On top of having George Lucas to thank for the very existence of Star Wars, fans may also owe him some gratitude for December’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and other future anthology movies set in the Star Wars universe. During a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly to promote Rogue One, Kathleen Kennedy revealed that before […]
Directors Who Damaged Their Careers Part 3 – The Surprising One
Graeme Robertson continues his series looking at directors who damaged their careers; next up is George Lucas… This entry may raise a few eyebrows among readers, with some of you possibly saying “but George Lucas is a successful director” or “George Lucas created Star Wars, how did he damage his career?” The answer can be summed up […]
Is J.K. Rowling the new George Lucas?
Anghus Houvouras on whether J.K. Rowling is the new George Lucas… First, they create something truly amazing. A generation-defining intellectual property that penetrated pop culture at a molecular level. Their sensational story took the world by force and evolved beyond the written word to the silver screen and beyond: Toys, merchandise, video games, theme parks. […]
George Lucas still offers Kathleen Kennedy Star Wars suggestions about the Jedi
Disney may have rejected his ideas for the Sequel Trilogy, but it seems that George Lucas still offers Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy the occasional piece of advice relating to the Star Wars saga. “Not really,” Kennedy told EW when asked whether Lucas still offers input into the films and the stories for upcoming films. “But he’ll […]
Colin Trevorrow talks about the petition for George Lucas to take over Star Wars: Episode IX
Last week, an online petition made its way around the Internet to bring back Star Wars creator George Lucas to the diretor’s chair for Star Wars: Episode IX which, in theory, will be the last Star Wars film ever made. The petition says that while they are sure Colin Trevorrow, who is currently slated to […]
Fan petition calls for George Lucas’ return to the Star Wars saga
The Star Wars saga entered a new ‘post-George Lucas’ phase last month with the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and while many fans were glad to see the back of the bearded one after the Prequel Trilogy, it seems not all were ready to say goodbye to Lucas’ vision. If you fall into […]
Francis Ford Coppola says its a “pity” George Lucas got lost in Star Wars
During an appearance at the Marrakech International Film Festival, director Francis Ford Coppola spoke about his good friend George Lucas, stating that he thinks it is a “pity” George Lucas got “lost” in the world of Star Wars at the expense of smaller, more experimental films. “I think Star Wars, it’s a pity, because George Lucas […]
George Lucas explains why Greedo shoots first in Star Wars
It’s a question that fans have been asking ever since the Special Edition release of Star Wars in 1997: why oh why did George Lucas decide to have Greedo shooting first during the bounty hunter’s confrontation with Han Solo in the Mos Eisley cantina? Well, speaking to the Washington Post, Lucas has explained that he felt […]
The Week in Disappointment – Star Wars, The Hobbit, Merlin, Spectre and Gambit
Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Peter Jackson admits ‘I didn’t know what the hell I was doing’ on the Hobbit” You know, I have to give Peter Jackson some props. Last year when I included The Hobbit films amongst ‘the most disappointing films of all time’, I got so much […]
UPDATE: George Lucas calls Disney “white slavers”, suggests he’s not a fan of “retro” tone of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
In the build up to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, George Lucas compared his sale of Lucasfilm and Star Wars to Disney as being like a relationship break-up, and revealed that the Mouse House did not want his input for Episode VII. Now the Star Wars creator has been speaking to US […]
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