Saturday, July 5, 2008

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.

Friday, July 4, 2008

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.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

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.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

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.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

GL, if you were to film Star Wars 7, 8 and 9 right now with all the original actors and still release it in 2021, do you still think you could make a good profit? (Please respond).

George Lucas: Star Wars Episode 7 is the most eagerly awaited film in the history of cinema. Waiting as long as possible to release a new Star Wars trilogy is an extremely wise position to take. I waited 16 years after the theatrical release of Return of the Jedi to release The Phantom Menace in cinemas.

This worked miraculously because The Phantom Menace is the highest grossing Star Wars film at the worldwide box office by a very, very wide margin. I expect Star Wars Episode 7 to surpass the enormous box office statistics of The Phantom Menace. Our profits will indeed be excessive.

Hello Mr Lucas. How can you say Indiana Jones 4 and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has been disappointing in cineplexes when after today June 30th it will have grossed $ 300 million U.S. dollars in North America and almost $ 700 million U.S. dollars worldwide? All time it is number 28 in North America and rising. What is your reasoning? Thank you.

George Lucas: I was expecting Indiana Jones 4 to do a minimum box office gross of $ 400 million U.S. dollars in the United States and Canada and another $ 600 million U.S. dollars from overseas theaters. Indy Jones 4 has not come anywhere close to my personal goals. It is one of the most tragic defeats I have ever experienced in my life.

Almost as terrible as my life after the ruination of THX-1138 at the box office in the early 1970's. Apparently the Indiana Jones plot formula is not infallible. SuperShadow.com has harmed the box office of Indy Jones 4 by revealing the secrets of the Indy Jones plot formula.

Hello G.L. Hope all is well. I hope you don't mind me asking, but could you do something to explain how each of the bounty hunters from The Empire Strikes Back became as famous as they are in the present time in the galaxy during the Galactic Civil War era?

Maybe there could be a separate Star Wars TV show or even a video game like that of its predecessor Bounty Hunter, but with a much broader scope? I always wondered what did these bounty hunters do before being seen on the star destroyer in which Darth Vader is on? Thanks for any of your time.

George Lucas: The official histories of the bounty hunters are best left a mystery. You would have to read the Star Wars expanded universe of novels and comic books to find out the information you seek. I'm not going to waste time in the future Star Wars TV series on characters who don't matter at all in the big picture.

Perhaps you should write some Star Wars fan fiction on this topic although no one will ever see your stories. It's difficult to fathom how the quality of Star Wars fan fiction is so atrocious. These authors aren't even trying to make authentic Star Wars in my image. It's like they're trying to destroy Star Wars on purpose.

Monday, June 30, 2008

Hey George Lucas, what is the Star Wars galaxy like today? The movies said the events of Star Wars took place a long time ago. What is it like if it took place in our time? Also I have an idea on a Mutt Williams movie. Mutt is graduating from Marshall College and is preparing to become an archaeologist like his father.

When Mutt graduates and accepts his award, he sets out on his first adventure. He equips three weapons, the whip that his father used, a Marine sword (due to the fact he is good at sword fighting) and a revolver pistol. Mutt's first adventure is trying to find the head of Medusa, the Greek monster who was killed by the epic Greek hero Perseus.

Perseus hid Medusa's head in some secret location in the world. Anyway, Mutt goes to a Greek museum and investigates. He figures out that Medusa's head is hidden somewhere at Mount Vesuvius, the volcano in Italy that erupted in 79 AD. You know the story of Vesuvius, do you?

As Mutt is preparing to leave for Italy, Soviets from Russia come and capture Mutt. These Soviets are survivors from Irina Spalko's soldiers from Indiana Jones 4 and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Well, that's all I have for you now. You can decide what happens to Mutt next. Answer back please.

George Lucas: The Star Wars galaxy is so technologically advanced today that their abilities would boggle your mind. I'm disappointed with your Mutt Williams film idea. It is extremely amateurish and makes the awful Indiana Jones fan fiction seem ingenious in comparison. You don't understand the crux of the Indiana Jones films.

We always focus on religious relics, which have some kind of basis in reality. There is no evidence at all to support the existence of Medusa. It's best if you leave writing film plots to SuperShadow and I. You can contribute other ideas, but the primary story line is already in place. We're much more experienced at giving the fans exactly what they want because SuperShadow.com allows us to keep our fingers on the pulse of the fandom.

George, why are you getting destroying the dark side forever in your next set of Star Wars films? Have you lost touch with what makes Star Wars so incredibly unique? Its nefarious struggle between evil (dark side) and good (light side), yet on a whim you're going to destroy the heartbeat of the franchise that resonates with so many young and old.

Besides I was led to believe that the dark side can never truly be defeated only controlled. That's why the Jedi guard themselves and their emotions so strongly. It would be like killing an emotion or feeling something no Human can do.

In closing, I really hope you reconsider this as one writer to another. It would be a very big mistake if you do this. I know (if you respond) I'll likely get a stiff backlash, but you're an excellent writer/director and I don't want to see your franchise you've worked so hard for fall apart on you after you're gone.

It may not happen right away, but if you do this your franchise will deteriorate then afterwards with the main staple in the storyline gone. I hope you respect my opinion and both points of view. Thank you. A fellow screenwriter / author.

George Lucas: If you don't like my artistic vision for Star Wars Episode 7, 8 and 9, then why don't you create your own science fiction film franchise? You claim to be a script author. If this is true, then surely you can originate an idea as popular and iconic as Star Wars.

I'll embrace fan ideas that compliment my vision, but fan concepts which radically alter my vision are rejected. Your idea makes sense to you because you have a limited understanding of Star Wars. You believe the dark side is immortal even though there is not even a shred of evidence in the Star Wars films to support this outlandish theory.

The battle of good vs. evil eventually ends with the good being triumphant. As the most powerful Jedi in history, Luke Skywalker has the unique gift to destroy the dark side and bring a permanent stop to evil dark siders, who are a plague on the galaxy.

My vision on this subject will never change. If you can't accept this reality, then find another film franchise to complain about. Star Wars Episode 9 will always conclude with the complete and utter destruction of the dark side for all eternity.

GL, Harrison Ford has said that he really wants to play Indiana Jones again, but SS says the next one won't come out for years. Please, after the Star Wars The Clone Wars movie has come out, will you and Steven Spielberg work on the next Indy Jones film before Harrison is too old?

George Lucas: I don't think you realize what an arduous and difficult challenge it is to get a screenplay, which meets the standards of the three of us. It took nearly two decades to finish an Indiana Jones 4 script that we could agree on. Indiana Jones 5 can't happen soon because we're busy working on other projects. Steven and Harrison have a full schedule for the next couple of years. I'm going to be spending the foreseeable future working on the Star Wars TV series.

I might take a break from the TV shows to film an inexpensive Mutt Williams film, but creating a new Indiana Jones 5 film with Harrison and Steven is prohibitively expensive. The box office gross for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has been quite disappointing. I can't justify a heavy investment for Indiana Jones 5 at this time.

Sunday, June 29, 2008

General Grievous. Hello Mr. Lucas, I have some questions on Grievous. First: Was Grievous sort of like Darth Vader (prototype)? How many percent is Grievous robot? His age? Thanks for replying. Your dedicated fan. P.S. You'll be hearing from me more I have loads of questions.

George Lucas: What General Grievous is suppose to be is a more primitive version of Darth Vader. The cyborg technology isn't really perfected with Grievous. In contrast, Darth Sidious gave the injured Anakin the most beyond the state of the art medical equipment and supplies.

Grievous is mostly droid. He was in his mid forties when Grievous became catastrophically hurt, which necessitated Grievous becoming more machine than biological. I look forward to hearing from you in the future.

Hey I'm a huge fan of every movie you have made, but I can't help but ask if you will make another Indiana Jones film or another big budget Star Wars film because, in my opinion, both of the stories are not yet finished?

George Lucas: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is the last high budget blockbuster film I will produce until Star Wars Episode 7. For the next decade, I'm committed to creating the various Star Wars TV series and extremely inexpensive films for theaters based on the TV series. What will happen with Indiana Jones is uncertain at this time. I already have a plot in place for Indiana Jones 5, but it may not happen in my lifetime.

Hey George, if the Force was real (I'm not saying it is), but if it was, would it expand to our galaxy or does it have a limit around the Star Wars galaxy? If it expands, you should make a movie about the Force being eliminated, which would be an explanation why it's not here now. Please post this, Mr. Lucas. It would be really cool.

George Lucas: During Steven Spielberg's ET: The Extraterrestrial film, the ET alien is able to harness powers similar to the Force. The Phantom Menace revealed that the ET species originates from the Star Wars galaxy. So technically, you can argue the Force exists in our Milky Way galaxy. Unfortunately, Humans on Earth don't understand how to tap into the Force at this moment in time.

Friday, June 27, 2008

Hey George, I have a simple yet interesting question for you. What is the point of having more Star Wars movies besides the Clone Wars ones? To me, the ending after Return of the Jedi is awesome and to me there is no need for more Star Wars episodes. Good luck and God bless.

George Lucas: There are many factors leading to the creation of Star Wars Episode 7, 8 and 9. If you're not a film director, writer and producer, then you don't understand the importance of the individual artistic vision. In order to complete my vision, we need to see the conclusion of the story of the Skywalker family. After Star Wars Episode 9, the adventures of Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia are finished.

I'm elated that you enjoyed the first 6 Star Wars film episodes. However, the plot does not end with Return of the Jedi. For my vision to be whole, we must witness the permanent destruction of the dark side. After Luke makes it impossible for nefarious individuals to harness the power of the dark side, the galaxy can finally be at peace and experience untold prosperity. After you view Star Wars Episode 7, 8 and 9, you will understand what I'm talking about.

Dear George Lucas, how can you be so out of touch? Technology is advancing every day at an alarming rate. Consumers these days will buy any new technological trend. It's not going to be 10 years before everybody uses Blu Ray HD DVD. I guarantee you that in 3 years at the most everybody will be using Blu Ray discs.

George Lucas: This is not true. The average Blu Ray HD DVD machine costs over $ 300 U.S. dollars. The average person can't afford that kind of luxury. It took 15 years for the ordinary DVD machines to mature and fully saturate the market place. There is no reason to think Blu Ray will be something special. The Star Wars trilogies won't be introduced on Blu Ray until 2018 if you're real lucky. There's no need to hurry this process because you can watch the Star Wars films on regular DVD.

George, are you going to make any other computer animated Star Wars movies after the Clone Wars? If so, what would they be about?

George Lucas: The new Star Wars The Clone Wars film is an experiment by me to test how much demand there is for future Star Wars films in theaters. Lucasfilm is a very, very minuscule company with no reliable income streams outside of Star Wars and Indiana Jones. SuperShadow has rightly determined that Star Wars Episode 7 is the most anticipated film in the history of cinema. However, that does me no good today because Episode 7 won't be in theaters until 2021.

It's tradition for me to take a 16 year break in between Star Wars film trilogies. Yet in reality, this can't be strictly followed because we need enormous and excessive profits from Star Wars in order to survive. The most money we make is from the cinematic release of Star Wars in theaters. I don't expect the Clone Wars film to earn $ 600 million U.S. dollars plus like the Star Wars prequel trilogy did in cineplexes, but I do believe the Clone Wars film will gross between $ 200 to 300 million U.S. dollars in theaters at a minimum.

Considering that the production budget of the Clone Wars film is only a few million U.S. dollars, we'll make prodigious profits no matter what happens. If the Clone Wars film is successful this August in cinemas, then we will have additional Star Wars films in theaters based on the various Star Wars TV series. I can't tell you what these future films will be about because we're taking it one film at a time. This certainly is a fascinating time for fans around the globe.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

George, you're the most talented movie director in the business. Envied by many are you and especially SuperShadow. My question is this. How long does it take you to be inspired for stories revolving around the Star Wars TV series and movies based on the TV series? May you continue to enchant the world for several more decades.

George Lucas: Well, I have a lot of spare time to think about Star Wars because I have dozens of employees, who handle the day to day operations of Lucasfilm. I invested much effort after the theatrical release of Return of the Jedi making my companies independent of my involvement so I wouldn't have to spend 15 hour days dedicated to running my businesses.

Since May 2005, I've spent a good deal of effort sketching out the first couple of seasons for the Star Wars TV shows. I have a basic idea of what is going to happen for the most part. It took several months to write the plot concept for the Clone Wars film and the first TV episodes for the new Clone Wars TV series.

I spend roughly three to four hours each day creating new story ideas for the various TV series. These plots change slightly as I bring in outside screen writers so the TV series are not limited to just my vision. There will be dozens of writers, who contribute to the TV series each year. It's an exciting moment to be the creator of the saga and much anticipation is building for the fans of Star Wars.

Monday, June 23, 2008

George, I think it would be cool to have Kyle Katarn in a Star Wars movie or a computer animated movie. Could there be a silver, white or black bladed light saber?

George Lucas: Kyle Katarn will have a prominent role in Star Wars Episode 7, 8 and/or 9. However, Katarn will not appear in any Star Wars TV series. He is a character saved for the sequel film trilogy.

The Star Wars The Clone Wars film and TV show feature only blue, green, purple and red bladed light sabers. You won't get to see exotic light saber blade colors until Star Wars Episode 7 because the Dark Jedi have every color of light saber blade in existence.

