Dear Lucasfilm: Ask Bryce Dallas Howard to Make a Star Wars Movie

There’s an argument to be made that Bryce Dallas Howard has been the very best, most constant live-action Star Wars director... possibly ever. Directing not one, not two, however three of the very best items of Star Wars in latest reminiscence, it’s very clear that Howard is now not merely a formidable actress, she has full command on the opposite aspect of the digital camera too.

Next month, she’s received Jurassic World Dominion coming to theaters and, to mark the event, io9 sat down with the actress (and her co-star, some man named Chris Pratt) to speak not simply Jurassic, however their different massive franchise work. For Howard, we requested if there was a personality or storyline that might get her to direct a Star Wars movie. “Oh, my goodness,” she mentioned. “I think it would take someone asking me.” So, Kathleen Kennedy? Are you on the market? Let’s get Bryce Dallas Howard a Star Wars film.

Just have a look at the proof. Her first episode was Chapter 4 of The Mandalorian, “Sanctuary,” which featured Mando and Cara Dune defending a village from ruthless raiders and an unstoppable AT-ST. The picture of that AT-ST rising from the darkish forest ended up changing into one of the crucial memorable of the primary season. Howard then adopted that up in season two with Chapter 11, “The Heiress,” which launched Bo-Katan Kryze into live-action with a mythology-filled, action-packed episode. Most just lately, she directed essentially the most unforgettable episode of The Book of Boba Fett, Chapter 5, “Return of the Mandalorian,” which was mainly a full episode concerning the character, steeped in Star Wars lore, cool motion, flashbacks, you title it.

When requested if she was shocked to be directing a full episode concerning the Mandalorian in the course of a present referred to as The Book of Boba Fett, Howard mentioned no. “Oh, no. I mean, I absolutely loved that,” she mentioned. “[Producers] Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni have been incredibly inclusive since the beginning. And so it’s something that they had talked about doing. And it was just so… it was great. I love Mando.”

We do too and we love Howard’s directing. Maybe someday we’ll see her do a full Star Wars film—although for now, we’ll simply take extra episodes of Disney+ streaming sequence. Hopefully, she’s a part of not simply The Mandalorian season three, however Ahsoka as nicely.

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Jurassic World Dominion is in theaters on June 10 and we’ll have a lot, rather more from Howard, Pratt, their co-stars, and the franchise total within the coming weeks.

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