By: Dominic Jones
One of the big questions surrounding Star Wars: The Force Awakens is what role did George Lucas play in the story of the sequel trilogy. We've heard for a while that Disney and the filmmakers decided not to use Lucas' story treatments and we've heard conflicting statements about how much Lucas' story ideas were changed. Lucas appeared on CBS this morning yesterday and appeared to set the record straight on how involved he was in the new Star Wars. Check out the video below,
George Lucas on his decision to "break up" with Star Wars: http://cbsn.ws/1Ne5eUn
Posted by CBS This Morning on Thursday, November 19, 2015
So it seems that Lucas was not very involved in the project. It sounds like there may have even been some hurt feelings during the early phase of the "break up", as Lucas puts. I think it's disappointing that Lucas is almost completely uninvolved. That being said, we know from New York Comic Con that at least some of Lucas' ideas were used by the Lucasfilm Story Group to flesh out the story between Episodes VI and VII.
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too bad :(
ReplyDeleteWhy does he make it sound like making a story for fans is a negative? If he wants to write a story for himself, then write a story for yourself and keep it for yourself. If you want a commercially viable product, then you make something that human beings might like. We don't want a soap opera in space George. So glad you sold. So damn glad. Why don't you concentrate on Red Tails 2, the first was a great hit.
ReplyDeleteCaution ^^^^ don't feed the troll
ReplyDeleteI'm a human being and I enjoy soap operas in space, you Treefaced troll. ("Groot")
ReplyDeleteGood for u . Your iq suffers for it
DeleteGood for u . Your iq suffers for it
DeleteI understand why GL feels this way. I plan on seeing TFA we should all honor GL and see the movie. We knew once GL sold Star Wars to Disney in 2012 that this is where we as fans where headed. Star Wars Films without GL at the helm was going to be tough to get use to. We must still respect Star Wars as a hole and GL
ReplyDeleteWhat? Did you see the stuff that came of him at the helm? GL needed to get off his own franchise because he was smothering it. He was butthurt no one liked his films and was super salty about Jar Jar becoming well known as the face of his trainwreck. Good riddance.
DeleteWhat? Did you see the stuff that came of him at the helm? GL needed to get off his own franchise because he was smothering it. He was butthurt no one liked his films and was super salty about Jar Jar becoming well known as the face of his trainwreck. Good riddance.
DeleteI hate the concept of being labeled a "troll" it seems that if you are objective then you are treated negatively.
ReplyDeleteThe reality is that George has never been interested in making movies for anyone other than himself. That's not necessarily bad, but he had stories he wanted to tell and they are not necessarily stories people are interested in seeing. Star Wars is a great property and he revolutionized special effects and the sci-fi genre, but truth be told, he's a poor director. The best installments in the franchise were not directed by him. His continued meddling with the original trilogy has detracted from them rather than added to them. He had a great idea and foundation for a story, but it very quickly outgrew his directorial and screenwriting ability, at least it did if you wanted it to play well to a broad audience. Honestly, I'm glad that Disney now has the property and has had the wisdom to bring in young, talented writers and directors that are focused on creating what the public wants rather than what George wants. Another round of movies as poorly written and directed as the prequels could have destroyed the franchise.
ReplyDeleteBravo unknown... Bravo indeed!
DeleteThis. This right here. Couldn't agree more.
DeleteThis. This right here. Couldn't agree more.
DeleteMost great artworks are expression of the artist's hearth rather than pandering to the public. Its easy to make flashy shiny things than attact attention for a moment, it's hard to create thoigh provoking works that stand through time and cultures.
ReplyDeleteIf you want money, make it for the audiences.
If you want to create art then make it from the heart.
I would argue he made ep1 2 and 3 for the money. There was no heart in it.
DeleteI would argue he made ep1 2 and 3 for the money. There was no heart in it.
DeleteFirst these movies were always for kids and now they're soap operas. His stories in real life change as much as his movies. Is George stupid or does he just assume the fans are
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy the ENTIRE Star Wars franchise! The good, the bad, and the ugly. Without George Lucas there wouldn't even be a Star Wars universe to celebrate. George is a storyteller, that's what he is good at. Now we have a new generation of SW stories to look forward to and I am excited...
ReplyDeleteI just think its funny that he says its about family not spaceships, yet he was the one who went back and added a crap load of spaceships and aliens into the original trilogy. Still love him, but I think he was the one who had lost sight of the story.
ReplyDeleteI just think its funny that he says its about family not spaceships, yet he was the one who went back and added a crap load of spaceships and aliens into the original trilogy. Still love him, but I think he was the one who had lost sight of the story.
ReplyDeleteboooo-hooo,really, with all due respect, boo.friggin hoo
ReplyDeleteRight on Atmo and Unknown... further, George sold Lucasfilm and Star Wars for $4 billion. So no heartache there. He is a good ideas person, but that's about it. If he really wanted to stay involved as a senior consultant, he should have written it into the sales contract.
ReplyDeleteI am concerned that SW 7, 8, 9 and on may not have a unifying perspective. I'm concerned that Disney will milk the franchise without thought to story arc. Even The Force Awakens makes me a bit concerned (How does Rey know how to pilot the Falcon!?).
But overall the franchise is in much better hands.
I honestly think GL walking away from it is the best thing he can do. Episode 1,2 and 3 were painful as a fan to watch, wooden acting from Christensen was shockingly bad and as I've said before copious amounts of green screen and making the story up as you go along are not the work of a visionary. GL was brave, exciting in his 70's prime and should explore other projects. The $4 Billion gift to education and the Chicago museum are grand and show enormous generosity which generations with be forever thankful for. I felt cheated with Episode 1 ( I admit Darth Maul as a character kicked major @$$) and the over reliance of SFX over story, character depth and plot consistency was a poor decision. Proof will be in the pudding but Kasdan coming back for Force Awakens will deliver the punch this franchise has been missing since ROTJ.
ReplyDeleteI love both original trilogy and prequel trilogy. I hope sequel trilogy will be great as well. I think Star Wars fans should respect George Lucas who created Star Wars in the first place.
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ReplyDeleteI hope the new movies under Disney are good. After seeing that interview I'm confident they would not have been any better under GL. He talks as if you can't tell a good story AND make something for the fans. The two things aren't mutually exclusive George! He has said in the past that A New Hope was based on the cliffhanger series from the 50's like Flash Gorden not a daytime family soap opera. It's hard to figure out how GL became so out of touch over the years but he has.
ReplyDeleteThe point here Mr. Groot, is that the soup opera he wrote on the 70's IS what we love.
ReplyDeleteSimple as that.
Think about the that.
With a tiny bit of critical thinking applied, it may just be for the best that Lucas stepped down. He can always write a book about his own plans (a three-line treatment at the most) and rake in some millions.
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