A prominent director of some beloved Disney films is throwing shade at the mass media conglomerate for the massive pile of “Stars Wars” announcements made during its investor call on Thursday.
Brad Bird, who directed wildly popular animated films for the company including “The Incredibles” and “Ratatouille,” made a cheeky joke on Twitter about the value of coming up with original ideas.
Quoting a tweet from movie publication Lost in Film featuring a picture of director George Lucas and star Mark Hamill, A.K.A. Luke Skywalker, on the set of the original “Star Wars” in 1977, Bird quipped, “Yep.