Summary
- Guillermo del Toro wanted to make a Jabba the Hutt movie that would be the "Scarface" of the Star Wars galaxy.
- Lucasfilm passed on the Jabba the Hutt movie and canceled their anthology projects after the failure of Solo: A Star Wars Story.
- Despite the rejection, del Toro still has a love for Jabba the Hutt and clearly hopes that the movie can still become a reality if there is enough fan interest.
Guillermo del Toro has revealed his Jabba the Hutt movie would have been the "Scarface" of the Star Wars galaxy. The last few weeks have seen viewers learn a little more about Guillermo del Toro's dream Star Wars movie, which would have featured Jabba the Hutt. This has previously been described as the Godfather of the Star Wars franchise, but sadly Lucasfilm passed on the project.
Your browser does not support the video tag. Speaking to the Happy Sad Confused podcast, del Toro has gone into a little more detail about his idea for a Jabba the Hutt movie – which would presumably have been part of Lucasfilm's canceled anthologies project. "I would love to do a Jabba the Hutt Scarface, his ascension in the crime family," he explained. "I just love monsters, and Jabba is a) basically my same shirt size, and b) I love him, man."
