Dune director Denis Villeneuve recalls the moment he fell out of love with Star Wars ಌ– and it's all thanks to Return of the Jed🍃i.

Like many, Villeneuve grew up obsessed with Star Wars. As he recalled on (H/T ), "I was the target audience. I was 10 years old. It went to my brain like a silver bullet. I became obsessed with Star Wars. I mean, The Empire Strikes Back is the movie that I anticipated the most in my life. I saw the movie a billion times onscr🦄een. I was traumatized by The Empire Strikes Back. I adore [1977's] Star Wars."

Unfortunately, Villeneuve's opinion on the sci-fi franchise soured by the time Return of the Jedi came around in 1983. The threequ🔜el has long been regarded as the weakest of the original trilogy, largely thanks in part to the extended focus on the cuddly Ewok tribe on the forest moon of Endor – and it seems Villeneuve feels the same way.

"The problem is that it all derailed in 1983 with Return of the Jedi," Villeneuve said. "It’s a long story. I was 15 years old, and my best friend and I wanted to take a cab and go to L.ꦆA. and talk to George Lucas – we were so angry! Still today: the Ewoks. It turned out to be a comedy for kids."

Villeneuve continued🃏, "Star Wars became crystallized in its own mythology, very dogmatic, it seemed like a recipe, no more surprises. So I’m not dreaming of [making a Star Wars movie] because it feels like [its] code is very codified.”

Thankfully for Villeneuve, he found different sci-fi universes to inhabit in his own films, including Blade Runner 2049 and the recent Dune movies, which will soon extend into its own trilogy. Villeneuve's next movie – likely Dune 3 – will ⭕be released on December 18, 2026.

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