Star Wars Episode VII: Ten Potential Directors

Now that Michael Arndt has been named as the writer of Star Wars Episode VII, and the movie has officially gone into pre-production, the next big step as far as most fans are concerned will be finding a director, who can cast the film and start to figure out how it’s going to look and feel.Here are some of our impressions of filmmakers that might fit the Star Wars mold, although we’ve removed names like Spielberg, Whedon and J.J. Abrams, who are already eliminated for consideration due to disinterest or contractual obligation.

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