Did you know Lucasfilm, amid a slew of other content fleshing out the lives of every other major character, even had a Jabba the Hutt movie in the works? The news came to light last month when David S. Goyer appeared on the Happy Sad Confused podcast.
Goyer also revealed that Guillermo Del Toro was to helm the film before Lucasfilm pulled the plug on it. Goyer is the screenwriter behind many iconic superhero franchises, including the Dark Knight trilogy, the Blade trilogy and Man of Steel, and he was tapped to write the screenplay for the Star Wars film. At the time, Del Toro confirmed Goyer's claims but refrained from providing more detail.
However, the revered Hollywood director has finally cracked and shed more light on the topic. During a recent Q&A with Collider, Del Toro confirmed he was indeed working on a Star Wars movie about the notorious villain Jabba the Hutt. The director said he was hurt by Lucasfilm's decision to not proceed with the film but admitted there was a silver lining.
In his words, "We had the rise and fall of Jabba the Hutt, so I was super happy. We were doing a lot of stuff, and then it's not my property, it's not my money, and then it's one of those 30 screenplays that goes away. Sometimes I'm bitter, sometimes I'm not. I always turn to my team and say, 'Good practice, guys. Good practice. We designed a great world. We designed great stuff. We learned.'"