Yes, the "Dune" director hated Ewoks that much. "It became like a recipe, and there were no more surprises," he says.

Filmmaker Denis Villeneuve was born in 1967; his filmography also includes plenty of forays into the futuristic and extraterrestrial. (Plus whatever you’d like to classify Enemy as.) Knowing his age and penchant for ambitious science fiction,

This detail from Return of the Jedi proves that Palpatine was never meant to be the main villain of Star Wars, reinforcing what a misstep this was.

While Denis Villeneuve has talked about being inspired by Star Wars because it was one of his favorite movies as a kid, he has no desire to partner up with Lucasfilm to direct a film in the franchise.

Denis Villeneuve will not be working on the Star Wars franchise any time soon. The director has naturally been asked about the possibility since his adaptation of Dune has been so beloved. However, in a new interview on The Town podcast,

Dune director Denis Villeneuve, a huge Star Wars fan, is still angry about this one aspect of the Original Trilogy.