Why not just make one more movie to wrap up what Luke Skywalker does after the Emperor is destroyed at the conclusion of Star Wars Episode 6 Return of the Jedi?

George Lucas: If I'm going to continue the story after Return of the Jedi, I've got to make it worth my time investment in order to maximize profits. Lucasfilm is a tiny company with limited revenue streams. 95 % of our corporate income is generated by the motion pictures and merchandising related to Star Wars and Indiana Jones.

More to the point, my vision for Luke Skywalker after Return of the Jedi can't be accomplished with a solitary film. It's a very complex plot line, which requires a minimum of three films to complete. Some of you argue the Star Wars films are too short in duration and the pace is too quick. This would be even worse if I attempted anything less than a film trilogy to finalize the story of the Skywalker family.

George Lucas, it should be well known that you are the god of Star Wars. Why wait until 2021 to make a new Star Wars movie though? Why not 2010 or 2011? Your prequel series of Star Wars has left your millions of fans thirsty for a new Star Wars movie. A new trilogy to be honest. Technology is on a rise and tasks that use to take us hours now take us minutes.

What I'm trying to say is that the gap between time is closing and in most dates that are set far into the future are reset to a closer date because of new technology. I am not a speech maker or a person who wants to sway your ideas and beliefs, but I know that another Star Wars movie would not be a mistake. I have read on some web sites though that you want to stop and get out of the movie business.

What you explained to the interviewer is that the movie business will not be as strong in the near future and people will go to TV, which would be more convenient for them. That state is though wise will most likely not be the case in the future. The gas giants that rule our lives will most likely not be around in our future as many great leaders take hold of the wheel in a game called leadership and hopefully drive us into independence and cleaner more reliable sources of energy.

Many of these great designs are made in an image of Star Wars though. So please bring the great wisdom and sometimes magic of a powerful mind into bringing us another Star Wars movie trilogy we can enjoy and watch with our kids one day. Thank you George Lucas for everything.

George Lucas: You don't read what I say in interviews very carefully. You need to study what I say extremely carefully before making up incorrect rumors about my opinions on the film business. What I have said in recent interviews is that I'm getting out of the high budget blockbuster film business. Spending over $ 100 million U.S. dollars on a film is becoming much too risky.

For example, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is the most money I've invested in a film during my entire film career. The box office gross of Indiana Jones 4 has been disappointing. We're not going to be making excessive profits, which Lucasfilm desperately needs. If an Indiana Jones film isn't a guaranteed money bonanza, then none of my ideas are.

Also you need to follow SuperShadow.com more closely. It was revealed here a long time ago that Star Wars is returning to theaters in full length films based on several episodes of the Star Wars The Clone Wars TV series. However, this film is inexpensive. It cost only a few million U.S. dollars to create. I'll make back my investment with ease even if the box office numbers do not equal the stratospheric box office of the Star Wars prequel trilogy.

I think that cineplexes have a limited future because eventually people will not have to leave their homes to enjoy the experience of cinemas. Already many home theater systems are more advanced than even the most state of the art cineplexes.

I think one day people will expect to have first run films available for home viewing instead of going to the large cinema chains. This might not happen during my lifetime, but I think it's inevitable. In the future, make sure to read what I reveal in interviews with heightened scrutiny and be the first in line to see the Clone Wars film.

Friday, June 20, 2008

George, the technological singularity is suppose to take place by 2030. The tech sing happens when we're able to create mega artificial intelligence, which is vastly superior to the Human mind. These machines will in turn create greater and greater machines, which will cause a genius explosion and all our problems will be solved by these robotic entities. Do you hope the tech sing occurs in your lifetime so that you can live forever and write Star Wars stories until the end of time? I love Star Wars so make sure you do not retire from working on the Star Wars TV series and future movie trilogy.

George Lucas: I may not make it to 2030. No one can see what happens in the endless tomorrows. I will be in my mid eighties by that time. Hopefully, I will have abandoned Star Wars in order to spend time with my grandchildren. I don't want to think that Star Wars is a permanent part of my life, which I'm unable to leave behind. In my mind, I'm still young and in good health so even though I'm approaching the normal retirement age I have no plans to retire from Lucasfilm before I turn 75 years old.

I'm wanting to continue the work on the various Star Wars TV shows for at least another decade. However, I could wake up one day and decide enough of my life has been dedicated to Star Wars. I might retire early, but I doubt it. I'm having too much fun. The fans don't want me to ever retire. You're all hoping I live at least another 30 years. It's fantastic to be loved by the fans with such fervor.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Mr. Lucas, how much power does it take to fire the death star turbo laser, which is able to decimate entire worlds? Keep bringing the coolness of Star Wars to the fans.

