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Dear Mr. Lucas, now don't take this the wrong way, but it seems like The Dark Knight will surpass any movie ever made at the box office. Yourself and SuperShadow had said that it won't pass Indiana Jones 4 and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull internationally or domestically while in theaters. Do you feel good or bad to be proven wrong? Are you happy for the film's success and are you proud of Christopher Nolan's genius vision?
It really does seem that people these days are more into real action and character development. Is this something you might see yourself delving into in the future Star Wars movies and TV shows? Yourself and SuperShadow have said countless times that you integrate fan ideas in your films because you love the fans and you owe your success as a film maker to us and your wealth.
On the other hand, you said that you make the movies for only yourself and your own personal entertainment. I was praying that you could clear this up for us fans since WE made Star Wars what it is today. It makes us all wonder. PLEASE, PLEASE comment.
George Lucas: I'm extremely elated for the success The Dark Knight has experienced. It's good for the film business for a film to be explosively popular beyond what can be expected. It always pleases me for a film director to be able to reach their visionary goals without restrictions from the film studios. The Dark Knight exhibits impressive skills by everyone involved in the film's production.
I'm not influenced by modern film directors regarding what I do with my films. My teachers are those who created films many, many decades ago. All film directors today are borrowing ideas from the previous masters of cinema. I will utilize fan ideas that agree with my personal vision. It's true that my films are made to achieve my artistic goals. If the fans enjoy what I do, then that's personally rewarding, but my vision is what really matters to me.
GL, my father loves your Indiana Jones movies. He is a 63 year old person, who is a casual fan. He doesn't see the technical side or the flaws in any of your movies. He simply views them as an exciting adventure. Keep up the excellent work. You fascinate and captivate more people than you know. Thanks.
George Lucas: Most of the box office gross from a film is generated by people who aren't obsessed with Star Wars or Indiana Jones. They go to the theaters to be entertained and don't spend countless hours at SuperShadow.com overly examining the films. The readers of SS.com are the most eccentric fans and bizarre in many ways. It's not normal to be so concerned about a film.
Some of you base your entire lives around Star Wars and Indiana Jones. You blame me for ruining your childhood if my films don't meet your approval. Just watch the films without being critical all the time. They're simple films not meant to be taken so seriously.
Just wanted to say went to the movies with my kids (5 years old and 10 years old) and seen the trailer for the new Star Wars The Clone Wars movie and thought it looked great and both of my kids said they wanted to go and see it. Hopefully it'll be a big hit.
George Lucas: SuperShadow is predicting that the Clone Wars film will be the lowest box office earner for Star Wars. The average Star Wars film will generate at least $ 300 million U.S. dollars in North American cinemas. However, Shadow believes it's impossible for us to recapture the dazzling magic of the Star Wars prequel trilogy a second time. There's no way we can eclipse what the fans experienced with the prequels.
Shadow is always right about everything so I expect he's correct in estimating the Clone Wars film will make less than $ 150 million U.S. dollars at theaters in the United States and Canada. For me, this is very, very disappointing. I wish the Clone Wars film could be the equal of the prequels, but it can't happen. The only film the fans will see as the equal of the prequels is Star Wars Episode 7, which isn't going to happen soon.
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Mr. Lucas, since so many fans and non fans want to see a movie between Star Wars Episodes 3 & 4, then why wouldn't you do it?
George Lucas: You need to view this from my perspective. The story of the Skywalker family is very, very sacred to me. Their story, chronicled in the old and new film trilogies, allowed for all my dreams to become factual. Without Star Wars, I wouldn't be financially independent with the ability to provide the enormous money needed to produce my own film ideas.
Thanks solely to Star Wars, I have an extremely easy life. I don't have to work, but when I do work it's like a permanent vacation. I have to pinch myself daily to make sure this is real. I have been given the greatest gift of the past fifty years. I didn't intend for Star Wars to be the most profitable film idea in the long tradition of Hollywood. I'll admit it happened by accident and took me completely by surprise.
Back to your question, the Skywalker adventures are limited to 9 film episodes. You've seen the first 6 episodes, which highlight the rise, fall and redemption of Anakin. Star Wars Episode 7, 8 and 9 conclude the story of the Skywalkers. This plot is contained in these last three episodes. There are no additional stories related to the Skywalkers after Star Wars Episode 9.
I have no interest to create full length films for theaters or TV shows taking place after the events of A New Hope. We don't know yet how Star Wars is going to do on television. Things usually go my way at all times, but historically Star Wars hasn't prospered on TV. However, that was prior to having SuperShadow in my life. In this post Shadow world, I have achieved success with Star Wars that is beyond my wildest imagination.
The 10 years I spent working on the Star Wars prequel trilogy were the most creative years of my entire life. Thanks to Shadow, the fans helped shape the prequels into the exact films the fans had always dreamed about watching countless times in theaters. But there are certain fan concepts, which can't happen. One of these is any TV show set during the time of the old films. I'm not going to allow a TV series set after A New Hope. Even if you constantly complain, my mind will not change on this subject.
Hello Mr. Lucas, I just wanted to say I have always been a huge Star Wars fan and can't get enough. I am a video gamer and I love all the video games in the Star Wars franchise. There are rumors of a Star Wars Battlefront 3 video game and I was wondering if it was in fact coming out and when can we expect a release? Thank you very much for having the great mind for Star Wars and always making me want more.
George Lucas: I don't know how closely some of you follow what happens at LucasArts, but over the last few years things have gotten so bad at LucasArts that it finally imploded. At one point, we had several hundred employees. The salaries for these wage earners became more than we could handle given we produce very few Star Wars video games.
I reduced the staff at LucasArts and in the future the next Star Wars video games will be made by computer programmers at companies other than LucasArts. It's cheaper for us to hire someone else to make the video games. Hopefully, we will be able to increase the numbers of new Star Wars video game releases to the public. You would need to check with the official LucasArts web site to determine what video games they are currently developing.
Hi Mr. Lucas. Thank you for taking the time to read this. I was just wondering what you would plan on doing with your career if the Star Wars The Clone Wars movie didn't make the profits you'd hoped for and the Star Wars TV series didn't do well with the ratings? You've had great success with Star Wars and I enjoyed all your movies. I wish you the best of success in the coming years with all your endeavors.
George Lucas: I can understand why a certain segment of fans would doubt the ability of Star Wars to be successful as a regular program on television since all previous Star Wars TV series have failed. You need to realize these stunning debacles happened prior to SuperShadow. We live in a post Shadow environment where we experience nothing but success with every Star Wars story written by myself and Shadow.
We also add a few fan ideas so we're producing the exact kinds of Star Wars plots the fans want to watch. The new Star Wars The Clone Wars TV show will be shown on the Cartoon Network for a minimum of 5 years. There is doubt in this outcome given Shadow's heavy contributions to the Clone Wars. Additionally, I conservatively estimate the live action Star Wars TV series will be broadcast on television for as long as Shadow and I can continue to create new stories.
Ten years from now, we will likely have 4 or 5 Star Wars TV shows running simultaneously on several TV networks. I'm going to spend the rest of my life writing story ideas for the various future Star Wars TV series. This is going to be the most creatively productive time in the history of Star Wars. Our best days are always in the future exactly as planned.
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Why is Star Wars one of the few great movies without any bad language?
George Lucas: The primary target audience for Star Wars is children. You can't have foul language to influence the youngsters in a negative manner. From a practical standpoint, the Star Wars galaxy is trillions and trillions of light years from Earth. They don't have the same foul words we have.
Why are you waiting so long to make Star Wars Episodes 7 - 12? I read that you needed the computer animation from the 1990's to make the Star Wars prequel trilogy, but I would think the computer animation right now would be sufficient for the next 6 movie episodes. Please don't wait so long? Thanks.
George Lucas: In fairness to my vision, computer technology isn't at a needed level to capture what I have in my mind's eye. I envision hundreds and hundreds of simultaneous light saber battles between the Jedi vs. Dark Jedi. It would cost $ 300 million U.S. dollars or much more to complete Star Wars Episode 7 with today's primitive computer animation. I estimate by 2019 when filming will begin on Star Wars Episode 7 we will be able to harness photo realistic computer animation at a very, very economical price.
George, if you thoroughly enjoy making your Star Wars movies, and you do not consider it to be work, and these are the best days of your life, then why do you need a 16 year break between Star Wars movie trilogies? Why not keep going since you have the plot lines figured out already? Respond or don't respond, it is your call. Thanks.
George Lucas: What's so great about being your own boss is that you don't have to do anything if you don't want to. I can relax and take it easy. I get to spend many hours with my family and girl friends. Making a Star Wars film trilogy is extremely difficult. I have to invest a minimum of ten years of my life for each film trilogy. That's not going to happen for the next decade. For the foreseeable future, I will be creating Star Wars stories for television.
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George. Thanks for reading my question. My question is two fold. 1st, why is the term "Sith" not used in Star Wars Episodes 4, 5 and 6? Only the dark side is referred to, but never the Sith. The next part of my question I have debated/discussed SO many times. In the Star Wars prequels, "The Chosen One" was thought by Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan to be Anakin.
Isn't it just as logical to think that they saw in Anakin not "The Chosen One," but they saw his future son who was actually "The Chosen One"? Darth Vader/Anakin did destroy Palpatine, but Anakin could not have done so had Luke Skywalker not placed Anakin in touch with what was still left of the good side Anakin had inside of him. Be well and good luck!
George Lucas: The word Sith didn't exist at the time I wrote the final draft of the screen play for A New Hope. It's something I created later on because the merchandising side of Star Wars needed a name for the dark side organization Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine belonged to. I don't think it matters that the Sith Lords are never mentioned by name in the old films. This is something that is not relevant in the larger scheme of what transpires.
