Star Wars: The Force Awakens director, J.J. Abrams, and Lucasfilm President, Kathleen Kennedy has both been outspoken about wanting to see a woman direct a future installment in the Star Wars franchise, but as of yet none has been hired to direct any of the future movies.
Yahoo Movies sat down with Abrams to talk about the possibility of a female director, and which woman he would like to direct. He was very quick to mention
Selma director, Ava DuVernay.
”One name that immediately comes to mind is Ava DuVernay, who I thought did just a mind-blowingly great job with Selma. And getting to know her a little since that movie… she is such a fan of genre films and storytelling… she loves the world so much and loves this genre and is such a talented storyteller. So if I had a say in this, which I don’t, I’d give her whatever she wants. ”
Ava DuVernay is most famous for directing the Martin Luther King drama
Selma for which she became the first ever black woman to have her movie nominated for a 'Best Picture Oscar'. Earlier this year, DuVernay was in talks to direct
Black Panther for Marvel Studios, but she eventually turned the offer down.
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