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   Now Abrams and Favreau chime in: Would they direct Star Wars VII?   
       
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   It's a game of musical chairs out there right now, with everyone   
   wondering who might tackle the next installment in the Star Wars saga.   
   Well, now two more big names have chimed in on whether they'd be   
   interested in the job.   
   First up, J.J. Abrams ( Super 8, Lost). He's already rebooted Star Trek   
   (as a non-fan, apparently), so why not tackle the other famous Star   
   series? Oddly enough, Abrams isn't very interested in directing, because   
   he's too much of a fan.   
   He told Hollywood Life  :   
   "Look, Star Wars is one of my favorite movies of all time. I frankly   
   feel that - I almost feel that, in a weird way, the opportunity for   
   whomever it is to direct that movie, it comes with the burden of being   
   that kind of iconic movie and series. I was never a big Star Trek fan   
   growing up, so for me, working on Star Trek didn't have any of that, you   
   know, almost fatal sacrilege, and so, I am looking forward more than   
   anyone to the next iterations of Star Wars, but I believe I will be   
   going as a paying moviegoer!"   
   Though Abrams might not be that into the gig, Jon Favreau ( Iron Man,   
   Cowboys & Aliens) is much more open to throwing his hat into the ring.   
   The sci-fi veteran gushed about the franchise and was downright "giddy"   
   at the news:   
   "I think both J.J. and I come from a generation of people who formed our   
   whole creative persona around what we experienced as kids from watching   
   those films, and I have had the good fortune of working with George   
   [Lucas] and around George, and whether it is doing a voice on Clone   
   Wars, or being at the Skywalker Ranch mixing Iron Man - so I have been   
   very happy and lucky to just experience the culture that Lucas has   
   created, both in my own life growing up as a kid and professional -   
   whether it was interviewing him at film festivals on stage, he is just a   
   really wonderful, talented gifted guy who has changed the business so   
   much, so I am just giddy, first and foremost as a fan, to see what   
   happens with it. I think there is a lot of question marks of how they   
   are going to do it, and who they are going to do it with, and what the   
   story is going to be about; but to say that I am not excited about it is   
   definitely an understatement. We'll see."   
   Hmm, interesting. Though some fans are divided on Abrams' skills, it's   
   hard to argue that he's not a hitmaker. If it goes anywhere, Favreau   
   could be an interesting choice, and he definitely has experience at   
   handling blockbusters a la Iron Man.   
   Of course, this is assuming the gig doesn't end up going to Colin   
   Trevorrow  or Matthew Vaughn  first.   
   What do you think? Who are you pulling for?   
   (Via Hollywood Life  )   
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