Wow, I woulda really liked to see a Fincher Star Wars. And Tarantino?! That could have been an interesting choice.
But all those directors probably said no because they realized the studio is going to be running the show. With Disney owning the rights now they'll probably throw Johnny Depp in it and turn it into some Pirates-esque family frolic with zero substance. Not that Star Wars ever was very dark or had anything super interesting to say, but the first three still are classics.
The only one in that list that I could see pulling it off and able to make a good yet serious family film woukd be Spielberg. A little surprised they didn't get him now that I think about.
As for Abrams, I liked his Star Trek reboot. But find most of the rest on his list (including and especially the TV series') to be very average.
As for a Terminator reboot, I agree it'll probably lose the charm the first incarnation did, like what recently happened with Total Recall.
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