The Star Wars films are purposely vague and ambiguous in certain plot areas. A well thought out mythological story has many mysteries, which create paradoxes and enigmas that future generations have to discuss and figure out for themselves.
The films don't reveal who the chosen one really is. The prophecy of the one who will bring balance to the Force could be fulfilled at the end of Return of the Jedi or the prophecy might not describe events that are meant to literally happen in reality.
Why not make Star Wars Episodes 7, 8 and 9 now? I don't understand why we fans have to wait until the year 2021 to see another Star Wars film. That seems ridiculous to me. How do you even know if any of the original cast or yourself will be around by then? So can you tell us why it will be 13 long years until the next film is released?
George Lucas: I own Star Wars. It has been a thirty year detour in my life and I'm not going to let the Star Wars film trilogies control my entire being. I deserve to take a break from making the film trilogies because they consume 10 years of my life to make three Star Wars film episodes.
I agree with you that we can't see the future. However, I've been extremely lucky in life. Things seem to always go my way. It's almost as if I have some kind of control over reality. Moreover, you're wrong to suggest there are no Star Wars films for theaters until Star Wars Episode 7. The Star Wars The Clone Wars film debuts soon in cinemas. It may be computer animated, but it's still Star Wars.
Do you play Star Wars Galaxies?
George Lucas: No, I don't have enough free time to keep up with the Star Wars expanded universe of novels, comic books and video games. Those products are marketed for the benefit of the fans. A few of you like to immerse yourselves in Star Wars beyond the 6 Star Wars film episodes. The expanded universe is for the fans. It will always exist for as long as we can profit from it.
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Saint George, how did you decide which characters to include in the Star Wars Episode 7 Choose Your Destiny of Fate story outline like Darth Plagueis, Darth Maul, Mace Windu and Obi-Wan Kenobi? I can read the Destiny of Fate plot summary hour after hour. I can take different paths through the story and be stunned by what revelations are revealed to me by the genius of George Lucas. Thanks for caring about the fans and making the fans the center of your entire life. May you live to be 150 years young.
George Lucas: It's quite simple on how I chose what characters to include in the Choose Your Destiny of Fate. I simply counted the number of times a character was mentioned in fan comments and questions sent in to me at SuperShadow.com. Mace Windu and Boba Fett were the two most common names mentioned by the fan zealots. Next were the Sith Lords especially Darth Maul, Darth Bane and Darth Plagueis. I decided that these characters might still be alive since we didn't see their deceased corpses in the Star Wars films. None of these characters were officially dead.
It's likely they survived whatever calamity befallen them so that they could return for Star Wars Episode 7. As a result, many fan favorites were able to be integrated into the story for the Choose Your Destiny of Fate summary. I also thought it would be interesting for the fans to choose which characters survive and which ones perish during the course of Star Wars Episode 7.
It took an extremely large amount of effort to complete this new rendition of Star Wars Episode 7. I'm ecstatic that the fans have embraced it so enthusiastically. No matter what I do with Star Wars, the fans consider it to be the most ingenious story ideas in the history of the science fiction and fantasy genre. That's what makes my work on Star Wars so worth my time investment.
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Dear Mr. Lucas, I have been reading your comments on this SS web site for a very long time and often see your comments regarding secrets you have hid within the Star Wars films. I have started to pick up on some of these such as the very clever references to 1138.
Have you ever thought of holding a 'golden ticket' competition to Skywalker Ranch for any fans that can reveal all or certain secrets? This would be very popular and a great marketing idea leading up to a future Star Wars release. Regards - A big and loyal fan in the UK.
George Lucas: There are certain secrets about Star Wars known only to myself and SuperShadow. It is impossible for the fans to find all the hidden materials I've included in the Star Wars films. I wish I could meet with the fans, but that's not feasible given my hectic schedule. None of you will ever meet myself or Shadow. Skywalker Ranch will never be open to the public. Not even for special contests like you suggest.
If you are going to start production of Star Wars Episode 7 in 2015, you will be 72 years old by then? Surely you'd want to stop working and retire by then.
George Lucas: If you understood how much fun I'm having, you would see why I'm not going to retire soon. My days are extremely enjoyable. I don't have to really work for a living. Making Star Wars films and TV series is the most rewarding and satisfying job you could imagine. Shadow encourages me to continue with creating new Star Wars stories for the rest of my life. This is the best time of my entire career. The future is bright for Star Wars. Beyond what you can comprehend.
Hello Mr. Lucas, I would like to know who Sifo Dyas is? I have been looking into this matter for a long time, but not good results. I would really appreciate if you have some time to reply.
George Lucas: The mystery of Sifo Dyas is chronicled in the History of the Jedi and Sith section of SuperShadow.com. It's fascinating and provides the fans with the closure you seek regarding this enigma from Attack of the Clones.
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Mr. Lucas. Will you EVER make a Star Wars movie in 3D? I took my family to see a 3D movie and we all loved it.
George Lucas: I've been looking into this matter regarding the 6 Star Wars film episodes for several years now. At the present, there aren't enough cineplexes equipped to exhibit 3D films. Also the process of transferring the Star Wars films to 3D is enormously expensive.
It's not feasible at the moment to transfer Star Wars to the 3D format. In another 10 to 15 years, 3D projectors in theaters will be widespread and it may become more affordable to make 3D versions of the Star Wars films.
Hi George, just wanted to say that I am 36 years old and probably the biggest Star Wars fan ever. Anyway, what I and probably every other fan would like to see is a Star Wars film or short films about the events between Star Wars Episodes 3 and 4. That to me is where Darth Vader really shines. I know the new Star Wars The Force Unleashed video game coming out touches on that, but it would be cool for us die-hard fans to all see this. Thank you.
George Lucas: I applaud your enthusiasm for Star Wars. We need more people with your positive spirit. This may be upsetting to many fans, but Darth Vader will never be seen again in a Star Wars film. Return of the Jedi is the last time you will see Vader in theaters. The live action Star Wars TV series will take place in between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. However, Vader will have no role in this TV show.
If the Star Wars The Clone Wars film does massive business at the box office, then we will probably debut the live action TV series in multiplexes. Convince your family and friends to watch the Clone Wars multiple times in theaters. The future of Star Wars in multiplexes depends on generating sufficient interest from the fans to drive excessive profits.
Will the Star Wars Episode 7 movie be with the Skywalkers and Solos per the Star Wars books that are currently out or will it be something completely different? Also I was wondering if your company would be taking over the Star Wars Galaxies video game and making it what it once was as opposed to the train wreck it has become.
George Lucas: Star Wars Episode 7 will be based on my original story idea, not the expanded universe of Star Wars novels and comic books. You can find the plot summary for Star Wars Episode 7 exclusively at SuperShadow.com.
I don't have a personal involvement in Star Wars Galaxies, which explains why it is not doing well with the fans. I have the golden luckiness with Star Wars. All my Star Wars ideas are hugely popular with the fans. You need to check with Sony's official web site for Star Wars Galaxies to find out what is going on with it. That's something I don't have any personal control over.
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Hello George, I have asked you some other questions about Sifo Dyas, but you haven't replied yet. No big deal anyway. You know? I was wondering that for those who create the opportunity to fantasize and dream, no matter how old you are, the benefit is great because fantasy leads to think, thus; if a child sees what you've done will be able to come up with a new world as the future awaiting will be to construct ideas, life, a change.
For that reason, I'd like to ask you how possible could it be to create a series dealing with Greek Mythology? I know this differs quite a lot from Star Wars, but with your imagination those lovely stories everybody will see and what is important the most: everyone will learn as we have learned with Star Wars. Thanks for your patience. Looking forward to hearing from you. Take care.
George Lucas: I have a personal interest in mythology especially from Roman and Grecian times. However, I'm too old to produce stories as films or TV shows based on any of these ancient stories. The basic plot of Star Wars borrows heavily from the idea of the hero's journey. One of the reasons Star Wars has been so successful is the familiarity of the story based in ancient traditions. I have many adventures left to reveal, but these will all be concepts of either Star Wars or Indiana Jones.
Would you consider releasing the Star Wars movies on the PlayStation Network's video store?
George Lucas: No, not at this time. Lucasfilm is a small company. Star Wars is basically the only continuous revenue stream for us. We couldn't survive without maximizing profits from Star Wars. I have no plans to release the Star Wars films by means of the Internet. The saga is already available on the regular DVD format. In a few years, we will consider making the films available on the high definition DVD home market.
Dear Mr. Lucas, my favorite Star Wars novel is SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE. I read that you said you would've made it into a Star Wars film had you possessed the story in the early 1980's. Now that you're expanding the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, will it ever make it to the big screen? Because no other story has had me wanting to see more.
George Lucas: The only Star Wars stories made into full length films are ones based on my ideas. Shadows of the Empire was conceived of by author Steve Perry. It's not my original idea. As a result, it can't be made into a film since all Star Wars film ideas are mine. If the Star Wars The Clone Wars film does well this August, then you can expect to see more films for theaters based on the Star Wars TV series.
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Hi, Mr. Lucas. I've written to you before and you've answered my questions in ways that made me think. I have a few more for you. (Please answer).
1) What if, since we have light sabers, the Dark Jedi created some kind of DARK saber that is opposite of the famed weapon of the Jedi? It would focus the dark energy of the shadows and increase the Dark Jedi's powers immensely, but at the price of their life if used too much. Do you think that kind of weapon could be possible in a future Star Wars film?
2) Harrison Ford and Billy Dee Williams are getting very advanced in years. What will happen if one or both of them should die before you start filming the third Star Wars movie trilogy?
