Director Osgood Perkins has been making waves in the horror movie space, and just recently he held an AMA on Reddit to promote his latest film, The Monkey. When asked by a fan if he would ever want to make a big budget movie, Perkins had the surprising answer of wanting to work on Star Wars. He says he would like to make a film about, “the collected dreams and nightmares of Darth Vader told as short stories.”
Admittedly, Lucasfilm has been very protective of its brand ever since The Rise of Skywalker and it’s led to creative stalemates with several auteurs over the years. With Perkins being a very artsy director, it’s questionable if Lucasfilm will allow him the creative freedom to infuse his voice into Star Wars; but maybe Perkins himself is flexible and can deliver something that fits into the universe while at the same time being keeping his knack for horror.
I mean, if Taika Waititi can tone down his style for The Mandalorian, surely Perkins can pull it off as well.
While Perkins’ pitch does sound like it can work for a series, Darth Vader is a huge enough character to merit a return to the cinema. With a lot of fans celebrating the return of Hayden Christensen, maybe Lucasfilm will consider the return of the Star Wars Story format with a Darth Vader-centric anthology story.
Who knows, maybe Perkins can rework his idea into an Obi-Wan sequel that actually releases in theaters?
For now, check out Perkins’ The Monkey now showing in theaters.
