As Lynch was looking for his next project following the release of The Elephant Man in 1980, he was contacted by George Lucas. The Star Wars mastermind hoped to hire him to direct Return of the Jedi. They met, but Lynch describes getting an intense headache when looking at the many concept drawings Lucas had already commissioned and being put off when Lucas took him to lunch at a restaurant that served only salad – though Lynch does call Lucas “a living legend”. Many Star Wars fans have imagined what Lynch’s version of Jedi would look like, but the director has an answer for them: “In George`s imagination the movie was already done. It wouldn’t have made a difference with me doing it. It would have looked exactly the same.” (Corbis) **[Related article: The 10 greatest movies never made](http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20140323-the-10-greatest-movies-never-made)**