Hollywood is full of what-ifs, and none are more fascinating than when big-name directors almost directed movies that went on to achieve massive success. These instances get viewers thinking about alternate histories and questioning if some of the biggest franchises of all time or the most inspirational sports movies would have had the same impact with a different director at the helm. There are plenty of movies that have left their mark on popular culture, and it’s impossible to know how they would have turned out with a different creative voice calling the shots.
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Many of the best films of all time were almost directed by a different filmmaker, as greats like Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott, and Quentin Tarantino have turned down more movies than they ever made. Iconic series like James Bond, Harry Potter, and Star Wars were offered to plenty of big-name directors who ultimately decided the project wasn’t for them. While it’s impossible to know how these films would have turned out, just to know these directors were offered a chance to make them makes for fascinating food for thought.
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Ralph Bakshi
Rocky (1976)
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While director Ralph Bakshi carved out his legacy, by making cult classic animated movies such as Fritz the Cat, Wizards, and The Lord of the Rings during the 1970s, he also helmed a very different kind of film. That’s because Bakshi revealed that he “threw away millions” after he rejected the chance to direct Rocky when Sylvester Stallone personally gave him the script and said he wanted him to make it (via Empire Magazine.) This iconic movie would go on to become the most famous underdog boxing story of all time, but it was directed by John G. Avildsen.
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Bakshi said Stallone approached him first because he was a fan of his movie Heavy Traffic and that after giving him the script, the future Rocky star asked for a place to sleep. However, Bakshi said he turned it down because he didn’t want to leave animation behind and asserted that had he taken the opportunity he “could have been the richest man in Brooklyn!” While this is a fascinating what-if, it’s hard to know if Bakshi’s Rocky would have included the same iconic montages, training sequences, or emotional heft that made Avildesen’s version such a beloved classic.
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Rocky
PG
DramaSport
Rocky tells the story of Rocky Balboa, an underdog boxer from Philadelphia who gets an unexpected shot at the world heavyweight title. The film explores Rocky’s personal and professional struggles, his romance with Adrian Pennino, and his journey toward self-respect and determination.
Release Date
November 21, 1976
Runtime
120 Minutes
Main Genre
Drama
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Cast
Sylvester Stallone
, Talia Shire
, Burt Young
, Carl Weathers
, Burgess Meredith
, Thayer David
Director
John G. Avildsen
Writers
Sylvester Stallone
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Ridley Scott
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
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Making a legacy sequel to such an iconic movie as Top Gun was always going to be a risky move, and it was clear this long-anticipated follow-up would take a filmmaker of extraordinary skill. While the original director, Tony Scott, was sadly no longer alive to oversee a sequel, many felt the next best thing would be his fellow filmmaker brother Ridley, who had made classics like Alien, Blade Runner, and Gladiator. Ridley even said he was offered Top Gun: Maverick but turned it down (via Hollywood Reporter) because “I don’t want to follow my brother.”
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While both Scott brothers each made massively successful movies that have connected with mainstream viewers, Ridley rightly asserted they make very different kinds of films. While Tony was “interested in today,” Ridley said his “stuff is either historic, fantasy, or science fiction.” While to the average film fan, Ridley sounded like the perfect director for Top Gun: Maverick, Tony’s older brother didn’t feel comfortable taking on his sibling’s sequels, and this Tom Cruise follow-up was instead directed by Joseph Kosinski to incredible success, grossing $1.496 billion worldwide.
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Top Gun: Maverick
PG-13
ActionDramaWar
Top Gun: Maverick is the sequel to the 1986 original film starring Tom Cruise as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a top-tier pilot in the Navy. Thirty years after the original film’s events, Maverick is asked to head up a section of the TOP GUN program to embark on a dangerous mission. Things become personal when the program includes the son of Maverick’s late friend, forcing him to confront his past.
Release Date
May 27, 2022
Runtime
130 Minutes
Main Genre
Action
Franchise(s)
Top Gun
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Cast
Tom Cruise
, Miles Teller
, Jennifer Connelly
, Val Kilmer
, Jay Ellis
, Jon Hamm
, Bashir Salahuddin
, Charles Parnell
, Lewis Pullman
, Glen Powell
, Monica Barbaro
, Ed Harris
Director
Joseph Kosinski
Writers
Ashley Miller
, Justin Marks
, Peter Craig
, Zack Stentz
Prequel(s)
Top Gun
Story By
Peter Craig
, Justin Marks
Budget
$170 Million
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Steven Spielberg
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001)
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While the Harry Potter film franchise is known today as a notable British series, things were almost very different, as Steven Spielberg could have first led the series. The famed American filmmaker behind family-friendly classics like E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park, and A.I. Artificial Intelligence was given the opportunity to adapt J.K. Rowling’s beloved fantasy series. However, Spielberg said he had a tough decision to make, and accepting the job would mean having to relocate away from his family in Los Angeles to the United Kingdom.
According to Variety, Spielberg said this decision represented how “art and family will tear you in half” and that there were several films he chose not to make because of this conflict. The first Harry Potter was one of them, which Spielberg envisioned as an animated film that would have looked far different from the beloved Chris Columbus version audiences know and love today. While Spielberg surely would have done something special with this source material, it’s hard to imagine anything more iconic than the original film version of Harry Potter.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
PG
AdventureFamilyFantasy
The beginning of the adaptations of one of the most-read fantasy novel series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, was directed by Chris Columbus and follows the titular Harry Potter as he discovers he has magical powers. Living with his cruel aunt and uncle, the orphaned Harry lives a challenging life that is changed when he meets a gentle giant named Hagrid, who spirits him away to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he soon learns his destiny.
Release Date
November 16, 2001
Runtime
152 Minutes
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Cast
Daniel Radcliffe
, Rupert Grint
, Emma Watson
, John Cleese
, Robbie Coltrane
, Warwick Davis
, Richard Griffiths
, Ian Hart
, John Hurt
, Alan Rickman
, Fiona Shaw
, Maggie Smith
Director
Chris Columbus
Writers
J.K. Rowling
, Steve Kloves
Sequel(s)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Story By
J.K. Rowling
Budget
$125 Million
Studio(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
, Heyday Films
, 1492 Pictures
Distributor(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Guillermo Del Toro
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
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As one of the most successful movie franchises of all time, it’s no surprise that plenty of major names were in the running to direct the many sequels in the Harry Potter series. One important name that added a darker and more mature tone to the series was Alfonso Cuarón, whose take on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was one of the best in the whole series. However, another legend of fantasy filmmaking, Guillermo del Toro, was also in the running to adapt the third book in J.K. Rowling’s iconic series.
While Del Toro has directed some indisputable fantasy classics such as Pan’s Labyrinth and Best Picture winner The Shape of Water, he also has experience with major franchise properties such as his work as co-screenwriter, producer, and almost director of The Hobbit films. However, Del Toro said the one movie he regrets not making was a Harry Potter film (via Independent.) While Del Toro said the movies felt too “bright and happy” for him, when he saw Cuarón’s darker adaptation, he couldn’t help but wish they would ask him to direct a future installment, but that chance never came.
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
pg-13
AdventureFamilyFantasyMystery
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) is the third film in the Harry Potter film series. Based on the 1999 novel of the same name by J.K. Rowling, the film was directed by Alfonso Cuarón, with a screenplay by Steve Kloves. The movie stars Daniel Radcliffe in the title role, alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, who play his best friends, Ron and Hermione. The film follows Harry’s third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and his attempt to solve the mystery of his connection to Sirius Black, played by Gary Oldman, who recently escaped from Azkaban prison.
