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George Lucas tops the list of the richest Hollywood movie moguls

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This will come as little surprise given his $4 billion sale of Lucasfilm to Disney back in 2012, but George Lucas has topped the list of richest Hollywood movie moguls with an estimated net worth of $5.4 billion. Lucas, whose former company produced the likes of Star Wars and Indiana Jones, narrowly takes first place […]

Does Disney want Chris Pratt for Indiana Jones reboot?

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In what could be described as potentially perfect casting, Deadline is reporting that Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm Ltd. are rumoured to be contemplating a reboot of their Indiana Jones franchise, with Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World) their apparent No. 1 choice to take over from Harrison Ford. While any official word […]

George Lucas shares his thoughts on Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer, says Disney scrapped his ideas for the Sequel Trilogy

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Having retired from the Star Wars franchise, George Lucas has previously stated that he was yet to watch the first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. However, he has now revealed that he caught the trailer while attending the cinema, telling Page Six: “I saw the trailer. I saw it in a theater because […]

George Lucas slams all-white Oscar nominations, “it’s a political campaign”

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Star Wars creator George Lucas is not a man known for mincing his words when it comes to the Academy. Having famously left the Directors Guild of America after being fined for not having a standard title sequence on Star Wars (which also meant he couldn’t get Steven Spielberg to direct one of the movies), […]

George Lucas wanted to direct Star Wars Episode VII

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It was news that broke the Internet a few years back when Disney purchased Lucasfilm for a whopping $4 billion, announcing a new trilogy of Star Wars movies including several spin-offs. But prior to their announcement, Lucas himself was working a new trilogy that he intended to write and direct for release in May 2015. […]

George Lucas hasn’t watched the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer

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Having shattered all kinds of records since its release online, it seems everyone has watched the trailer for Disney’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens… Well, everyone that is except Star Wars creator George Lucas, who has told Page Six that he’s yet to see the teaser, and doesn’t plan to watch it any time soon. […]

Watch the Crazy Lens Flare Edition of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer

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Another day, another parody of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer. Over the weekend we brought you the George Lucas Special Edition version of the teaser, and now we have the J.J. Abrams Crazy Lens Flare Edition… Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set for release on December 18th 2015 and sees returning stars […]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer gets the George Lucas Special Edition treatment

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Not content with Disney and J.J. Abrams’ efforts on the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer, it seems that George Lucas has given the teaser his Special Edition treatment to bring it more in line with his vision of the galaxy far, far away, complete with Hayden Christensen Force Ghosts, trade negotiations, and CGI creatures […]