George Lucas: The reactor core of the first death star generates enough power each day to provide energy for the entire Earth for 3 years. Even more impressive, the second death star can produce enough power each day to run the Earth for 5 years. To fire the main weapon of the death stars once, it takes 15 years worth of energy output from the entire Earth. The energy requirements are enormous to operate both death stars especially the primary weapons system. It's something only a level 3 galactic wide civilization could accomplish. Thanks for this inventive question. You are an amazing fan.

Monday, June 16, 2008

George, is it true that there might be a remake of Star Wars Episode 4 A New Hope? I read that on some web sites.

George Lucas: No truth whatsoever to these rumors. I'm getting too old to invest my time working on Star Wars film episodes. A New Hope has many, many mistakes and huge faults, but there's nothing we can do to change it without having some kind of time traveling technology to the past. You have to accept the fact that A New Hope is never going to be the equal of what you saw in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.

In some ways, the prequels ruined Star Wars for fans because the prequel trilogy reveals the flaws and errors we made creating the old films. We didn't have state of the art computer animation back in the late 1970's and early 1980's. That's why the old films don't look as realistic as the prequels.

For the time being, I'm finished with making high budget Star Wars films. It would cost over $ 100 million U.S. dollars and 4 to 5 years of my life to write a screenplay and film a new version of A New Hope. Not worth the effort. I'd rather concentrate my time creating hundreds of episodes of Star Wars for television. There are so many exciting stories I want to reveal to the fans. We're entering the most rewarding days for Star Wars. You're invited to join me in these future adventures.

Saturday, June 14, 2008

George, you must be really proud of yourself. You have managed to find a way for fans to pay money to see a Star Wars TV show in August. With the Star Wars The Clone Wars TV show costing so little to produce, you are going to make a killing! You deserve every penny of it! I hope the new Clone Wars movie does great so that we can see more and more of your brilliant ideas in theatres. I predict the Clone Wars movie to do similar numbers to what Indiana Jones 4 did in its first week at the box office. Please keep doing what you do best.

George Lucas: We have high hopes for the Clone Wars film, but it's beyond our abilities to know how audiences are going to react. It'll probably do well. Not up to the levels of the Star Wars prequel trilogy yet it will likely do enough business in theaters to justify future Star Wars TV series episodes as films in theaters. The Clone Wars film is the first Star Wars film in theaters since 2005. However, it will be the fourth Star Wars film released in a nine year period. Generally, I prefer to take a break of about 16 years in between Star Wars film trilogies.

However, the Clone Wars is a special case. There is so much demand by the fans to see Star Wars Episode 7 immediately that I need to do something to mollify the constant complaints I get from the fandom regarding the extremely long wait for Episode 7. The Clone Wars film could make $ 50 million U.S. dollars plus during its first weekend in theaters. That will be enough cash to allow the TV films to be profitable enough to keep releasing TV films in theaters every couple of years.

Hi George, when will you release Star Wars on Blu Ray DVD? Looking forward to the future. Cheers.

George Lucas: I don't like to release the Star Wars film episodes on a new home entertainment format until it has peaked in popularity. The reason it took so long for the old films to appear on regular DVD was the fact we waited and waited until the regular DVD machines had maxed out in the market place. This is necessary in order to create the largest possible earnings for Lucasfilm. We're a tiny company with no significant revenue streams outside of Star Wars and Indiana Jones. We have such a difficult time that I'm having to reduce the size of LucasArts by several hundred employees.

It saddens me to have to shrink the size of my company, but we need to survive so I have to make tough decisions, which may end up ruining many, many lives. To answer your question, the Blu Ray high definition units won't become common place enough in peoples' households for another 10 years. By 2018, I will have a better means of judging if it's the right time to release Star Wars again in the home market. Have patience. One day Star Wars will arrive on Blu Ray.

Mr. Lucas, I am a lifelong Indiana Jones and Star Wars fan. However, my question pertains to a less discussed, albeit no less worthy, creation. You visualized and created the story/novels/movie of Willow. I realize Willow was not as huge of a blockbuster as your other endeavors, but it seems to me that the world in which Willow takes place is extremely fertile ground in which to create future projects.

Any plans on developing say a future Willow movie? Anytime the topic of Willow is brought up amongst my friends, strangers at Wal-Mart or my family I've only ever heard glowing and memorable comments. The universe surrounding Willow seems to me a rich area in which to be developed creatively? Thank you.

