There are major film franchises, and then there’s Star Wars. George Lucas’ colorful space opera changed the industry forever, and entire generations of movigoers were borught up on the galaxy far, far away. Unfortunately, a few potential projects have been scrapped over the years. And Zack Snyder recently shared how he knew his R-rated Star Wars movie wouldn’t work out. Yes, I’m still bummed about hat could have been.
Snyder is a filmmaker known for his signature visual language, which was used in projects like Watchmen and 300. And it turns out that he actually pitched a Star Wars movie to Lucasfilm back in the day. He had a bold vision for the sci-fi property, including hopes for the franchise’s first R rating. Snyder recently spoke to Empire about this scrapped vision, saying:
