George lucas was reportedly angry about palpatines return. What the seven star wars films reveal about george lucas. Following backlash from fanboys over his star wars prequels and other tweaks to the scifi saga, george lucas is ready to throw in the towel on his career as a blockbuster filmmaker. George lucas elaborates on his reaction to the force awakens. Accompanying this message was news about george lucas plans for star wars episodes 79, and. Unfortunately for the fans, lucas has made it quite clear he values. Star wars is an american epic space opera franchise, created by george lucas and centered around a film series that began with the press j to jump to the feed. In an interview with comicbook howard said lucas has been very supportive of the film and its exploration of a younger han solo, despite his lesser involvement with lucasfilm these days. What a george lucas force awakens mightve looked like. 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. Rumors of three new movies episodes vii, viii and ix have been kicking around since the original star wars films were released in the late 70s and early 80s. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. What happened in george lucas version of star wars. Jan 22, 2015 it seems star wars mastermind george lucas wont have much influence over star wars.
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. Reys backstory, snokes fate, and luke skywalkers own storyarc were all plot points that elicited a polarized reaction from fans after star wars. Mcdiarmid reprised the character in lucas star wars prequels. How george lucas episode vii outline became the last jedi features george lucas helped shape star wars.
Watch george lucas react to the star wars 7 trailer dec. Will we ever learn george lucas original plan for star wars. The filmmaker behind the franchise explained that he made suggestions for the film, but. Just as he would have made different choices if he had made episode vii. May 20, 2018 george lucas has a good feeling about solo. A new star wars petition is demanding that disney hire lucas in order to direct the final star wars sequel instead of colin trevorrow, and already the idea is beginning to go viral on social media. A star wars story now looming evercloser, anticipation is quite high. Star wars episode 8 has finally made it on to the big screen.
Dec 26, 2019 palpatine first appeared as a hologram in the empire strikes back and then had a major role in return of the jedi. The clone wars star reveals what george lucas thinks of season 7. George lucas original plan for the star wars sequels revealed. Everything george lucas has said about his theoretical star wars sequel trilogy. Jun 14, 2018 rian johnson speaks about george lucass reaction to the last jedi. As far as ive seen, these are the first specifics george lucas has shared about what his vision of episodes 79 would have been. The parts of lucas episode 7 that didnt make the cut. The rise of skywalker director responds to the star wars creators. George lucas reveals his plan for star wars 7 through 9and it was. The story would have focussed on midichlorians and the whills. George lucas felt betrayed disney rejected star wars. George lucas was reportedly angry about palpatines return in. Mark hamill reveals ending to george lucas star wars. What were george lucass ideas for star wars episode vii.
Mar 26, 2018 mark hamill has revealed elements of the ending for george lucas abandoned star wars. Dec 09, 2014 watch georges lucas reaction about the star wars vii teaser, when he said he wouldnt watch it. The star wars is an eightissue comic book series launched in september 20 by dark horse comics. But if lucass reaction to the force awakens is any indication, it doesnt. Where science meets imagination, the george lucas empire has struck back against a british prop designer who sold replicas of the iconic stormtrooper uniforms from the star wars movies. The clone wars is nearing its end though by this point, fans have had to say goodbye to the show at least twice already, but this time it really is for good. The book tells a host of inside stories about the company, one of them being george lucas dislike of star wars. Episode vii the force awakens is a 2015 american epic space opera film produced, cowritten and directed by j. A star wars story on december 16th, 2016, star wars. The force awakens this article is more than 4 years old filmmaker defends his six star wars movies, but later apologises for. Sep 24, 2019 you have to imagine the last few years have been tough on george lucas. Lucas feelings towards the first episode of the sequel star wars trilogy was. When it was first revealed that george lucas had finally seen star wars. The rise of skywalker, as he liked the last jedis fresh approach.
The film completes lucas epic saga without any of his. The last jedi via slashfilm, johnsons movie used many of the concepts lucas first had in mind for episode vii, specifically the story of an older, broken. Episodes viiix were being developed by george lucas a year before he sold lucasfilm to disney, according to his son jett lucas. How star wars episode 7 strays from lucass vision top new video game releases on switch, ps4, xbox one, and pc this week may 1016, 2020 ghost of tsushima gameplay. The george lucas the force awakens reaction youve been. As for whether lucas original treatment will ever see the light of day, i imagine therell eventually be a giant the making of the force awakens book, like j. Bb8 voice actor ben schwartz shares hilarious first reaction to the force awakens footage zack snyder has released a batmanstar wars mashup image that would make george lucas proud. Mark hamill says he first objected to george lucas star wars happy ending john boyega defends rise of skywalker against backlash, says film was not embarrassing.
Lucas has peddled a fiction for many years that the star wars saga was planned in totality before anything was filmed, and that. George lucas felt upset and betrayed when disney wouldnt. 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. Dec 30, 2015 when it was first revealed that george lucas had finally seen star wars. Rian johnson speaks about george lucass reaction to the last jedi. There had been rumors that george lucas was developing. Aug 22, 2019 reys backstory, snokes fate, and luke skywalkers own storyarc were all plot points that elicited a polarized reaction from fans after star wars. George lucas reveals what he would have done with star. Dec 05, 2014 watch george lucas react to the star wars 7 trailer dec. Dec 19, 2019 star wars producer gary kurtz told ign in 2002 that, while working on the original trilogy in the 70s and 80s, lucas had enough material for three earlier films and three later films, to. George lucas felt upset and betrayed when disney wouldnt use. After star wars creator george lucas sold lucasfilm to disney in 2012. For fans wanting the return of george lucas, star wars.