George Lucas: Willow was about 15 years ahead of its time. We didn't really have the necessary special effects technology to create the vision I had in my mind for Willow. The reason The Lord of the Rings film trilogy was so popular is because of computer animation. With advanced digital tools, Peter Jackson was able to capture the Middle Earth environment perfectly. Basically, Willow borrowed heavily from The Lord of the Rings books.

I'll admit Willow wasn't very original, but I thought the sword and sorcery genre hadn't been filmed properly by Hollywood. There will be no prequel or sequel to Willow because after Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull I'm leaving the expensive blockbuster film business. I'm not going to spend a tremendous amount of money on a new film until Star Wars Episode 7.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

George, your mythological story telling talent is surpassed only by the infinite compassion and kindness of SS, who is a blessing to those around him. Would it bother you if you had been under surveillance by foreigners for over 20 years? It's possible, if unlikely, that your only real friend SS could have had you watched clandestinely. This means you would have no privacy or secrets from SS. It would be entirely hilarious if this were true. Continue to provide the fans with endlessly entertaining and provocative ideas. We love you.

George Lucas: It's not realistic to see myself as a target for espionage. The reason is because the paparrazi media doesn't follow what I do. If someone were going to spy on me, it would be the tabloid newspapers and magazines. I don't have any classified information, which would be of interest to the Russians, Chinese, Iranians or North Koreans. In short, I'm just not very interesting.

I don't think the benevolent at heart SuperShadow would be the type of person to invade my life so tyrannically. He's the nicest individual I've ever met. Shadow thinks of other people first. He never places himself ahead of others. Helping Humanity improve itself is one of Shadow's primary goals in life. I freely reveal all the secrets of Star Wars to Shadow already. He and his friends have no reason to spy on me.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

George, I've been a fan of Star Wars since the beginning of time. With the dawn of a new age, I welcomed the amazing stories flowing from your mind. The classic trilogy was O.K., but lacked the stylistic flair you unleashed with the mesmerizing prequel trilogy. I think you overwhelmed the average fan with the prequels. Genius is rarely recognized and understood fully in its own time.

My question is about your Star Wars Episode 7 Choose Your Destiny of Fate. It's terrifying, brilliant and funny at the same time. You have a remarkable wit and you know how to connect with the ordinary person. How long did it take for you to write this immaculate Episode 7 adventure, which could be the basis for a major world religion one day? It's stunning and encapsulating in every way possible. Good luck with the Clone Wars film and the Star Wars TV shows.

George Lucas: Thanks for the words of encouragement. The only reason I create additional Star Wars plot ideas is to satisfy the desires of the fans. It's surprising that Star Wars has been able to endure at an extremely popular level for three decades. I have to admit writing and filming the Star Wars prequel trilogy was much more rewarding and enjoyable when compared to the arduous task of creating the old films with not much money and with primitive special effects technology, which couldn't capture the complete vision I had for Star Wars.

I haven't had a lot of free time to work on Star Wars Episode 7. It's something I'll do for about 15 minutes on a few occasions each week. I started working on Choose Your Destiny of Fate a few months after Revenge of the Sith was released in cinemas. It was a slow and laborious creative process. I had to search through thousands of fan ideas to find the ones that would really work in cohesion with the artistic vision I have for Episode 7.

I hadn't planned to reveal Choose Your Destiny of Fate until 2012. However, one of the most common questions I get at SuperShadow.com is when am I going to update the Episode 7 plot outline with new fan concepts. I finally got around to finishing Choose Your Destiny of Fate and decided to allow SuperShadow to post it in a rough form. It's nowhere near complete, but I simply can't invest anymore time in developing it at the moment.

All my working time is devoted to the upcoming Star Wars TV series. I hope you will continue to always be a fan of my beloved saga. Star Wars is important to me. I don't love it as much as my family or girlfriends, but it has a special place in my heart you can't really understand unless you've actually created something like Star Wars.

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Mr. Lucas, how much influence do the fans have over what we see in the Star Wars movies and TV shows? I will always be in awe of your creativity.

George Lucas: The basic story idea behind the saga hasn't changed since I wrote it down back in the 1970's. The first trilogy has always focused on Anakin Skywalker's descent to the dark side. The second trilogy has always been about the ultimate redemption of Anakin. The third trilogy has always involved the permanent destruction of the dark side while Luke Skywalker becomes the greatest Jedi ever known.

Fan ideas, which would alter my artistic vision, are rejected by me. However, fan ideas, which compliment the story, are integrated into the final drafts of the scripts. For example, the most frequent request by the fans at SuperShadow.com after Attack of the Clones was released in theaters was for there to be a final showdown between Yoda and Darth Sidious.

