Jon Favreau Pursuing ‘Star Wars’ & David Fincher Might Be Game Too

As if you didn’t know, we still don’t have a director for Star Wars: Episode VII. Matthew Vaughn just had an interesting tidbit pop up that seemed to support his involvement, but nothing official has been revealed. Now two more names have surfaced as still being in the running. One name has been mentioned frequently as a likely candidate (including being on our list of hopefuls), while the other seemed like a pipe dream. In a long rant about career mistakes made online, Deadline mentions Iron Man director Jon Favreau is “panting after the job” and The Social Network helmer David Fincher “might be game” also. Favreau is a huge Star Wars fan, so it’s no surprise that he wants to try his hand at the new trilogy. However, some fans haven’t been too psyched to see him take on the saga. Meanwhile, Kevin Smith has endorsed Favreau on Twitter saying: …