Release Date
May 31, 2004
Runtime
144 Minutes
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Cast
Gary Oldman
, David Thewlis
, Daniel Radcliffe
, Emma Watson
, Rupert Grint
, Robbie Coltrane
, Timothy Spall
, Maggie Smith
, Michael Gambon
, Richard Griffiths
, Fiona Shaw
, Alan Rickman
Director
Alfonso Cuarón
Writers
J.K. Rowling
, Steve Kloves
Prequel(s)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Sequel(s)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Story By
J.K. Rowling
Budget
$130 Million
Studio(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
, Heyday Films
, 1492 Pictures
Distributor(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Nicolas Winding Refn
Spectre (2015)
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From Alfred Hitchcock to Quentin Tarantino, plenty of filmmakers have directed a James Bond movie. One notable example was the Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn, who told the Telegraph he turned down the fourth movie in Daniel Craig’s era as the MI6 agent 007. While Refn said he was approached by Eon Productions about making the film, he turned it down because he was not interested in franchise work, and the project ultimately went to Sam Mendes.
Instead, Refn decided to carve out his own legacy in the spy genre with a film titled The Avenging Silence, which was described via social media as “Ian Fleming + William Burroughs + NWR = The Avenging Silence” accompanied by images of Fleming’s novel Dr. No and Burroughs’s novel The Soft Machine. However, despite announcing the project in 2016, The Avenging Silence has yet to be released.
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Spectre
PG-13
ThrillerActionAdventure
The twenty-fourth installment in Eon’s James Bond series, Spectre follows Bond (Daniel Craig) as he encounters a new threat to global security. After a mission goes wrong, Bond ends up on the trail of a shadowy organization with ties to countless governments and influential figures. With MI6 compromised by those working toward an unknown goal, Bond must rely on his instincts as an agent to root out the truth.
Release Date
November 6, 2015
Runtime
158 Minutes
Main Genre
Thriller
Franchise(s)
James Bond
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Cast
Ben Whishaw
, Lea Seydoux
, Ralph Fiennes
, Monica Bellucci
, Christoph Waltz
, Daniel Craig
, Andrew Scott
, Dave Bautista
Director
Sam Mendes
Writers
John Logan
, Robert Wade
, Neal Purvis
Prequel(s)
Casino Royale
, Quantum of Solace
, Skyfall
Sequel(s)
No Time to Die
Budget
250 million
Studio(s)
Sony
Distributor(s)
Sony
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Darren Aronofsky
The Wolverine (2013)
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The X-Men film series was packed with mutant superheroes who have carved out an important place in popular culture, yet none were as iconic as Hugh Jackman’s portrayal of Wolverine, a hero who has gained even his own spin-off series. The second of these was The Wolverine, directed by James Mangold, although it could have almost been a very different film, as Darren Aronofsky was originally hired to direct the project. Aronofsky was known for his transgressive and psychologically probing work, such as Requiem for a Dream and Black Swan, which pushed audiences outside their comfort zone.
When Aronofsky was first linked to The Wolverine, Jackman promised this new version would be “out of the box” and a much darker version with “meat on the bones” that would leave audiences thinking long after they leave the theater (via Vulture.) However, Aronofsky exited the project after realizing it would take him out of the country for too long, and Mangold stepped in to take his place (via Hollywood Reporter.) The results were fine, and The Wolverine grossed an impressive $414 million at the box office (via Box Office Mojo), but it didn’t exactly reinvent the character in the way Jackman promised Aronofsky’s version would.
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The Wolverine
PG-13
ActionThrillerFantasy
Based on the 1982 comic event “Wolverine,” The Wolverine takes place after X-Men: The Last Stand and follows Logan on a journey to Japan at the behest of a former acquaintance. Living in isolation after the world-changing events in the prior movie and haunted by the death of the woman he loved, Logan is found and asked to travel to Japan to meet with a man named Ichiro, who he had saved during World War II. At the end of his life, Ichiro offers Logan a chance to free himself of his healing abilities to finally die by taking them for himself. However, Logan soon learns that Ichiro’s intentions for immortality are far less honorable than he had expected, leading him to struggle to face off with a former ally.
