In an edit room at skywalker ranch, george lucas is giving 60 minutes what millions of fans would kill for. Will we ever learn george lucas original plan for star wars. Jun, 2018 anthony daniels and george lucas filming star wars. George lucas disney ceo bob iger recently revealed. What were george lucass ideas for star wars episode vii. Recently, an interview had george lucas star wars episode vii involvement laid out as being completely nonexistent, long before the film even was called the force awakens, and its mostly. See all books authored by george lucas, including star wars. A lot of fans have been wondering what geroge lucas vision for star wars. George lucas vision for the star wars sequel trilogy revealed. The seventh star wars movie will be released in december the first of the.
Every star wars fan has a dream of owning a rare piece of star wars history. Weve learned that lucas ideas for vii influenced the story of the last jedi, and thanks to an ign interview with mark hamill, we know what the father of star wars intended for the end of the. The force awakens may have made all of the money and revitalized the franchise, but one relevant party wasnt impressed. Dec 31, 2015 george lucas has criticized the latest installment of star wars, the series he created, in an interview with charlie rose, describing the film as too retro for his taste and jokingly. George lucas star wars sequel idea will make fans cringe. Cue two sequels, indiana jones, groundbreaking initials ilm, thx and a ranchcumfilmmaking thinktank.
The rise of skywalker director jj abrams comments on george lucas involvement in crafting episode 9 and how emperor palpatines return is part of completing a 40 year storytelling arc. George lucass idea for star wars 79 is worse than you. If george lucas hadnt sold star wars and lucasfilm back in 2012, episode 7 9 would have focused more on midichlorians. The star wars the second draft over the summer and.
George lucas didnt want a retro movie for episode vii, thinks hes too popular to get an oscar and more in the full george lucas charlie rose interview. George lucas s idea for star wars 7 9 is worse than you can imagine. Episodes viiix were being developed by george lucas a year before he sold lucasfilm to disney, according to his son jett lucas. George lucas reveals his plan for star wars 7 through 9and it was. Episode vii the force awakens is a 2015 american space opera film produced, cowritten and directed by j. Theyre the science partner, were the activity partner. Through various interviews and the art of books, details have slipped out. Jun, 2018 george lucas reveals more details about his plans for star wars episode 7, 8, and 9, including the fact that fans probably would have hated what he wanted to do.
It is the first installment in the star wars sequel trilogy, following the story of return of the jedi 1983, and is the seventh episode of the ninepart skywalker saga. Harrison ford, who was forced to spout george lucas convoluted dialogue in star wars, continues to tease the filmmaker about just how difficult the sht was to say in a new gq interview. George lucas discusses crafting the story of darth vader and star wars. Im curious to know what george lucas rejected script for vii. The filmmaker behind the franchise explained that he made suggestions for the film, but. Author dale pollock revealed in a 2012 interview, that as part of his biographical research on george lucas during the 1980s, lucas had allowed pollock to read these plot outlines, albeit on the condition of. George lucas was not thrilled after he saw a rough cut of 1999s star wars. And mostly i dont do interviews, he said early on what would be.
Will we ever learn george lucas original plan for star. The script was begun in the winter of 1973 as an expansion of the original the star wars. Publicly, he was just there to make a surprise appearance during the panel for the animated the clone wars tv show. Im talking of course about star wars creator george lucas and the question that will forever be asked about star wars. After a 22year hiatus, george lucas is back in the directors chair with a new episode in his star wars epic, the phantom menace. According to the interview, the three movies would have centred on. We will likely never find out what lucas had planned for the star wars sequel trilogy, but the new art of star wars. A young george lucas shares his hopes and dreams for star wars. What happened in george lucas version of star wars. George lucas version of star wars episode ix would have looked really.
