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Guillermo del Toro talks the 'Jabba the Hutt' film that could have been and his forthcoming 'Frankenstein'

Guillermo del Toro's almost realized "The Rise and Fall of Jabba the Hutt" was scrapped, but the filmmaker is saying c'est la vie. The Oscar-winning "Pinocchio" filmmaker dished on the film that could have been during a recent interview with Collider. Four years ago, Del Toro had a "Star Wars" film in the works that followed one of the galaxy's most notorious gangsters, Jabba the Hutt. The ...
Guillermo del Toro, left, and Kim Morgan attend the 95th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 12, 2023.

Guillermo del Toro's almost realized "The Rise and Fall of Jabba the Hutt" was scrapped, but the filmmaker is saying c'est la vie.

The Oscar-winning "Pinocchio" filmmaker dished on the film that could have been during a recent interview with Collider. Four years ago, Del Toro had a "Star Wars" film in the works that followed one of

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