Release Date
July 26, 2013
Runtime
2h 6m
Franchise(s)
The Wolverine
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Cast
Famke Janssen
, Will Yun Lee
, Brian Tee
, Hugh Jackman
Director
James Mangold
Writers
Mark Bomback
, Christopher McQuarrie
Prequel(s)
X-Men Apocalypse
Sequel(s)
X-Men: Days of Future Past
, Deadpool
Budget
120 million
Studio(s)
20th Century
Distributor(s)
20th Century
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Ava DuVernay
Black Panther (2018)
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Ava DuVernay gained widespread prominence for her powerful exploration of Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement in the excellent historical drama Selma. This effective portrayal put her in the running to put her stamp on the Marvel Cinematic Universe by directing Black Panther. As a Marvel hero with a rich legacy in addressing racial issues and whose setting in the fictional country of Wakanda could have given DuVernay a lot to work with, the director still decided to reject the project.
While DuVernay said it would be “pretty revolutionary” to lead to a film with a Black superhero as the star, she ultimately realized that having to fit into the MCU meant “It really wasn’t going to be an Ava DuVernay film” (via Vulture.) Instead, Black Panther was directed by Ryan Coogler and starred Chadwick Boseman as the titular hero. Black Panther went on to gross over $1 billion and became one of the most successful and critically acclaimed entries in the entire MCU.
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Black Panther
PG-13
Sci-FiDramaActionSuperhero
Black Panther is the eighteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and sees the titular hero return after the events of Captain America: Civil War. Set in the fictional nation of Wakanda, Black Panther sees the succession of T’Challa as the nation’s new king. However, when a mysterious soldier with ill intentions arrives with proof of his claim to the throne, the future of Wakanda is thrown into jeopardy.
Release Date
February 16, 2018
Runtime
134 Minutes
Main Genre
Adventure
Franchise(s)
Marvel
, Marvel Cinematic Universe
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Cast
Chadwick Boseman
, Lupita Nyong’o
, Letitia Wright
, Angela Bassett
, Winston Duke
, Michael B. Jordan
, Danai Gurira
, Forest Whitaker
Director
Ryan Coogler
Writers
Joe Robert Cole
, Ryan Coogler
Sequel(s)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Budget
$200 million
Studio(s)
Marvel Studios
Distributor(s)
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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David Fincher
Spider-Man (2002)
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Long before the Marvel Cinematic Universe or even Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy revolutionized the superhero genre, Sam Raimi was adding humor and intrigue to the legacy of Peter Parker with his Spider-Man series. While it’s hard to imagine any other director putting their stamp on this Tobey Maguire-led series, the Fight Club director David Fincher was also in the running at one point. However, rather than tell an origin story of how Spider-Man got his powers, Fincher wanted to skip all this preamble and get straight to the action.
According to the Guardian, Fincher’s Spider-Man skipped the “bitten by a radioactive spider” and got straight to an adult Peter Parker, but the studio wasn’t interested. Fincher said that although origin stories mean a lot to people, he felt they were “dumb” and “there’s a lot of things I can do in my life and that’s just not one of them.” While movie executives may not have gone for Fincher’s idea at the time, after Sony rebooted the franchise for a second time with Andrew Garfield, they opted to skip Spider-Man’s origin altogether when Tom Holland joined the MCU.
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9.3/10
Spider-Man
PG-13
ActionAdventureSuperhero
Spider-Man is the first film in Sam Raimi’s trilogy starring Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker. Released in 2002, the film introduced superhero fans to a live-action Norman Osborn, played by Willem Dafoe, who is transformed into his villainous alter ego, Green Goblin, after being forced out of Oscorp Industries. At the same time, Peter Parker is grappling with his newfound abilities as the iconic wall-crawler.
Release Date
May 3, 2002
Runtime
121 Minutes
Franchise(s)
Marvel
, Spider-Man
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Cast
Tobey Maguire
, Willem Dafoe
, Kirsten Dunst
, James Franco
, Cliff Robertson
, Rosemary Harris
, J.K. Simmons
, Joe Manganiello
Director
Sam Raimi
Writers
David Koepp
Sequel(s)
Spider-Man 2
, Spider-Man 3
Budget
$139 Million
Studio(s)
Marvel
, Columbia Pictures
Distributor(s)
Sony
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Quentin Tarantino
Men in Black (1997)
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Quentin Tarantino has been attached to plenty of unrealized projects and has had many opportunities to lead widely successful franchises such as James Bond and Star Trek. Another property that Tarantino was offered was the first Men in Black movie, which came out in 1997, after the director had already left his mark on the 1990s with iconic releases like Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. During this time, Tarantino told the New York Times that he was offered Men in Black back when studios wrongly assumed he was interested in directing other people’s scripts.