A transcript of their interview can be found in a companion book. A transcript from their talk appears in the companion book of the. But privately he was there to talk to original trilogy stars mark hamill and carrie fisher. The rise of skywalker director jj abrams comments on george lucas involvement in crafting episode 9 and how emperor palpatines return is. While many people would suspect george lucas would be disparaging about the latest star. First draft, it was considerably rewritten into the adventures of the starkiller, episode i. George lucas reveals his plan for star wars 7 through 9and it was awful. The last jedi because the films plot was basically his story for episode vii. The last jedi book gives us one small peek at a george lucasapproved jedi. A transcript from their talk appears in the companion book of the same name, published by insight. George lucas had no original plans for episodes 7 through 9 any more than he had an original plan for episodes at all.
Do you reckon we might be able to see it some time soon. The last jedi, we have our first and only look at some of the designs that were created for him and his vision for the films. George lucas reveals what he would have done with star wars episodes 7 to 9. Ever since george lucas revealed that star wars was not the first chapter of a saga, but the fourth part of a ninepart story, people have speculated over where the filmmaker was going to take the series.
Its impressive to note the number of times in the exhibit that scientists say they themselves were inspired by star wars. Why george lucas was disappointed with force awakens. George lucas reveals more details about his plans for star wars episode 7, 8, and 9. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. George lucas reveals what he would have done with star. On december 18th, 2015 star wars episode vii the force awakens opened. A transcript from their talk appears in the companion book of.
Anthony daniels and george lucas filming star wars. Controversial star wars changes, sopa and indiana jones 5. George lucas sequel trilogy vision disney star wars is dumb. In a 1980s interview, hamill says george lucas approached him about starring in a star wars sequel around 2011. The empire strikes back was released in 1980, lucas had already written story treatments for all nine star wars episodes. Though he was not scheduled to attend, series creator george lucas was there. Jan 22, 2015 it seems star wars mastermind george lucas wont have much influence over star wars. I wanted to know why he thought the star wars saga had grasped such a hold on our collective imaginations. George lucas reveals the premise of star wars episodes 7 to 9. Episode vii, before selling the company and turning over the franchise to a new filmmaker, but that didnt happen after disney. In the room where he wrote star wars, lucas sat under a big photo of. George lucas s star wars was the best of the bunch which surprised me, given the braindead and cheesy dialogue he gave his characters to spout in the prequel trilogy. How george lucas star wars 7 ideas were used by disney. I am a fan who loves to read book after book, which is at a whopping 114 star wars novels, filling my brain with a huge amount of information surrounding the star wars universe.
Dec 11, 2015 read this classic interview with star wars director george lucas, dating from 1999, as part of empire s star wars archive. Disney threw out george lucas star wars episode vii ideas. Episode 7 is on its way and that disney has bought the star wars franchise from george lucas raises the prospect that the world is only now beginning to understand his. The answer is a lot simpler than its accompanying questions suggest. The skywalker saga is about to come to an end with j. George lucas interview on 60 minutes about star wars episode iii 2005. According to a companion book for the amc series james camerons story of science fiction that contains transcripts of various interviews, lucas wanted episodes viiix of star wars to be all about the microbiotic world. Disneys bob iger says george lucas felt betrayed by star. Ever since george lucas revealed that star wars was not the first chapter of. Rough draft was written as a full rough draft by george lucas in may 1974. Jan 01, 2018 everything we know about georges vision for the seventh star wars movie.
But according to bruce handys new vanity fair cover story on the creation of episode vii, lucas at one point did have a vision for the story that the new star wars film would tell. George lucas has criticized the latest installment of star wars, the series he created, in an interview with charlie rose, describing the film as too retro for his taste and jokingly. George lucas criticizes latest star wars installment the. How george lucas star wars 9 ended the saga completely differently. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created by george lucas that includes star wars 1977, the empire strikes back 1980, and return of the jedi 1983. It was almost a year ago when george lucas pulled the rug out from beneath everyones feet and sold lucasfilm to the walt disney company, so that the mouse house could usher in a new era of star wars movies, beginning with episode vii. We discuss the original sequel trilogy plans that george lucas had before disney bought lucasfilm. George lucas had originally intended to write and direct star wars. Fans buzzing over george lucas purported plans for star. For me, this book is the book that started my love to read. This book was published before the phantom menace, and collects interviews with lucas from the start of his career through the 1997 rerelease. May 04, 2017 george lucas talks to et about writing star wars. In this 1983 interview with gene siskel, its hinted that luke skywalker would be. George lucas criticizes latest star wars installment.
