In a recent interview, famed director Brad Bird opened up about being an early name mentioned as a possible candidate to direct Star Wars: Episode VII. He recently revealed that he was not ultimately interested in the job and that the schedule Lucasfilm had in mind was what turned him off of the highly-anticipated project.
He went on to say . . . .
“I’ve known (producer) Kathy Kennedy for a while and I know George Lucas. And they did come to me. But the problem was, the schedule they had in mind made it impossible to do…unless I dropped Tomorrowland. And I was just really deeply into this film at that point. It’s easy to say, ‘Just put it on hold.’ But you’re moving now; you don’t know if you’re going to be able to move later. Maybe it’s true of filmmakers like Cameron or Spielberg, but I have to act on momentum. We had reached a critical mass where it would’ve thrown the furniture around from the train stopping. I really want to see this movie. I love the Star Wars films, and I can’t wait to see what J.J. Abrams does, but it meant I’d have to shut down one dream to participate in another. I feel like with Tomorrowland we’re making something that’s really special and unique.”
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Source: Hollywood Reporter