Tarantino said it wasn’t just Men in Black he was offered, as he was also given the chance to make his version of Speed. While both of these movies became widely successful, Tarantino carved out his own legacy as a writer-director and remains one of the most exciting voices in Hollywood whose new films still feel like major cinematic events. The Men in Black franchise would become a major family-friendly hit, but its mix of action and comedy was too mild for Tarantino’s ultra-violent instincts.
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Men In Black
PG-13
ComedyActionAdventureSci-Fi
Men In Black is a science fiction film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as agents of a secret organization overseeing extraterrestrial activity on Earth. The agents are tasked with managing alien immigrants while protecting humanity from intergalactic threats. The film explores their partnership as they confront various challenges while ensuring the public remains unaware of alien presence.
Release Date
July 2, 1997
Runtime
98 minutes
Main Genre
Sci-Fi
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Cast
Tommy Lee Jones
, Rip Torn
, Linda Fiorentino
, Will Smith
, Vincent D’Onofrio
Director
Barry Sonnenfeld
Writers
Lowell Cunningham
, Ed Solomon
Website
https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/meninblack
Franchise
Men in Black
Sequel
Men in Black 2, Men in Black: International, Men in Black 3
Cinematographer
Donald Peterman
Producer
Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parkes
Production Company
Columbia Pictures, Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation, Amblin Entertainment
Sfx Supervisor
Eric Brevig
Budget
$90 million
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David Lynch
Return of the Jedi (1983)
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The late filmmaker David Lynch created several incredible cinematic worlds that were characterized by surreal imagery and a dreamlike logic. While Lynch was notoriously guarded about his work and avoided mainstream productions and franchise films, during the 1980s he was far more open to major projects and even directed an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune, which he later disowned because he was so unhappy with the studio interferences. Consider this, it seems like Lynch made the right decision when he turned down George Lucas’ offer for him to direct Return of the Jedi.
Although the idea of a Lynch-led Star Wars movie was a fascinating proposition, the director told Lucas that he had “next door to zero interest” in taking on the space opera franchise (via Den of Geek.) While Lynch said he “always admired George Lucas” and that he felt connected to him as “a guy who does what he loves,” the difference between the two of them was that “what George loves makes hundreds of billions of dollars.” Instead, Lynch would continue following his own path and make classics like Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, and Mulholland Drive in the subsequent years.
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Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
PG
ActionAdventure Sci-FiFantasy
The third film released and the sixth film chronologically in the Star Wars Saga, Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi is a sci-fi epic adventure film that continues the adventures of Luke, Leia, Han, and friends as they battle against the Empire. After a narrow escape but crushing defeat at the hands of the empire, the rebel alliance learns that a new Death Star has been constructed above the moon of Endor. With the war reaching its conclusion, the heroes will team with the forest planet’s inhabitants and prepare themselves for one final showdown with Darth Vander and the Galactic Empire.
Release Date
May 25, 1983
Runtime
131 Minutes
Franchise(s)
Star Wars
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Cast
Mark Hamill
, Carrie Fisher
, Harrison Ford
, James Earl Jones
, Billy Dee Williams
, Ian McDiarmid
, Peter Mayhew
, Anthony Daniels
, Kenny Baker
, David Prowse
, Frank Oz
, Sebastian Shaw
, Alec Guinness
Director
Richard Marquand
Writers
Lawrence Kasdan
, George Lucas
Prequel(s)
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
, Solo: A Star Wars Story
, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
Sequel(s)
Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
, Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
, Star Wars: Episode IX- The Rise of Skywalker
Budget
$32.5-42.7 Million
Studio(s)
Lucasfilm
Distributor(s)
20th Century
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