How george lucas episode vii outline became the last. But before it does, we look back at george lucas own vision for the star wars sequel trilogy. Jun, 2018 though it was top secret back in 2012, george lucas did have an idea for star wars sequels after return of the jedi. Heres the george lucas the force awakens reaction that some star wars fans have been waiting for. Rian johnson speaks about george lucas s reaction to the last jedi. Instead, we were assured by producer and lucasfilm boss kathleen. Iger said that when production started on star wars. Jj abrams reacts to george lucas criticism of the force. Will we ever learn george lucas original plan for star.
When phantom menace debuted, star wars fans really really hated the idea of midichlorians. George lucas had no original plans for episodes 7 through 9 any more than he had an original plan for episodes at all. Episode viii on may 26th, 2017, and the han solo star wars anthology film on may 25th, 2018. Sep 24, 2019 the book tells a host of inside stories about the company, one of them being george lucas dislike of star wars. Star wars creator george lucas has a long history of making statements about plans for future star wars films that do not pan out. What if georges lucas reacted to star wars vii teaser. But if lucass reaction to the force awakens is any indication. While most fans are still waiting desperately to see it, some of the star wars legends have given their opinions on the last jedi. A star wars story, according to director ron howard. For those who think the word whills sound familiar, its probably because you remember it in your old paperback copy of the 1976 star wars movie novelization.
Rinzler, illustrated by mike mayhew, and edited by randy stradley. Finally, reddit quotes iger as describing lucas reaction to seeing the force awakens for the first time. The seventh star wars movie will be released in december the first of the series without the explicit participation of the movies original maestro, george lucas. Holy crapits actually happeninglike its really happening star wars episode vii. And while director gareth edwards revealed last week that george lucas visited the set and offered him some. Dec 10, 2019 the skywalker saga is about to come to an end with j. Jj abrams reacts to george lucas criticism of the force awakens. Watch george lucas react to the star wars 7 trailer. How star wars episode 7 strays from lucas s vision top new video game releases on switch, ps4, xbox one, and pc this week may 1016, 2020 ghost of tsushima gameplay. Episode ix would probably be the best way to finish off the franchise. In it, he analyzes how star wars 1977 had such a perfect ending.
Nov 22, 2019 jj abrams offered his response to the news that george lucas felt disappointed by star wars. Bb8 voice actor ben schwartz shares hilarious first reaction to the force awakens footage zack snyder has released a batman star wars mashup image that would make george lucas proud. The force awakens this is ryan and brandis reaction. George lucas reveals what he would have done with star wars. You have to imagine the last few years have been tough on george lucas. 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.
The rise of skywalker director responds to the star wars creators comments. In a passage in the book, iger explains the reaction from. Abrams responds to george lucas force awakens criticism. He doesnt get down in the weeds on the movies anymore, howard said. The force awakens this article is more than 4 years old filmmaker defends his six star wars. What if george lucas ideas had been used for the star wars. The force awakens, we didnt get to hear his own opinion. The subject of george lucas feelings about the force awakens became clear this year, with the release of disney ceo bob igers new book.
Star wars creator george lucas fires back at fanboys. Mark hamill has revealed elements of the ending for george lucas abandoned star wars. George lucas elaborates on his reaction to the force. The skywalker saga is about to come to an end with j. Dec 18, 2015 rumors of three new movies episodes vii, viii and ix have been kicking around since the original star wars films were released in the late 70s and early 80s. George lucas reveals what he would have done with star wars episodes 7 to 9.
George lucas was reportedly angry about emperor palpatines return in star wars. Jj abrams offered his response to the news that george lucas felt disappointed by star wars. Just prior to the global release, kathy screened the force awakens for george. But when he sold star wars to disney that same year, the new keepers of the force took the franchise in a different direction than what its creator had in mind. At this point, its definitely safe to say that a lot of people are happy with star wars. Lucas sold lucasfilm, the production company responsible for the star wars films to disney in 2012. Star wars producer gary kurtz told ign in 2002 that, while working on the original trilogy in the 70s and 80s, lucas had enough material for three earlier films and three later films, to. The last jedi because the films plot was basically his story for episode vii. Episode vii the force awakens releases in theaters on december 18th, 2015, followed by rogue one. It adapts george lucas s original draft for star wars from 1974, in which luke skywalker is older and already a jedi, and the main protagonist is annikin starkiller. Bob iger reveals george lucas felt betrayed by disneys star wars plans september 24, 2019 12. Sep 04, 2018 george lucas had no original plans for episodes 7 through 9 any more than he had an original plan for episodes at all. It adapts george lucass original draft for star wars from 1974, in which luke skywalker is older and already a jedi, and the main protagonist is annikin starkiller. The filmmaker finally said what he thought of the movie.
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