The story would have focussed on midichlorians and the whills. George lucas wanted third trilogy set in microbiotic. Star wars creator george lucas told james cameron his unfulfilled vision for episodes vii, viii, and ix. From the adventures of luke skywalker, and the star wars trilogy, and more on. Gluts the im a big fan of the star wars films but these novelisations of the classic trilogy did nothing for me im afraid. George lucas predicted the modern version of star wars, with one huge caveat. What if george lucas ideas had been used for the star. The documentary was originally broadcast as six onehour conversations between mythologist joseph campbell 19041987 and journalist bill moyers. Dec, 2017 while many people would suspect george lucas would be disparaging about the latest star wars. Lucas earlier star wars scripts, i bet this new book will at least give us some details on what lucas had in mind. In the book, the art of the force awakens, one of the characters. Sep 24, 2019 disney ceo bob iger writes about the disappointment of star wars creator george lucas in his new memoir, the ride of a lifetime. George lucas reveals more details about his plans for star wars episode 7, 8, and 9, including the fact that fans probably would have hated what he wanted to do. It was revealed in a recent interview that george lucas, the father of the star wars movies, had originally planned to make episode 7 before disney purchased lucasfilm.
According to the art book, lucas sat in on the first creative meetings for episode vii, which took place. Everything george lucas has said about his theoretical star wars sequel trilogy. George lucas interview ty burr star wars museum of. In fact, he appeared so perplexed by the climax of the film, he told the small screening room he. Im curious to know what george lucas rejected script for vii was. Jan 09, 2012 george lucas talks about his early life at film school and reflects on the cinematic process with reference to his movies, including the creation of star wars. Episode vii trailer premiered friday online and in theaters.
Jun 14, 2018 culture film news george lucas reveals what he would have done with star wars episodes 7 to 9. George lucas star wars episodes 79 would have explored. Fans will finally get to see the skywalker saga end with star wars. George lucas reveals his plan for star wars 7 through 9. Revenge of the sith trailer that was released back in 2005. In the original star wars trilogy, viewers watched as luke skywalker redeemed his father, but it would take the prequel films to show how darth vader fell from grace.
Well, industrial light and magic helped put together some of the models, but basically this is done by the museum. George lucas reveals what he would have done with star wars. The book also reveals lucas initial plans for episode vii and possibly the rest. It is an interesting read, especially if you want to go back in time and hear what lucas had to say before he ruined star wars with the prequels. There had been rumors that george lucas was developing.
Author michael kaminski writes in the secret history of star wars that lucas decided to start with the fourth episode due to. Episode 9, but things could have been very different with george lucas ideas. George lucas books list of books by author george lucas. Lucas has peddled a fiction for many years that the star wars saga was planned in totality before anything was filmed, and that. Yet, behind the thumbnail biog are some fascinating anomalies. It seems star wars mastermind george lucas wont have much influence over star wars. George lucas s longterm goal was to makesure lucasfilm was a. The comedian and voice actor discusses his love for star wars and meeting george lucas, we celebrate star wars day with some superfans, and more. In the companion book to the amc tv series james camerons story of science. Star wars creator george lucas has hinted over the years about his vision for episodes vii through ix and now some new info points to his intention at one point to use a. Episode iv a new hope and what he did upon realizing the story was too large for one movie.
It remains one of the most popular series in the history of american public television. He knew that the idea of episode 7 would make the company worth way more and. Before disney bought lucasfilm, george lucas had a story treatment for how he wanted this new trilogy to. The power of myth is a book based on the 1988 pbs documentary joseph campbell and the power of myth. George lucas reveals his original sequel trilogy plans. George lucas interview on 60 minutes about star wars.
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