This concept didn't change the plot, but I agreed with the fans that Yoda needed to fight the Sith Lords before retreating to Dagobah. It makes logical sense that Yoda would hide from the Sith only after being defeated by the agents of evil. There were thousands of fan ideas interspersed with my vision for The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.

Likewise, the Star Wars TV series and Star Wars Episode 7, 8 and 9 will feature many fan inspirations. Whatever the fans think up that can increase the popularity of Star Wars is something I definitely want to embrace. Special thanks to the fans for providing me with so many amazing ideas here daily.

Friday, June 6, 2008

Mr. Lucas, I adore Star Wars and most of your other movie creations. My question deals with Indiana Jones 6. Do you have a title and story for Indy Jones 6? I really enjoyed Indiana Jones 4 and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull immensely. It is more watchable than the classic Indiana Jones movie trilogy, which suffers from abhorrent special effects endemic to the primitive technology of the 1980's. Have a special life that improves those around you.

George Lucas: The majority of my working time is invested in the upcoming Star Wars The Clone Wars film release and the future Star Wars TV series. I have a basic idea of what happens during Indiana Jones 6. The film opens with Indiana Jones hunting for the hidden location of the Garden of Eden. It turns out that God removed the Garden of Eden from the surface of the Earth and placed it underground making it a subterranean paradise to hide its true location from those seeking to find the Garden of Eden.

The main supernatural religious relic Indy Jones spends most of Indiana Jones 6 searching for is the legendary Thunderbolt of Zeus, which provides the possessor of this object with all the powers of the fabled Greek gods. The tentative working title of Indiana Jones 6 is Indiana Jones and the Fate of Olympus. This film won't happen soon. It's not even certain that I will get around to making Indiana Jones 5 during my lifetime. Basically, I'm spending the next ten years producing and developing Star Wars TV shows.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

George, we know you will live for another 25 years and you will inevitably be reanimated to life once more in the unforeseen future by being preserved through cryogenics after you leave this world, but who continues Star Wars after you're gone? Most fans can't imagine Star Wars not based solely on the vision of George Lucas. Is there any hope for Star Wars over the rapidly approaching centuries? We appreciate your sacrifices to bring the fans the most exciting Star Wars adventures.

George Lucas: It's difficult to know what will happen to Star Wars after I'm no longer here. I have plans for Star Wars Episode 10, 11 and 12 to be produced after my natural life has expired. The last Star Wars film trilogy during my lifetime will be the Star Wars Episode 7, 8 and 9 film episodes. Beyond this, it is uncertain. My children have shown no interest in Star Wars. It would be unfair to expect them to follow what I've done with Star Wars because they would be in the impossible position of trying to improve upon the Star Wars prequel and sequel trilogies.

I don't think you need to worry about Star Wars because eventually it will enter the public domain and your descendants will make unlimited numbers of Star Wars films. Two hundred years from now will probably be the true golden age of Star Wars since the fans will have advanced home super computers, which can produce photo realistic computer animation beyond what we can imagine today. Hopefully, being cryogenically frozen at death will allow me to return one day to see the millions of fan based Star Wars films, which will be created over the next millennia.

Monday, June 2, 2008

Sir Lucas, let's review your box office history. Your first film THX-1138 and Willow, directed by Ron Howard, were amongst the biggest money losers in the history of cinema. Your second film American Graffiti was dollar for dollar the most profitable film of its time, but the sequel called More American Graffiti was a horrendous performer in theaters and nearly ruined the movie studio, which produced it. Basically, the only consistent financial winners you've had are Star Wars and Indiana Jones. Have you tried to create another great cinematic idea over the past 30 years? Thanks for improving our lives.

George Lucas: You can't consciously create something of the magnitude of Star Wars and Indiana Jones on purpose. Those ideas arrived in my mind by accident. When I conceived of Star Wars and Indiana Jones, I had no clue whether they would make money or not. These two film franchises are far from original. They're based on the science fiction and action adventure serial films I use to watch in theaters as a child.

I've never had a good idea that wasn't based on the work of previous film makers. I haven't had much time to work on concepts outside of Star Wars and Indiana Jones because Star Wars has been a thirty year detour that has completely controlled my life since the mid 1970's. I'm fortunate to have any ideas that work at all with audiences. You can't take things for granted. Not even for a moment.