3) What Star Wars Expanded Universe characters do you like the most and which ones are making the jump onto the silver screen in the new movie trilogy?
4) What will Mace Windu's primary role be in the third Star Wars movie trilogy, seeing how he'll be alive? And how does he survive Palpatine's attack?
Thank you very much for your time, Mr. Lucas. I hope you enjoy your time off and look forward to reading whatever answer you give. I'll have more questions in the future.
George Lucas: I don't have any type of light weapons based in the dark side. They're basically energy light sabers not directly connected to the Force. Harrison and Billy will live long enough to film Star Wars Episode 7, 8 and 9. I'm a lucky person and life just goes my way at all times. If they do pass away, they will be written out of the story for Star Wars Episode 7, 8 and 9 and not recast with new actors.
I think Mara Jade and Grand Admiral Thrawn are excellent characters. There will be many characters from the expanded universe in the next Star Wars film trilogy. I'm ignoring what happens plot wise in the expanded universe, but I do accept many of the diverse characters created for the expanded universe.
Mace Windu will survive as a temporary adviser to Luke Skywalker. Windu will likely have a brief, but crucial role in Star Wars Episode 7. Thanks for taking the time to contact me. I appreciate all that you do for Star Wars.
Hello again, Mr. Lucas. Thank you for your reply the other day. I was just wondering about the live action Star Wars TV series and wondering what sort of direction you will take. Will the TV series follow a set group of characters much like the Star Wars films or will each TV episode follow different characters from the Star Wars universe?
Also what sort of age group will it apply to? Would it be darker, for the older generation much like the brilliant new Battlestar Galactica TV series, or will it apply to all generations like the Star Wars films? Will it be set in the Star Wars past, present or future (or all three)? What sort of budget will you have for each TV series?
Can we look forward to seeing ground breaking special effects never seen in TV shows before or will it be more low key? Just wondering as it would be great to send in some ideas for the future TV shows. Some you will like some you will not, but it would be great to have some minor, dust particle like input in the Star Wars future.
Wishing you the best in all you do. From ****. Contact. *****@***.com. P.S., I last asked about employment. Where do you advertise for future job opportunities? I would work for you for just my name in the rolling credits.
George Lucas: The live action TV series will have a regular ensemble cast. It will have the same acting core, but we'll meet dozens of new characters each week. Star Wars is for children. The live action TV show may be darker in tone when compared to the Star Wars film episodes, but it's still meant primarily for the youngest members of society.
The live action TV show will take place after Revenge of the Sith, but before A New Hope. We may have flash back sequences to the past. However, it is unlikely we will see glimpses of the future. Each episode will be budgeted at around $ 2 to $ 2.5 million U.S. dollars so we aren't going to have the resources of the Star Wars films.
The computer animation will be cutting edge, but not as extensive as what is seen in the films because of the reduced production budget. If you want a job at Lucasfilm, you need to visit one of our official web sites to see what employment opportunities are currently available. Competition is severe for each position because we get thousands and thousands of applicants. I wish you the best. I hope your dreams become reality.
Something George, that has confused me for awhile is the Mandalorians? Do they loathe the Jedi because of Boba Fett or has there been deep seated animosity for eons? I think a wonderful live action TV story would be to elaborate where they come from and if there is animosity between the Jedi and Mandalorians?
Do they work for the Sith or are they all hired guns for the galaxy? I have read the novelizations and the comics, but I would love to hear your vision. Thanks your forever fan.
George Lucas: The Mandalorian super commandos are an unknown species that is not seen prior to Star Wars Episode 8. The Mandalorians have no connection to Boba Fett or the Sith Lords. The Jedi have never seen the Mandalorians prior to Episode 8. I'm completely disregarding the Star Wars expanded universe with regards to the Mandalorians. My vision replaces what has appeared in the Star Wars novels and comic books.
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In a previous post, you say that you can't do an Indiana Jones movie about Noah's Ark because it wouldn't be around after 4,000 years due to it being made from wood. But wasn't the Ark of the Covenant from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark supposedly made out of wood? How would that have survived this long?
You could do a plot where Noah's Ark was actually a spacecraft that crashed and caused a flood of 'change' as it brought new species of animals from another planet. I don't know, but maybe a spacecraft of some kind?
George Lucas: The Ark of the Covenant isn't as old as Noah's Ark. Additionally the Ark of the Covenant was covered in gold and had supernatural powers from God. The Ark of the Covenant was guarded and great care was taken in preserving it.
In contrast, there's no record of Noah's Ark being in existence after the flood. It was probably disassembled by the survivors of the flood for building materials or for some other purpose. There was no reason to save Noah's Ark because it had no reason for being after the flood.
We had the extraterrestrial angle for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. This theme will not be repeated for Indiana Jones 5 or 6. You have a fantastic imagination and you should be a success in life.
I hear you can't make Star Wars in Blu Ray and HD DVD until 2018. Why not after the new Star Wars The Clone Wars movie? Why not next year?
George Lucas: There aren't enough Blu Ray machines in the market place to demand the release of the Star Wars films in a new home format. The old films weren't made for the regular DVD format until after it had peaked in popularity. It'll be at least 10 years before Blu Ray has matured as a form of entertainment to allow us to maximize profits.
George Lucas, thanks for being a hero to me! I have one question: I read somewhere that Yoda fought in the Jedi and Sith Wars. Is that true?
George Lucas: The history and origin of Yoda will probably remain a secret unless we eventually create a Star Wars TV show, which explores the early days of Yoda. To answer your question with more specificity, Yoda was not old enough to have encountered any Sith Lords until the time of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Prior to the prequels, the Jedi thought the Sith had been extinct for at least a millennium.
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Hello G.L. May I just ask one or two questions? Why did Luke Skywalker be so reckless as to throw away his light saber in Star Wars Episode 6? Couldn't you have possibly just done it to where Luke just places his light saber away even during his torture by Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader summons Luke's light saber at the last second to block off the Sith lightning and do the job that Mace Windu was going to do in Star Wars Episode 3? In my opinion that would have slightly been more interesting. But got to hand it to you, you still did a great job no matter what I say. Also is the Emperor afraid of Starkiller being so powerful? Just wondering. Thanks a million.
George Lucas: To understand why Luke surrenders to the Sith Lords and refuses to kill Darth Vader or fight Emperor Palpatine, you need to realize that Luke trusts in a higher entity to deliver him from harm. Luke believes the will of the Force provides him with the advantage against the Sith.
It seemed hopeless for Luke after he discarded his light saber and faced Palpatine unarmed during Return of the Jedi. I provided one of the most inventive and shock surprises by having Vader betray Palpatine at the moment of truth. I guess this is something you can't comprehend, but from Luke's perspective there was nothing the Sith could do to defeat the will of the Force.
George Lucas: I know you have stated it would be too costly and time consuming to remake the original Star Wars trilogy, but would you ever consider remaking a computer animated version of the originally trilogy like The Clone Wars? It would be cost sufficient and I'm sure you would make millions of profit in theaters.
You could also remake the light saber battle scenes comparable to those of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, even though they would be computer animated, they would look a lot better than the original trilogy fighting scenes. It would be a nice reintroduction for the next Star Wars sequel trilogy you plan to make in 2021. Thanks for your time, Mr. Lucas, from a true fan!
George Lucas: The problem with the film business is that special effects technology is never advanced enough or cheap enough to accomplish what you really want to do. The Star Wars prequel trilogy is as close as I can get to what I see in my mind's eye. It's not perfect, but I accept it even with many faults.
Hundreds of years into the horizon, people will have ultra powerful super computers at home. You'll be able to create mesmerizing photo realistic motion pictures for mere pennies. As a result, somebody many years ahead of us will make the best Star Wars films based on advanced technology.
I can't remake the old films because it's too arduous. I grudgingly live with the way it has turned out. Forget about the problems of improving the old films to make them as exciting and as breath taking as the prequels. It's not something you need to worry about.
I am still amazed about how great Indiana Jones 4 and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was. You and Steven Spielberg must be proud of yourselves. You people are the best movie makers ever! You rock, Mr. Lucas, and tell Mr. Spielberg he's amazing too.
George Lucas: I get thousands of compliments from the fans each day at SuperShadow.com. I'm very aware of how practically all fans adore the new Indiana Jones film. Over the years, I've examined carefully what has been submitted here.
I have my finger on the pulse of the fans. If it seems like I'm reading your mind by giving you films beyond your imagination, it's because I completely understand what the fans want from Star Wars and Indiana Jones. It will only get better with time.
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Hi George, you have Star Wars Episode 7 set for release in 2021. Does that mean you are starting filming now because the characters from the original Star Wars trilogy surely will be too old? It's 30 years after Return of the Jedi or will you still use the same characters and then use computer generated imagery to make them look younger? Just a thought. Good luck with the release of the Clone Wars. Can't wait to see it! Please respond.
George Lucas: No, there will be no filming for Star Wars Episode 7 until 2019. Out of tradition, I'm not going to replace the actors with computer graphics even if the technology exists to create photo realistic computer animation at a very, very economical price.
I'm excited about the Clone Wars film. It will be interesting if the fans are willing to embrace a Star Wars film not directed and written by me. The Star Wars prequel trilogy forever spoiled the fans. We're in an impossible position of trying to match the magic and wonderment of the prequels.
GL, we all want to see the real Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca and Princess Leia in the Star Wars 7, 8 and 9 episodes. I mean Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill, please. I like to see them again. Thank you.
