Guillermo del Toro’s canceledStar Warsmovie would have resolved a major mystery fromReturn of the Jedi. There had been rumors of Guillermo del Toro’sStar Warsmovie for years, but it wasn’t until 2023 that we first learned anything solid. According to Del Toro, hisJabbamovie would have been theScarfaceofStar Wars.
“I would love to do a Jabba the Hutt Scarface, his ascension in the crime family,” he explained. “I just love monsters, and Jabba is a) basically my same shirt size, and b) I love him, man.” Looking beyond the humor, though, the truly tantalizing prospect here lies inthe answer to a majorReturn of the Jedimystery.
Del Toro Planned To Show The Rise & Fall Of Jabba The Hutt
A Thrilling Prospect
Del Toro’s canceledJabba the Huttmoviewould have been “the rise and fall of Jabba the Hutt,” a prospect that’s absolutely thrilling. How did Jabba become the pre-eminent crime lord in theStar Warsgalaxy? It’s easy to see why the idea attracted interest, but I think the second part is even more important.
“If there’s a bright center to the universe,” Luke Skywalker famously observed inA New Hope, “you’re on the planet that it’s farthest from.” Sowhy did a major crime boss end up on Tatooine?It’s true that Tatooine was long controlled by the Hutts, but it shouldn’t have been important; Obi-Wan could safely hide Luke there, after all.
Jabba’s presence on Tatooine hints that he had gone through something of a fall from grace, one that reduced his empire until he only had this barren desert-world left as his stronghold. This, I think, is what Del Toro meant by talking about Jabba’s fall;how the Hutt wound up on the planet farthest from the galaxy’s bright center.
Was Luke Skywalker Right About Tatooine All Along?
Del Toro Could’ve Fixed A Major Star Wars Problem
Tatooine has appeared 23 times inStar Warshistory, a fact that’s rather amusing given Luke’s description of the desert-world. It frankly seems ridiculous that Tatooine seems to be more important to the saga than, say, the galactic capital of Coruscant. ButI love the idea of Tatooine as being where the failures go to survive.
Was Jabba like Obi-Wan, in that he headed to Tatooine to hide, only to gradually build an empire in the most unlikely place? I’d absolutely love that idea, because it would meanGuillermo del Toro’sStar Warsmovie would add fresh depth to the Skywalker saga and Luke Skywalker’s homeworld.
