Guillermo Del Toro’s Scrapped Star Wars Film Was ‘Jabba the Hutt Scarface’

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Pan’s Labyrinth and Pacific Rim director Guillermo Del Toro has revealed his scrapped Star Wars film was about Jabba the Hutt’s Scarface-like ascension through the Hutt crime syndicate.

Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Del Toro shed a little more light on his scrapped project, which he had previously teased was about Jabba the Hutt, and why he wanted to do it so much.

“I would love to do a Jabba the Hutt Scarface, his ascension in the crime family,” Del Toro said, of course referencing the 1984 classic which sees Al Pacino’s Tony Montana build a drug empire in Miami. “But it’s not a plan, I’m not announcing it. Don’t pick it up,” he laughed.

Jabba is, [first of all], basically my same shirt size, and second, I love him man.

“I just love monsters,” Del Toro continued. “And Jabba is, [first of all], basically my same shirt size, and second, I love him man.”

The famed director also touched on the influence the original Star Wars had on his life and career, saying he fell in love with the 1977 film and spent an entire day watching it in the cinema. “What happened is I went to the first showing, I think it was 10am, and I went around the block and I went to the second showing, and I went around the block… I went to every showing that day,” he said.

Though Del Toro isn’t attached to Star Wars anymore, there are still plenty of Star Wars films in development. The three most likely to release are: one from Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny director James Mangold about the dawn of the Force, one from The Clone Wars architect and Ahsoka director Dave Filoni, and one starring Daisy Ridley’s Rey Skywalker directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.