George Lucas: The funny thing about life is that it always, always goes my way except for the end of my marriage to Marcia. I can't claim life is absolutely perfect because I lost Marcia because of Star Wars. It really doesn't matter if Marcia ruined by life by not allowing me to reach my full artistic potential.
Sure, all my time was dedicated to completing the old films and Marcia was alone and desperately bored with me not in her life at the time. I'm not going to let this bother me. We should leave the past buried because for me the memories of Marcia are too painful to think about.
Hi George. I was wondering. How do you decide which ideas to keep and which ones to discard during your creative process? Is it a matter of not doing what's already been done by others?
George Lucas: You need to realize that every idea I get is not genius. I know the fans think I can't make mistakes and that everything I do exceeds their expectations, but you have to understand when certain ideas aren't working. Concepts, created by me which are not included in the films, are saved by my staff for later referral.
When SuperShadow and I were writing the script for The Phantom Menace, we went over my notes from the old films and many of those discarded ideas were integrated into The Phantom Menace. I was surprised at the number of imaginative ideas I hadn't thought worthy of including in the old films.
Thanks to Shadow and the fans, the Star Wars prequel trilogy were instant masterpieces. The box office earnings were stunning. It was as if some unseen power was guiding me to make all the right decisions. I can't believe how well the prequels worked out in the end. That kind of luck doesn't happen twice.
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Mr. Lucas, Anakin's figure are so strong, so human. The seed of all saga. In my opinion, Anakin needs to continue on next Star Wars episodes, as a spiritual mentor or something like that. Obi-Wan too. Is it impossible?
George Lucas: As the fans fully realize, the Star Wars plot formula requires that Anakin, Obi-Wan, R2-D2 and C-3PO appear in every single Star Wars film. They're the only four characters who have a role in each Star Wars film episode including the Star Wars The Clone Wars film.
This means we'll have to see Anakin and Obi-Wan in Star Wars Episode 7, 8 and 9. They might be holographic images or something as simple as a statue at the Jedi Temple. They can't appear as Jedi spirits because the power of the dark side is preventing the Jedi from crossing over to the living reality. Thanks for your suggestions and special thanks for being such a positive fan.
GL, will there be a Star Wars movie trilogy before Star Wars Episodes 1 - 3? Thanks for your time to look at this message. If there will be a Star Wars Episodes 10 - 12, what it be about?
George Lucas: I've stated this often and I'll say it again. There will be no Star Wars film trilogy taking place before the events of The Phantom Menace. However, there might one day be a Star Wars TV show (or films based on a TV series) set in the times before the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
This depends on the success and excessive profitability of the new Star Wars The Clone Wars and the future live action Star Wars TV series. If the fans support these TV ventures, then it is pretty much certain you'll see the early days of the Jedi Knights and Sith Lords as motion pictures.
Only SuperShadow and myself know the plot outline for Star Wars Episode 10, 11 and 12. I won't reveal these story ideas for another 20 years. The earliest you will learn these secrets is 2028. It is certain that Star Wars Episode 10, 11 and 12 will not be produced and in theaters during my lifetime.
Hello Mr. Lucas, I have an important question for you. For over 30 years you have made some of the most successful movies in the United States. What do these movies (Star Wars and Indiana Jones) mean to you? And also do you miss creating the old and recent Star Wars and Indiana Jones films?
George Lucas: My film creations have a special place in my heart. Star Wars has allowed me to accomplish my dreams. It has made me financially independent so I don't have to worry about producing dozens of original film ideas in order for Lucasfilm to remain in business. We can always make a Star Wars film when needed.
I really do miss the 1970's and 1980's during the making of the old Star Wars and Indiana Jones films. Back then we really didn't have a lot of money. This meant we were always making our films on extremely limited production budgets. This presented many challenges. I'm surprised we got anything finished considering the horrendously primitive special effects technology back then.
However, I'm enjoying life more now than in the past because I don't have to worry about earning my money back. I have enough cash where I can do whatever I want and I don't have to answer to anyone. That's the best part of life. I have free will and the right to live life as I see fit. I wish the fans could have a life like mine, but there's nothing I can do to transfer my success to the masses.
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Is there still time to teach the old dog new tricks? There is a lesson to be learned, George. Your terrible movie of the fourth Indiana Jones is about to be surpassed by The Dark Knight movie. It's already broken Revenge of the Sith's midnight debut and "why is that?" Because Christopher Nolan tells a great story through wonderful dialogue, deep character development and fantastic direction.
Not to mention the special effects that look real and not like the new Star Wars movies and Indiana Jones 4. Go see The Dark Knight. Maybe it will help inspire you to make great movies that you once did so long, long ago. Dialogue is key, great direction is essential and a solid story also helps.
Your recent movies lack this and that is why they are terrible. If you use the excuse of "they still made a lot of money," well that is only because of the good name that was already created. Created by you of course, but that was when you were a master of the art. Not so much anymore.
George Lucas: If I were creating my films for you personally, then your arguments might be somewhat relevant. However, the fact is that I'm not making my films for you. Instead I'm filming what I want to see. It's my artistic vision with fan ideas interspersed generously.
I understand your life may be a disappointment up to this point. You've grown old with much bitter cynicism. My films haven't changed. You're the one who has changed. You were probably a child when you saw the old Star Wars and Indiana Jones films.
You're now an adult and your tastes in cinema have changed. I don't like to point this out, but the truth is that I'm the most financially successful film writer, director and producer in the history of Hollywood. I mention this only to prove my point that my films resonate with 99 % of the viewers.
I can't get a 100 % approval rating from absolutely all fans and critics. When you can once again become a child at heart, then you should re-watch the Star Wars prequel trilogy & Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. While you remain heatedly jaded, you're not going to enjoy my new films or anything else in life in general. Please don't take out your frustrations on me and my films.
You said that you would start Star Wars Episode 7 in 2015, but it wouldn't be released in multiplexes until 2021. Why is this?
George Lucas: Principal photography for Star Wars Episode 7 will begin in 2019. We'll need several years for pre production and to hold fan auditions around the world. I can't say for certain when work will begin on Episode 7. I'll probably have to start by 2015 in order to have everything in order and ready to go before the cameras in 2019.
George, you know the Star Wars Transformers action figure toys. Well, I was wondering if you would make a TV series of it? It would be very interesting. Please reply back.
George Lucas: This idea would be extremely profitable. The problem is that the Transformers film franchise is currently filming an additional sequel and I'm busy with the various Star Wars TV series. There's not enough time to work out a trilogy of Star Wars meets the Transformers films. This is something that will always exist purely as fan fiction.
Thankfully I don't ever have to read any fan fiction. I appreciate the fans continuing my stories, but if you don't religiously follow the Star Wars plot formula, then you're basically wasting your time because it's not authentic without a solid basis in the plot formula.
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GL, how much do you appreciate the Star Wars novels written by Timothy Zahn? To me, they're pretty good overall, but I want to know what you think.
George Lucas: Most people have probably never heard of Tim. He is an author responsible for rekindling an interest in Star Wars with the public in the early 1990's. Let me explain history for a moment. After the theatrical release of Return of the Jedi in 1983, the popularity of Star Wars began to fade rapidly. By the end of the 1980's, there was no Star Wars merchandise in retail stores because the demand for Star Wars products had ended.
We were in a desperate situation because we depend on yearly revenues from Star Wars in order to keep in business. I thought it would be an interesting idea to continue the story after Return of the Jedi with a new adventure written by someone besides me because I'm too busy to spend several months writing a Star Wars novel.
After an exhaustive search for potential authors, I eventually decided that Tim would be the perfect choice for this project. Tim wrote the Heir to the Empire novel, which was hugely successful in book stores across the world and sold millions of copies. The public was finally interested in Star Wars again. This is what led to the creation of the Star Wars expanded universe of novels and comic books. Tim pretty much started it all for Star Wars.
I speak with Tim several times a year. We tell each other what is going on in our lives and we talk for several hours on the phone. Fortunately, Tim has agreed to write additional Star Wars plots over the years since his completion of the Grand Admiral Thrawn trilogy. I will always admire Tim's hard work and dedication to my mythic saga. Hopefully he will write many additional stories set in the Star Wars galaxy.
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Hello Mr. Lucas, do can you tell us if you're thinking about making a new Star Wars Knight of the Old Republic video game because I would love to see the ancient Sith Lords again? Bye.
George Lucas: LucasArts is in complete turmoil at the moment. The Star Wars The Force Unleashed video game might be the last of its kind for many years. You can't take anything for certain. Don't get your hopes up looking forward to something that may never happen.
Hello Mr. Lucas, I am a proud fan of both the Star Wars and Indiana Jones series. I have one question. In Indiana Jones 4 and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, was Mac a good guy or a bad guy? When I saw it, I couldn't clearly understand.
George Lucas: Mac was one of the villains for Indiana Jones 4 working for the Soviet Union. The Indiana Jones plot formula requires a major character to betray Indiana Jones.
Greetings, Mr. Lucas! Do you agree with the decision LucasArts made to release the Star Wars "The Force Unleashed" video game for nearly every platform except for the personal home computer market? It would seem that developing a version for that platform would make sound financial sense, as there are many PC gamers in the community who have been starving for a video game in the same vein as the wonderful "Jedi Knight" series.
If a version for the PlayStation 2 can be made (older technology), surely a scalable PC version could be possible. Maybe the implementation of such a PC game could be another of your sweeping changes to LucasArts? Or maybe there's already such an addition in the works that isn't common knowledge yet. Thank you for your time and brilliance.
George Lucas: The problem is that we live in an impoverished world. The average person doesn't own a computer powerful enough to handle the revolutionary graphics and game play of the Force Unleashed video game. We can't make a version of the Star Wars video games, which isn't guaranteed to make excessive profits. LucasArts is a business first. We must do what is necessary to remain profitable. Perhaps in another 5 to 7 years the average home computer will be powerful enough to process the computational needs of the Force Unleashed video game.
