Joe Johnston Wants To Make A Boba Fett Movie.

It’ll never happen, but it’s worth imagining anyways. While promoting Captain America: The First Avenger, director Joe Johnston mentioned off the cuff that he’d like to make a Boba Fett flick. And then it was like a thousand geeks orgasmed at once.

Screen Rant:

Towards the end of our conversation I asked Johnston if his former boss and mentor, George Lucas, had seen the Captain America. The director gave us this somewhat surprising and thoroughly intriguing response:

“You know if he wants to see it, I would show it to him. I’m trying to get George to make a feature based on Boba Fett.”

When asked if he would direct the film Johnston said simply, “I would like to, it would be a lot of fun.”

In case you’re like me and don’t know the connection between the two lads, Screen Rant elaborates.

Johnston began his career working as a storyboard artist for George Lucas — who recommended that the future director attend his own alma mater, USC film school, and continue to work for him. Johnston accepted the offer and went on to   work for Lucas as a designer and visual effects art director on  Star Wars,  The Empire Strikes Back, and  Return of the Jedi. He created the designs for some of the franchise’s most beloved characters and vehicles including: Yoda, the Ewoks, The Millennium Falcon, The X- and Y-Wing Fighters, The Imperial Snow Walkers, The Imperial Star Destroyer — and of course: Boba Fett.

Part of me thinks this would be rad. Part of me thinks the longer you have Boba Fett on the screen, the less “cool” he is. Part of me can’t shake the image of Boba Fett as a snot-nosed annoying little douche from the Prequels.