Bingowings said:

Tom Stoppard as the writer and Tsui Hark directing.

What? Did you ever see the horror of A Better Tomorrow III? John Woo maybe, just for a smuggler played by Lord Yun-Fat.

wabid said:

Directed by Terry Gilliam

Inspired choice. He can nail the adventure fantasy, stunning visuals and the creepy/dirty/nasty/liven in qualities of the the SW universe that are so necessary.

My overall choice is still Ridley Scott, but I fully back Gilliam who is 100% unlikely to ever even be considered.