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Hey George, when you were remaking the original Star Wars trilogy, did anyone point out that when Obi-Wan cut off the creature's arm in the Mos Eisley cantina, the wound should have been cauterized? There was blood. Thanks, I love your movies.
George Lucas: Star Wars is my own creative science fiction and fantasy world. I follow my artistic vision even if certain people, such as yourself, can't comprehend what I'm trying to accomplish. I'm the only one who knows what happens when an arm or leg is sliced off by a light saber. Fan theories on this type of subject are wrong all the time.
Mr. Lucas – in the current Indiana Jones 4 movie, the villains are Soviets instead of Nazis. I’ve read Steven Spielberg saying since he did Schindler's List, he didn’t see the Nazis in the same way. What about the Soviets and the Cold War? Did you ever have "duck and cover drills" or have a fallout shelter in your yard? Do you think the Cold War affected your generation in some way?
Did it shape any of your work, say THX-1138? (Sorry, history teacher and graduate student – looking too deeply). This is completely off topic from Star Wars and Indiana Jones, but I had to ask this: Will you be seeing the new Batman film, The Dark Knight? Or have you already seen an early screening? Thank you.
George Lucas: The Russians have always been our friends. They could have vaporized our country easily during the Cold War, but they chose to take mercy on us. My childhood was extremely enjoyable. I never once thought about the Cold War in a negative way because life always ends up in my favor.
I'm able to get film prints for any film in Hollywood I want to see. I've already seen The Dark Knight. It's a fantastic film, which will likely be the 2008 box office champion in North America with around $ 350 million U.S. dollars at theaters domestically. It won't be the most successful film worldwide overall because there is another Harry Potter film arriving in theaters this year.
Hi George, I thank you for the joy you have created over the years. It seems you are definitely 10,000 years ahead of your time creatively. Your work is simply genius! Anyway I was just wondering how do you plan to make Star Wars Episode 7 without Harrison Ford? I think Russell Crowe would make a good Han Solo. Cheers.
George Lucas: Harrison is enthusiastic about returning as Han Solo for Star Wars Episode 7. He's even more excited for Episode 7 than he was for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. You can't have Han Solo without Harrison. Thanks for being such a kind and wonderful fan. We need more exactly like you.
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Are the new Star Wars The Clone Wars movie and TV show a continuation of the old Clone Wars (TV series) back in 2003? Or is it (The Clone Wars) something entirely new?
George Lucas: Both Clone Wars TV series are from the same continuity. Each is going to be included in official Star Wars history even though I had no involvement with the creation of the story for the first Clone Wars TV brief episodes.
Hey George, I was wondering why Hayden Christensen wasn't called in for the role of Anakin for The Clone Wars? Thanks.
George Lucas: The Clone Wars film has a limited production budget well under $ 10 million U.S. dollars. I had enough money to hire Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee and Anthony Daniels for the film, but I don't have enough financial means to hire every single famous actor from the Star Wars prequel trilogy to provide the voice for their characters in the new Clone Wars. It should be noted that Sam and Chris are providing their voices just for the film, not for the regular Clone Wars TV show.
Hey George, I was reading the polls for your newest Star Wars movies (Episode 7, 8 and 9) and it was said that Luke Skywalker will destroy the dark side of the Force. Well, doesn't both the good and bad sides have to balance, noting that Anakin Skywalker was suppose to bring balance to the Force. So I don't see why Luke should destroy the dark side because the balance would be completely off and could never be restored presenting the issue in the beginning of Star Wars.
And in the end of the 9th movie, it says that there will be peace for 1,000 years. Doesn't this mean that there will be completely different casts and that the entire galaxy will change within that time? Think about it. The change for 1008 AD to 2008 AD, it is huge! P.S. Please respond.
George Lucas: I can understand why you find certain aspects of Star War difficult to understand. SuperShadow and I operate at a high intellectual level. To this day, few fans realize what was really going on during The Phantom Menace. By making the films so complex that it confuses most fans, this increases the number of times the fandom has to watch the films in theaters.
This is explains why The Phantom Menace is the most financially successful Star Wars film episode since practically no one could actually understand the plot. Having Shadow working with me is remarkable. The plot of the Star Wars prequel trilogy was vastly more complicated than the simpleton story featured in the old films. I wish SuperShadow.com could have existed back in the 1970's. That's the only thing about life I would change if I could.
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I have an idea about Indiana Jones 5 that might fit into the whole religious aspect of it. What if Indy Jones goes in search of the lost Noah's Ark?
George Lucas: Not realistic because a four thousand plus year old wooden ship wouldn't be around any more. It would have rotted away to nothing many thousands of years ago. The fans have good intentions, but you need to think about these plot devices more carefully before sending them in to me. It will save many of you from huge amounts of embarrassment.
Oh come on Mr Lucas, don't be so hard on yourself. The old Star Wars films, as well as the Star Wars prequels, are masterpieces. A New Hope even without the additional footage, and especially so, given the limitations of the time, is still transcendental with the mind boggling vision accomplished, compared with films today, still standing as a visionary work of art that unfailingly gives me shivers down my spine to think about.
I know your standards are high, as well they should be, and perhaps you don't want to go easy on yourself. But, to be repetitive, even the old Star Wars trilogy 30 years on, blows all else of today out of any planet's water, and continues to stimulate the imagination, like a Splinter in the Mind's Eye, and I urge you to accept what you see as the past's failings as mild smudges on a canvas of Leonardo Davinci-esque masterpieces, so as a fan, I truly do wish that your feelings aren't hurt by any of what you perceive as shortcomings in your earlier works!
George Lucas: The endless numbers of mistakes in the old films weren't so readily apparent before the creation of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. With computer animation, a film maker can achieve their full artistic vision without compromise. In the old days, if you wanted an epic background for the Star Wars films you had to literally paint it. How awful.
If you wanted an exotic extraterrestrial character, you had to dress a person up in a silly mask and costume or even worse you needed a muppet. How dreadful. Digital graphics allows for idyllic films like the prequels to be made. The horrors of film making from the late 1970's and early 1980's are behind us very, very thankfully.
Hey George, who was the most physically capable actor in all of your movies in that they could complete each fighting scene perfectly with little effort?
George Lucas: It's difficult to distinguish between the skills of the various actors for Star Wars because I made the perfect casting choices for Luke Skywalker, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn and so forth. The fighting sequences in the prequels are the absolute pinnacle of the craft of choreographed battle scenes. The light saber fights seen in Star Wars have no equal in Hollywood. That's the best compliment you can give me on this matter.
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Will you be doing anything with new technology as far as computers or sound? It is amazing to go back to old films like Sherlock Holmes with Christopher Lee and hear the sound and then hear him in the new Star Wars trilogy and to hear his deep voice. The difference is mind blowing. Keep the wonderful work up.
George Lucas: There's not really anything new you can create to improve the sound for films. What we're doing now is continually improving the current technology. This constant updating is what makes the film and TV business so incredibly expensive. Technology becomes obsolete even before you get to use it for the first time.
Chris has been a treasure for Star Wars. His presence and acting acumen in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith helps explain why the Star Wars prequel trilogy was so much more positively received than the old films. I'm glad the Internet wasn't popular back in the late 1970's and early 1980's because we would have been hammered daily for the tremendously profuse amount of mistakes we made when creating the old films. I know I say it often. It's a cliche, but SuperShadow is, by far without doubt, the greatest thing to ever happen to Star Wars. Each day with Shadow in my life is a blessing beyond the glory of the Heavens.
Hey GL, first off thank you for creating Star Wars. I've read that people usually ask you why Darth Vader can't sense Princess Leia is Vader's daughter when she is a prisoner in A New Hope and you respond that your Star Wars trilogy wasn't complete in the first Star Wars film.
But I always thought that Leia didn't know how to use the Force or influence the midichlorians, therefore; Vader couldn't sense her in contrast to when he could sense a strong Force presence in Luke Skywalker when Luke was using it to destroy the first death star.
Same goes for when Qui-Gon Jinn met Anakin in The Phantom Menace. Qui-Gon didn't know right away until Anakin started telling Qui-Gon about his ability to pod race that Qui-Gon knew Anakin was Force sensitive. I don't know if that's how you foresee the Force sensitives, who have no idea about the Force. But it makes sense in A New Hope.
George Lucas: We can't make up absurd excuses for why much of the old films doesn't hold up over time. I'll admit there are a lot of plot mistakes and story inconsistencies in the old trilogy. I was basically making up the adventure for the first trilogy as I went along. I didn't have time to spend years and years working out the plots.
We were under massive amounts of pressure to write and film The Empire Strikes Back within three years after the theatrical release of A New Hope. This changed for the Star Wars prequel trilogy. I had over a decade to work out the basic plot outline for the prequels. SuperShadow made certain that there were absolutely no errors made in the story for the prequels.
George Lucas, I recently watched Revenge of the Sith (again for the "umpteenth" time) and continue to believe that it is one of the best sci fi films ever made. I am looking forward to seeing the new Star Wars The Clone Wars computer animated movie and hope that it does well. Will Lucasfilm, Ltd. continue to make computer animated films for the time being?
George Lucas: If the Clone Wars film does over $ 200 million U.S. dollars worldwide in cinemas, then Warner Brothers will almost certainly insist we release more Star Wars TV episodes as full length films in theaters. It all depends on how well the audience embraces this film in August. Make sure you and your friends watch the Clone Wars film many, many, many times in theaters.
