Fans Say They “Would have watched” Guillermo del Toro’s Canceled Jabba the Hutt Star Wars Spinoff: “It’s one of those 30 screenplay that goes away”
In a recent interview, Guillermo del Toro the Academy Award winner opened up about his canceled Star Wars spinoff. Talking about this Toro said that he once scripted out a story of Jabba the Hutt as a spinoff of Star Wars. While the movie was canceled for some unknown reason, this recent revelation by the filmmaker has rather surprised the fans as they say that they would have loved to watch the movie.
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Guillermo del Toro Opens Up About His Cancelled Star Wars Spinoff
In a candid interview with Collider, Guillermo del Toro has opened up about this canceled Star Wars spinoff. Talking about this the Academy Award winner revealed that he had once scripted out a story that revolved around the rise and fall of Jabba the Hutt. This movie was reportedly supposed to be a spinoff of Star Wars.
Talking about this in an interview with Collider the filmmaker also revealed that he wanted the story of Jabba the Hutt in the style of The Godfather. Further talking about this Toro said “We have 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. It’s one of those 30 screenplay that goes away.”
Despite the fact that he was too much into the project the filmmaker further revealed that he was not disappointed or unhappy with the studio for scrapping it. He also said that he was grateful for what he had and if anything did not turn out as he hoped it to, he believed it was for the best.
While this sounds like a dream project, his deal with Disney was never closed. Even though Toro might have long forgotten about the project, his recent revelation about it has the fans surprised as they wished to see the movie.
Fans Reaction on Guillermo del Toro’s Cancelled Projects
Taking on the different social media channels many fans have appeared to be rather shocked at Disney for canceling such a good idea. Many fans believe that the movie would have been a good addition to the Star Wars universe and also worth watching.
Talking about this on X (formerly known as Twitter) one of the users wrote that he would have watched the movie if it was released. Not only this one of the users also blamed Disney for ruining a perfect film once again. The below tweets give a glimpse at the fan’s reaction.
I would have watched it.
— Ant (@senorfern) October 8, 2023
Disney ruining a perfect film once again.
— Sor ✧ (@Xcksorm) October 8, 2023
Dang it he's so great with storytelling and creatures. This would have actually been great. We missed out.
— Lily* (@300mirrors) October 8, 2023
This probably would’ve been better than anything we have gotten lately from Disney Star Wars lol.
— FACELESS ART 📽 (@Facelessart305) October 8, 2023
Del Toro's Jabba? Sounds like it would've been the 'Pulp Fiction' of space operas. Shame it got shelved. 🎥🚀
— Q5iet 🤫🧠 (@Q5iet) October 8, 2023
While there is no hope for this story by Toro to come back live, fans hope that Disney will bring it back as a new addition to Star Wars. However, till then fans can rewatch the existing Star Wars movies and series while they wait for the franchise’s upcoming projects which include Star Wars Skeleton Crew, Star Wars: Andor Season 2, and many more.
Source: Collider