To this day, it's difficult for me to believe that Star Wars and Indiana Jones continue to be excessively profitable year after year. Not many film franchises endure over the course of six films for Star Wars and four films for Indiana Jones. I don't invest any time trying to top Star Wars and Indiana Jones with new ideas. I will probably spend the rest of my remaining years working on the future Star Wars TV series, Star Wars Episode 7, 8 & 9 and Indiana Jones 5.

I can't complain since I have the perfect life with loving children and wonderful girlfriends. I just wish I could give a little bit of success to my jaded and cynical critics, who are extremely bitter about the way life has turned out. Some people are never blessed. No matter how hard they try to improve their dire situation.

GL, why can't the FBI expose the massive espionage operations conducted by the Russians on the sovereign territory of the United States? Every year the FBI catches dozens and dozens of spies from China and other foreign nations, but the FBI never finds any of the Soviet secret agents. Must we accept defeat at the hands of Russia? I will continue to enjoy Star Wars until the day we are nuked back to the age of the Neanderthals.

George Lucas: I'm not an expert on areas related to Russia. SuperShadow promises me that the former Soviet Union abandoned the espionage game at the end of the Cold War. However, the Russians have had over 50 years to hide their clandestine spying talents. You might want to believe unsubstantiated conspiracies whereby countless thousands of FSB operatives and elite members of the Russian Spetsnaz have infiltrated the United States for purposes we can't explain or comprehend. If the Russians were spying on Western Civilization, Shadow would have exposed this activity two decades ago.

George, your involvement with SuperShadow.com has been beyond what the fans can imagine. You continue to surprise us on a daily basis. Your most spontaneous burst of creative genius thus far on SS.com is the Star Wars Episode 7 Choose Your Destiny of Fate plot summary found only and exclusively at SS.com. We pray daily that your imagination will always remain fruitful over what the fans expect. You will dazzle each fan until the very, very end of time.

George Lucas: Each day I get hundreds of new ideas from the fans. The best of these are preserved in my fan ideas database. Thousands of these brilliant concepts will be integrated into the upcoming Star Wars TV shows and the next Star Wars film trilogy. The Star Wars Episode 7 plot outline appeared on SS.com initially in 1997. I've been too busy with the Star Wars prequel trilogy, the Star Wars TV series and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull to improve and update the Episode 7 story.

However, I thought it would be a novel thought to create an interactive adventure for the fans where they could control the destiny of the major characters. The Choose Your Destiny of Fate section of SS.com is the most popular feature in the history of SS.com. Every idea I get involving Star Wars is accepted and beloved by the readers of SS.com. I am forever indebted to Shadow and the fans.

Saturday, May 31, 2008

George Lucas, I now believe the elusive gods really exist because they have allowed you and SuperShadow to meet and create this beyond the imagination web site. All film makers should accept fan ideas like you do. The main reason why the fandom rates the Star Wars prequel trilogy as being far superior to the classic Star Wars trilogy is because of the countless thousands of fan concepts you added to the final drafts of the prequel screenplays.

The most enlightening advice you got was SS suggesting you direct and write each episode of the prequels. This proves the mercurial gods do honor our prayers. Also thanks for answering questions here at SS.com. I don't understand why other film makers don't have direct contact with the people who make them rich. Your brilliance in embracing SS.com is why you are the wealthiest person in the history of Hollywood. Wishing you an even more perfect life with SS as forever your only trusted friend.

George Lucas: I've had three major creative milestones in my life. The first is the day I conceived of Star Wars. The second is when I thought up Indiana Jones. The third is the day I met SuperShadow. Meeting Shadow has been the most fortuitous moment for me because I've been able to take Star Wars to new heights. When we filmed the old films, we made a lot of mistakes. That's the main reason why the old trilogy doesn't hold up well over time.

In contrast, I was able to have access to fan ideas for the Star Wars prequel trilogy. This allowed me to take the story in directions I had never considered before. The prequels are essentially the kind of Star Wars films the fans have always envisioned in their minds. I gave the fandom exactly what they wanted with the prequel trilogy.

Shadow has also benefited Indiana Jones. His obsession with the Russians and extraterrestrials is the sole reason why Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has the Soviets as the villains and alien beings as the power behind the crystal skull. Having Shadow permanently in my life is a dream come true. Thanks to him, I'm able to keep in daily contact with the fans vis a vis SuperShadow.com.

We must always remain thankful that Shadow agrees to continue his work. He has become the most important aspect of Star Wars. Without me, Star Wars can continue, but without Shadow, the adventure would have to end. I can't imagine creating films or TV series without the guidance of Shadow. Only my children and girlfriends are more important to me than Shadow.