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George, your imagination is awe inspiring. Can you explain why the office of the U.S. President keeps changing hands from one major political party to the other? Why can't one of the parties permanently seize control of the White House? Keep improving the world with your uber creative brilliance.
George Lucas: The reason the top political job in America keeps switching between parties is based on the incompetency and mismanagement of the party in power. Let's examine history for the past 35 years or so. President Nixon firmly controlled the White House until the Watergate scandal. This extremely incompetent incident cost the Republicans the White House and gave rise to the disastrous four year term of President Carter.
After the economic calamity of President Carter's administration, the Reagan revolution controlled the White House for 12 years until the first President Bush self destructed by making an enemy out of multi billionaire Ross Perot. As a result of this massively incompetent miscue, Perot entered the campaigns for U.S President in 1992 and 1996. Perot siphoned off enough votes from the Republicans to allow President Clinton to cruise to the White House for two consecutive terms.
However, President Clinton couldn't handle the powers of Commander in Chief and subsequently he self destructed in the final years of his time in the White House. President Clinton's mistakes allowed the 2000 Presidential election to be close enough to permit third party candidate Ralph Nader to alter the election by allowing the second President Bush to win the state of Florida.
Of course, the second President Bush self destructed in the worst manner imaginable in the form of a multi trillion U.S. dollars nightmarish war with no possible end. Given this very, very incompetent blunder by the Republicans, the Democrats are going to have a hard time not winning it all in November 2008. Yet the Democrats are in a position to take control of the White House forever. The means they will utilize to achieve this objective will not be revealed by me, but it is something that is realistically within their grasp.
Of course, the Democrats will probably self destruct in a pattern similar to President Nixon, President Carter, the first President Bush, President Clinton and the second President Bush. The one thing you can count on is that our fearless leaders are going to constantly repeat the disastrous incompetence of the past. History repeats itself over and over again. Politicians never learn from previous mistakes.
I'm not a Republican, not a Democrat, not a Libertarian, not a Socialist, not a Communist. In short, I avoid an involvement in politics at all costs. The frustrating nature of popular politics in the United States does not appeal to me because our leaders are slowly but surely leading us to the abyss of despair from which there is no hope of resurrection and absolutely no means of escape.
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I've heard you say that if you could you'd of made Boba Fett's death (if he dies and doesn't come back in the new Star Wars movies) better and more impactful for the character. So that begs the question if you could change one thing, just one thing about all 6 Star Wars movies no matter how big or small, what would it be?
George Lucas: This is an extremely mean spirited question, which hurts my feelings deeply. The fans know that if I could alter the old films I would completely rework every scene and every single special effects shot. The old films do not represent my vision at all. When I created the first film trilogy, I was limited by a tiny minuscule production budget and very, very primitive special effects technology.
I've stated this many, many times, but I'll say it again. I'm disappointed with all facets of the old films. They will never ever be the equal of the perfection of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. There's not enough time left in my life for me to rework the old films into something that I can be proud of. We're trapped with the old films in their current state for the foreseeable future.
I'm not going to invest untold hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars and ten years of my life improving the old films. I did the best I could do back in the late 1970's and early 1980's. Many of my critics claim it would have been better to not have created the old films given how they compare so unfavorably to the prequels today.
Life goes my way at all times for all things. However, it is a stinging defeat for me to view the greatness of the prequel trilogy and then to watch the inferior nature of the old films. I've had a tremendously positive life, but sometimes I wonder if the powers that control the Universe have something against me considering how awful the old films will be for the rest of my life.
Are you bringing back Darth Maul as the main villain in Star Wars Episode 7, 8 and 9?
George Lucas: The Star Wars plot formula requires for the Sith Lords to have some type of role in each Star Wars film. There's nothing I can do to change this. As a result, Darth Maul, Darth Bane and Darth Plagueis will be included in Star Wars Episode 7, 8 and 9. They may appear as red Force ghosts, holographic images or actual physical beings. The fans would be upset with the idea that there would be no Sith in the next Star Wars film trilogy.
George Lucas, might I say that you are, without a doubt, the most creative film maker on Earth. I have a few ideas for an Indiana Jones 5 movie. In this one, Indy Jones goes after a sacred orb that supposedly controls time and space. Please email me back *****@****.net, if you like the idea.
George Lucas: I don't believe in nonsense. SuperShadow might entertain thoughts that the Illuminati, Sasquatch, extraterrestrials, ghosts, Chinese secret agents, Lucifer and the Russian Spetsnaz are real, but I refuse to accept such things unless I'm confronted with 100 % certain evidence of their existence. There is not going to be some kind of religious relic with powers over the space time continuum for Indiana Jones 5. That's just a ridiculous premise.
The Indiana Jones films focus on religious objects that have some basis in fact. Even the crystal skull is supported by legitimate proof. Thanks for attempting to contribute to my creations, but your concept needs a lot of work to capture the magic and enchantment Shadow and I harness for Star Wars and Indiana Jones.
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Thank you George Lucas for great storytelling to us. It's good to hear that you "follow your own way." That's why all the Star Wars movies is a big success today. I liked Star Wars prequel trilogy and Star Wars original trilogy. I for one looks forward to the third Star Wars trilogy as well, but I have one idea for you that you probably heard for a while now since Shadows of the Empire were created back in 1996.
But can you consider to make a computer animated Star Wars movie with the original characters for Shadows of the Empire? I think that will be a great addition to the Star Wars saga. I've just read the book and it's a very good one to read many times, but it's also a good movie link to connect The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Thanx for reading this, Mr. George Lucas.
George Lucas: For right now, there are no plans to create Star Wars TV series set during the time of the old films. The future TV shows will all take place prior to the events of A New Hope. I'm very impressed with Shadows of the Empire. It was an important story to connect plot threads in between the old film episodes.
I wish I could have made a full length film based on Shadows of the Empire, but I haven't had the time to consider this because I had to work on the special editions of the old films and then I started work on the Star Wars prequel trilogy. I realize most fans want to see a Star Wars TV series taking place after what you saw in A New Hope. This will probably never happen so you might as well stop sending in comments asking for TV shows set after A New Hope.
Hey George, are you going to have one of the stories of the live action Star Wars TV show based on the villainous character that picks on Luke Skywalker to fight him and his friend during A New Hope at the Tatooine cantina? The character who has sentence in 12 systems. The character that Kenobi cut his friend's arm? Are you going to expand on him? Is Oola going to appear in the live action TV series?
George Lucas: It's extremely unlikely you'll see minor characters from the old films in the upcoming Star Wars TV series. None of the characters you mention are interesting enough to justify giving them screen time in the TV shows.
Hey George, I know you're busy and all, but I have a question to ask. What would happen if Anakin Skywalker decided not to jump and kill Obi-Wan when Obi-Wan had the high ground in Revenge of the Sith? If Anakin did this, would it be difficult for Anakin to change back to the good side and if Anakin did, would Anakin and Obi-Wan go after the Emperor and would the Emperor still build the death star?
George Lucas: By the time of the Anakin vs. Obi-Wan duel at the end of Revenge of the Sith, Anakin was on a path of no return. Anakin was completely consumed by the hatred and anger of the dark side. There was nothing Obi-Wan or Padme could do to reason with Anakin. You need to understand that the dark side corrupts individuals very, very quickly.
Once Anakin chose to embrace the dark side, there was no chance that Obi-Wan could convince Anakin to change his evil ways. Even during the old films, Darth Vader couldn't resist the powers of the dark side. It was only at the moment of truth during Return of the Jedi when Luke Skywalker was about to die that Vader finally found enough courage and motivation to destroy the Sith Lords.
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Why don't you make Star Wars movie episodes before Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace with the story of the ancient Jedi and Sith Lords? I have great idea for Star Wars Episode 7, 8 and 9. First why don't you make a lost Padme son? That then he could be a Dark Jedi and betray the Dark Jedi to prove that not all of the good is gone.
I think you have a very good imagination. I'd love to see Star Wars 7, 8 and 9, but why we have to wait 13 years! To see those movies, why don't you make them before? Somewhere around 2011. Think it because you and I won't to be alive until 2021.
George Lucas: There are no plans to ever make Star Wars films set prior to the events of The Phantom Menace that are not derived from the Star Wars TV series. If this time frame happens as motion pictures, it will have to be related to a future Star Wars TV series. However, it won't occur if the new Star Wars The Clone Wars and live action Star Wars TV series are not received well by the public.
If the Clone Wars film is profitable in theaters, then there could be a future Star Wars film in theaters based on a TV show set in the days prior to The Phantom Menace. That's the only way you'll see your concept in theaters.
The problem with fan ideas is that for every good idea the fans create they also create thousands of ideas that make me literally cringe. Sometimes I wonder if some of you have even seen the Star Wars films. I can't believe the readers of SuperShadow.com are not experts on the Star Wars film trilogies.
None of us can see tomorrow. You make a realistic point that I might not be alive for the making of Star Wars Episode 7. SuperShadow has proven to me scientifically and philosophically that the average multi billionaire enjoys 90 years of age at a minimum alive. My wealth allows me to extend my days with medical technology that the ordinary person can't afford.
However, you may not be with us in 2021 because you can't afford my doctors and their extraordinary care. The life expectancy of average Humans is very, very short. Unfortunately many of you will not be alive to see Star Wars Episode 7 in 2021, but it shouldn't matter because Star Wars is an insignificant part of life.
George, do you think there will ever be any films on Darth Revan and the time of his existence?
George Lucas: The only Star Wars video game that represents my artistic vision is the Star Wars The Force Unleashed video game. You can accept Revan as real if you so desire. The choice is yours because I don't really care. You'll never see Revan in a future Star Wars TV show or film for theaters based on the TV series.
