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Seeking to avoid confusion, Derrickson has made clear that this is in no way a formal pitch. He followed up on Twitter:



I didn’t pitch this. I was asked at dinner last night by @joelmchale’s kid what Star Wars movie I would make, and my answer was an R-Rated Hoth movie in the vein of The Thing. But that will never happen. https://t.co/FT7VlntqB6 — N O S ⋊ Ɔ I ᴚ ᴚ Ǝ ᗡ ⊥ ⊥ O Ɔ S (@scottderrickson) March 9, 2020

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Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson recently proposed his idea for an R-rated Star Wars horror movie set on the frozen planet Hoth, which he says wouldn't be connected to any previous characters or storylines.In a tweet that has since been deleted, Derrickson, who directed Marvel's first Doctor Strange movie in 2016, revealed what kind of Star Wars movie he would like to make if he was ever granted the opportunity to helm a Lucasfilm project.Derrickson explained that his entry into the Star Wars universe would be an original story, titled Hoth, grounded in the horror genre in a similar vein to "The Thing or Lovecraft's In The Mountains of Madness."This comes a few months after Derrickson announced that he and Marvel Studios were splitting up over "creative differences" and that he was officially stepping down from directing Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness . In the announcement , Derrickson confirmed that he would remain as an executive producer on the project.Prior to his departure, Derrickson, who is best known for his horror work on the likes of Sinister and The Exorcism of Emily Rose, emphasized how the Doctor Strange sequel would be the MCU's first "horror" movie . Star Benedict Cumberbatch also talked up how the project was looking to introduce some scares into the MCU.While it remains unclear exactly where Marvel and Derrickson failed to see eye-to-eye on the Doctor Strange sequel, there have been some further shuffles behind-the-scenes, with Loki showrunner Michael Waldron reportedly hired to rewrite the script that was previously penned by Jade Bartlett and Sam Raimi rumoured to be in talks to direct the movie For more on the MCU's upcoming plans, check out our rundown of all the new characters and cast members in Phase 4 , read Kevin Feige's explanation of why there is no Avengers movie in the forthcoming slate , and find out how Marvel's Phase 4 will break the established mould to shape the MCU's future

Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter