The Internet has been abuzz over the last few weeks with what a new Star Wars movie will entail; what direction the story take, what characters will be involved, who will be cast and who will direct, etc. In the last week or so, first we had Steven Spielberg, Zack Snyder and Quentin Tarantino rule themselves out, then J.J. Abrams followed suit before Guillermo del Toro admitted his interest in the project. Word is now coming out that Disney/Lucasfilm have whittled down their list of possible directors to just a few, select candidates.

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With the spate of recent Star Wars rumors, from storylines to casting to directors, one name that is often brought up is that of Guillermo del Toro. Del Toro, director of the visually stunning Hellboy films, The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth, is held in hugely high esteem by the majority of the geek world; many of which see him as an ideal fit to take on the next installment in the Star Wars saga.

The last week has been a boom period in Star Wars news — a boom not seen since the last of the prequel trilogy was approaching cinemas. Whilst the talk then was of how will Anakin Skywalker embrace the Dark Side and his future as Darth Vader, talk at the moment is focusing on the sale of Lucasfilm and what it means for the Star Wars franchise going forward.

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