Hey, Mr. Lucas! I have a question: In Revenge of the Sith, why didn't Obi-Wan help Anakin get out of the lava so that Anakin wouldn't get burned? In other words, why did Obi-Wan just stand by and watch? Thanks for your time and for making such an awesome Star Wars series.
George Lucas: The problem of filming the old trilogy first is that it limits what you can do in the back story for the Star Wars prequel trilogy. By examining what the fans of SS.com had to say on a daily basis, it became clear that 99 % of you expected to see an Anakin vs. Obi-Wan battle to conclude the prequels.
This was a fan idea that originated from what I said about the prequels in interviews and the media during the 1980's. It wasn't certain before writing the script for Revenge of the Sith that Anakin and Obi-Wan absolutely had to face each other with light sabers. Yet nearly everyone demanded this to happen.
The fan concept I ultimately rejected was seeing the Darth Vader character in the classic mask and armor in some kind of extended battle sequence featured in Revenge of the Sith. Most of you wanted to see Vader in his prime wield a light saber. This couldn't happen because the Vader of the prequels would have had a dramatically different fighting style from what you saw in the old films.
It would have completely contradicted the old trilogy to have a fast moving and agile Vader in the prequels when in the old films Vader was extremely slow moving. The point I'm trying to make is that the fans have helped shape the creation of the overall plot of Star Wars, but some fan concepts have to be rejected because they don't provide cohesion between the old and new trilogies.
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Hello Mr Lucas. Hope all is well. Just a quick note for and idea that has come to mind. If Anakin is to be cloned and there would be an army of Darth Vaders, what would happen if the new Vaders became so powerful that they were able to destroy their creators and begin to alter with their own creation? They could travel the galaxy capturing species whose atoms could be mixed with that of Vaders.
This could open up an almost unlimited creation of mixed species / ultimate warriors and Dark Jedi. Imagine the strength of a Wookiee, the agility of Yoda and the dark power of Darth Sidious wrapped into a mega Vader. You could invent thousands of different versions of Vader. Some that could naturally fly. Some huge in stature. Others small but deadly (like Yoda). This could create an ultimate power for Luke Skywalker and his Jedi to over come.
Imagine that whilst playing with their own creation, the Vaders formed a single Vader that ended up with the atoms that created the once good side of Anakin. One Vader could become an outcast and join Luke almost as a figure of what his father could have been. This could be quite touching. This Vader could be renamed Anakin, even look like the original Anakin. It would remind us that there was once good in all that is or could one day be evil. The new Anakin could be instrumental in wiping out the dark side forever.
Anyway that's me done. Hope you do not mind us fans waffling on, but your world gives us an escape from the real one every now and then and that is a gift I shall owe to you for all my living days. Many thanks and cannot wait to see your future projects. P.S. Would you ever consider employing or giving any of us fans a chance to enter the creative world of yours that I and bet many others would love to be part of?
George Lucas: Advanced genetic engineering is an aspect of science not shown in the Star Wars film episodes. You don't have any fusing of different species in the Star Wars galaxy. My vision is simple where a Whill is a Whill and nothing else.
The fans can work for Lucasfilm. However, it's extremely difficult to obtain because we get thousands of job applications for each job opening we have. I can pick from the best talent the United States has to offer while paying a very economical wage. The experience you learn from working for me is much more valuable than mere money.
I understand that many of you enjoy Star Wars in order to escape the harshness of reality. Many of you have difficult lives with not many positive factors to make you eagerly anticipate the future. I often forget that most people don't have my ideal and highly envied life. Thanks for reminding me that I always need to be respectful of the special times I have been given. I just wish there was a way for me to give some of my success to the fans.
Hi George, I wanted to say all your movies are an inspiration to me. It inspired me and my friend to make our own movies. But we have one question: is it alright if we can make a movie about Indiana Jones grandkids Vicktor and Johnny Jones? We would like to know if we could make movies of them and we hope you'll get back to us. Thanks for the time.
George Lucas: I don't have control over motion picture fan fiction based on my film creations, which explains why the overall quality of Star Wars and Indiana Jones fan fiction is severely disappointing. For a story based in my mythological worlds to be authentic, the writer has to strictly follow the Star Wars and Indiana Jones plot formula available exclusively at SuperShadow.com.
The authors of fan fiction often get off track when they attempt to write stories that don't follow the plot formula. I can't keep you from writing or filming Indiana Jones fan fiction. You have the ability to follow your hearts as long as you don't profit financially from your fan fiction based on Indiana Jones or other film properties owned by Lucasfilm.
Hey George, you say that Luke Skywalker will destroy the dark side. Isn't there bound to be other Sith Lords out there somewhere in the galaxy? P.S. Can't wait for Star Wars Episode 7, 8 and 9 to come out.
George Lucas: You can't randomly become a Sith Lord or be a Sith by calling yourself a Sith. You have to be chosen by the real and legitimate Sith to become Sith. The Sith Order is a secret society. The ways, customs and knowledge of the Sith is not known by outsiders. An individual can claim to be a Sith, but they're not an actual Sith Lord unless they are invited to join by official members of the Sith Order.
Evil dark siders, who are not Sith, are called Dark Jedi. There are countless thousands of Dark Jedi around the galaxy. None of them can be Sith because they don't have the hidden information you need to be a Sith. This data is known only by the true Sith Lords, who technically no longer exist after Return of the Jedi.
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Hey GL, if you really wanted to, could you make Star Wars Episode 7, 8 and 9 all in computer animation?
George Lucas: From the beginning of my film career, I've always detested live action filming with real sets and actual people. Things tend to go wrong all the time while on location on film sets. It's expensive to create factual settings with building materials. It got a little better with the Star Wars prequel trilogy where I could use a lot more computer animation to make the prequels much more realistic than the old films.
Unfortunately, I probably won't live long enough to see the film era when cheap digital animation that is photo realistic enough to replace flesh and blood people and physical film locations. I thought the advent of computer animation would dramatically reduce the production budgets of the average blockbuster film. It hasn't worked out this way.
When you adjust for inflation, the film budgets of both The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi were around $ 70 million U.S. dollars. That turned out to be a bargain when compared to the prequels, which cost over $ 115 million U.S. dollars each. The problem is the exorbitant cost of the computer software and hardware needed to generate digital special effects.
ILM is constantly having to invest tens of millions of U.S. dollars in the latest computer technology. The machines and programs become obsolete before you even get them. 200 years from now, young people at home with affordable super computers will be able to create mind bending films with photo realistic computer animation that we can't even conceive of today. We would all like to live in the distant future, but we're forever trapped in the present day.
Hey George, what kind of expectations do you have for the Star Wars The Force Unleashed video game? I already have my money set aside for when this video game comes out since you had your hand in developing the story. It looks amazing!
George Lucas: LucasArts is having an extremely difficult time. My employees have been unable to create profitable video games that are not based on Star Wars. I guess when you pay your employees as little money as possible you can't expect much. Even though we have a monopoly on Star Wars video games, it hasn't benefited LucasArts.
Recently, I had to reduce the staff at LucasArts in a dramatic fashion. I gave up on them coming up with original ideas that would make money. It's more cost effective for me to hire third party video game developers to create future Star Wars video games. Having several hundred LucasArts employees is a waste of capital. It has gotten so desperate that I finally had to step in to help save LucasArts.
The Star Wars prequel trilogy spoiled the fans. None of you can accept Star Wars stories not written by me. I realize this. My vision enamors the fans like no other mythological story teller in history. Given my script writing gifts, I utilized this talent to fashion the best Star Wars video game adventure of all time, which you anticipate greatly as Star Wars The Force Unleashed. After experiencing this story, the fans will demand all future Star Wars video games to be directly written by me and no one else.
George Lucas, have you even considered helping out with the Halo movie, based on the Microsoft video games? Or you just have too much to do with your own movies and TV shows?
George Lucas: Lucasfilm is focused on me and me alone. It exists solely to achieve my artistic vision. I don't produce films that aren't written by me. Every Lucasfilm production has been based on my story ideas. I have no interest in other people's works. I became the most successful film producer, writer and director in Hollywood by making films based on what I want to see in the form of motion pictures. I trust my instincts. I believe in only pursuing films and TV series based in my unlimited imagination.
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Hello there, Mr. Lucas. I love Star Wars and all of your other movies that you have made. Thank you for the great years I spent watching it, really just having a blast. I have a collection of Star Wars merchandise in my bedroom. It's awesome. And can't wait for the new Star Wars movie coming out in multiplexes this August. Good bye!
George Lucas: When I began working on The Phantom Menace in 1995, I was worried whether Star Wars would be relevant to a new generation of youngsters. Given the massive box office gross of The Phantom Menace, my anxiety was completely unfounded. I'm glad to hear from thousands of fans daily how Star Wars has greatly improved their lives.
Many of you wonder how you can pay back the debt you owe me for transforming your lives into something worthwhile. What you need to do is spend as much money as feasible on the available Star Wars collectibles. Some of you will need to get second and third jobs. Others of you can qualify for substantial loans, which you can implement to invest in Star Wars.
There's nothing you can do to speed up the theatrical release of Star Wars Episode 7. However, if you heavily spend money on Star Wars, then I will be encouraged to release many, many Star Wars films in theaters based on the Star Wars TV series. I wish you all the best and special thanks for giving me such a wonderful life.
Thanks for all the great movies. How did the peoples of the Star Wars universe break their dependence on using oil as their primary source of energy? Can the United States learn from their example? I do not remember seeing a fueling station similar to one of today's gas stations in any of the Star Wars movies, nor hearing Han Solo or Chewbacca complain about the price of fuel.
What percentage of the people's taxes was used to power the Senate chamber with its moving cars and I assume generated atmosphere? How did the Emperor deal with speculators? Same way he dealt with the Jedi? I assume he also gave the lawyers the same treatment?
Are any of the background characters in the Senate scenes lobbyists? What interests do they represent? What was Palpatine's earmark record as a Senator? Thanks for your time. I believe our current candidates for President of the United States need to hear these answers.
George Lucas: The cruelest lesson you have already learned in life is that nobody cares what you think. You're just an average person with absolutely no influence over society. You're ignored by every level of the government. You might as well not exist although no one would notice you missing.
Don't let your insignificance negatively affect your life. Even as wealthy as I am, I have little impact on public policy developed in Washington, DC. I'm invited to testify before the U.S. Congress not because I matter to the representatives and senators, but because they all want to meet the person who created Star Wars and Indiana Jones.
I understand that none of you will be able to follow my path and create something even negligibly equal to Star Wars or Indiana Jones. There's nothing wrong with being a simple and unremarkable person with no impact on the world. 99.9 % of the populace falls in this category.
Instead of wasting so much time thinking up questions that nobody will ever answer, you should be developing personal and work skills that will make you a productive citizen. I hope you will have a fruitful and meaningful existence, but for most of you it's impossible to achieve.
Lucas, quite frankly, I think that for the Sith to strictly use red bladed light sabers makes perfect sense. Red is fitting for evil doers. That's why I think it would be better if the Dark Jedi honored that. The next Star Wars movie trilogy features many Jedi fighting against Dark Jedi, but they will all use every color of the rainbow for light saber blades. I think that's more fitting strictly for the Jedi, but to have all these Jedi fighting Dark Jedi with any blade color. A sight like this might be simply confusing to the viewers.
We're already used to the bad guys only using red blades. I think you should stick to that formula and I think most fans would agree. It's like having different colored teams playing against each other. It would make more sense to have a rainbow team (Jedi) vs. the red team (Dark Jedi). Please take this into consideration, for you very well know, the fans have given you many great ideas that will help make Star Wars the best it can be!
George Lucas: The reason the old films were limited to blue, green and red bladed light sabers was because of the extremely primitive special effects of the late 1970's and early 1980's. We didn't have the technical means to create light saber blades of every color of the rainbow. This changed when I began working on the Star Wars prequel trilogy because of the revolutionary state of the art computer animation.
Even though I could have introduced more light saber blade colors, I really couldn't because it would contradict what you saw in the old films. I added the purple bladed light sabers as a thank you to Samuel L. Jackson for acting in the prequels at a very, very inexpensive and economical manner.
With Star Wars Episode 7, 8 and 9, we're entering a new era where anything is possible. Luke Skywalker's Jedi Order is not constrained by the ancient traditions of the previous Jedi. Likewise the Dark Jedi follow their own rules and certainly have no reason to limit themselves to red bladed light sabers only.
It is my vision for dozens of new light saber blade colors to be seen in the next Star Wars film trilogy. I have the artistic right to follow my heart, which is exactly what I'm always going to do regardless of the criticism from the fans.
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Hello Mr. Lucas. How are you doing? I hope fine as always. I have recently read your answer to a fan giving the reasons of your disappointment on the box office for Indiana Jones 4 and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I guess there is a good reason to it, in my humble opinion. I think that the 'alien factor' is the clue. I have read your Indy Jones 4 plot before I saw the movie and there you never mention aliens stuff.
Adding this factor (I suppose by your good friend Steven Spielberg) was attractive, but become it too overt was the error. Maybe if you have maintain the mystery over that fact, results now have been better. Many critics and average people (some friends of mine, for example, no real fans of Indy Jones) disliked this and of course negative mouth to mouth comments run fast. I personally didn't like that part of the movie too. I hope that this little explanation help you in the near future projects. Have a good day.
George Lucas: The only reason extraterrestrials have an important role during Indiana Jones 4 is because of SuperShadow. I follow the advice from Shadow since the Star Wars prequel trilogy worked out so well by integrating fan ideas into the final versions of the scripts. We have to accept the fact that Indiana Jones is not as popular as Star Wars. To make matters worse, Steven wouldn't allow me to include fan ideas for Indiana Jones 4. We were basically limited to the ideas Shadow and I could create.
If we had been able to include fan concepts, then Indiana Jones 4 might have been as well received as the prequel trilogy. The magic and wonderment of the prequels happens once in a generation. Nobody will be able to achieve greater commercial and artistic success than the prequels. Only Star Wars Episode 7, 8 and 9 can improve on what we accomplished with the prequels.
George Lucas, I have a question. Do you have any new ideas for another series of movies something that is not Star Wars or Indiana Jones? Is there any word on when the live action Star Wars TV series and the computer animated Star Wars The Clone Wars TV series will air?
George Lucas: I was lucky to have created both Star Wars and Indiana Jones. I didn't expect either idea to so fully resonate with audiences. Few people get one good idea, which actually makes money as a film series. I've gotten several like THX-1138, American Graffiti and Willow. Sure, those other ideas didn't have the appeal of Star Wars and Indiana Jones, but you can't judge films solely on the box office earnings.
I haven't tried to come up with a new idea for a film franchise. Star Wars has pretty much controlled my life for the past 30 years. I've been too busy with my family, girlfriends and running my companies to spend time thinking up something new.
The live action TV show will debut on television in late 2010. The new Clone Wars TV series begins on the Cartoon Network in the United States during Fall 2008. It starts on television after the Clone Wars film has finished its theatrical run.
I am a fan of Star Wars and I was just wondering if Yoda was one of the most powerful Jedi ever? Then like every race, the Whill, would that race not have produced evil Whill? I think this would be a great idea for one of the Dark Jedi to be a Whill. Good luck in your future projects.
George Lucas: Yes, Yoda was the most powerful Whill in history based in mastery over the powers of the Force. Over the countless eons, there have been many negative Whills, who dabbled with the dark side. Your Whill Dark Jedi idea is one of the most inventive fan ideas I've gotten lately. Seeing an evil Whill would be remarkable since we've never seen the Whills as the villains before.
I think you can expect to see a few Dark Jedi who are Whills in Star Wars Episode 7, 8 and 9. I appreciate your contribution to Star Wars. The reason the prequel trilogy was so amazingly accepted by the fans and nearly every film critic is because of the integration of thousands of fan ideas. Please send in other ideas you have. You have a very, very impressive imagination.
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George, my question relates to the end of Star Wars Episode 9, where the dark side is destroyed. What if sometime in the future of Star Wars, there is a Jedi who can use the Force. And what if he/she becomes angry or stressed. Would they be able to use the light side of the Force for bad things?
George Lucas: After Star Wars Episode 9, the Force can't be tapped for malicious intent. A Jedi could do something mean or evil, but it wouldn't be based in the Force. Bad people can still be malevolent after Episode 9. The difference is that they can't have Force powers to commit evil deeds.
Hi George. Something has always bothered me. You say that you always take a 16 year break between Star Wars trilogies, but the fact is you only have 2 trilogies. You call it a tradition, but a tradition is something that is done more than once. I think you ought to skip the live action Star Wars TV show and go for Star Wars Episode 7. I realize that is my opinion, but I bet the fans want that more than the live action TV show. Come on George, reconsider.
George Lucas: You need to examine this matter from my perspective. From 1973 to 1983 my life was consumed with creating the old trilogy. From 1995 to 2005 my life was dedicated to producing the Star Wars prequel trilogy. That's 20 years of my life invested in making Star Wars films. I need a long vacation in between the film trilogies.
During the creation of the film episodes, every day of my life goes towards completing the films. The fans don't have to take up their whole life like I do. You can watch the films at your leisure. I'm the one who has to make all the sacrifices.
Right now, I want to spend as much time with my family and girlfriends as possible. I also spend most of the work week working on the Star Wars TV series. Star Wars Episode 7 is something I rarely think about unless the fans bring it to my attention on SuperShadow.com. The most common question I get here is when is Episode 7 going to be released in theaters.
No matter what happens with the TV shows, Episode 7 won't be available to the fandom until May 2021. Each of you needs to accept this fact and cease with the constant complaints about how I'm disturbing your life by me don't doing what you want me to do. It's my life. I'll do as I please. Eventually Episode 7 will arrive in cineplexes.
Hi George, over the last week I've just re-watched the double trilogy. WOW. It gets me so pumped I want to make a light saber. Have you got any ideas on how to make one? I reckon someone out there would have made one by now. Lasers are getting more and more powerful. I want a red bladed one.
I've noticed the love stories in Star Wars are pretty average though. Is this because you don't want to cut out on the action sequences? Maybe a writer from one of those medical soap opera TV shows could help out with the next Star Wars films. I say let us wait for the next films! The anticipation is the best part.
George Lucas: Light sabers won't happen in our lifetimes because my imagination is centuries ahead of science. There is no hope of seeing most of the Star Wars technology in our daily lives.
The only people who are upset with my writing skills are those who are bitter about life for whatever reasons. I know you have a difficult time. Things don't ever go your way. You basically have the opposite of my situation. My life is an absolute dream come true.
I'm financially independent. Have wonderful children and amazing girlfriends. I have a selfless and true friend in SuperShadow. It can't get any better for me. However, you are going to be you from now on. You can't escape what your life has become.
The box office gross of the prequel trilogy proves that my script penning skills are beloved and enjoyed by the vast majority of individuals who watch my films. There's nothing I can do to improve your life. Please don't take out your frustrations on Star Wars. All real fans accept my vision under all conditions.