In 2015, lucas told usa today his original plan was to make and release his own version of star wars. Jan 18, 2018 some of them, yes, as benjamin johnson has stated. What if george lucas ideas had been used for the star. Has george lucas ever read any of the star wars expanded. But privately he was there to talk to original trilogy stars mark hamill and carrie fisher. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created by george lucas that includes star wars 1977, the empire strikes back 1980, and return of the jedi 1983. Jun 18, 2018 if george lucas hadnt sold star wars and lucasfilm back in 2012, episode 7 9 would have focused more on midichlorians. Original star wars storyboards in pictures film the. Mark hamill spills the beans on george lucas original plans for the star wars. George lucas reveals what he would have done with star wars episodes 7 to 9. The force awakens when he first saw it, disney ceo bob iger claims in his new book, the ride of. George lucas reveals what he would have done with star. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with. First draft, it was considerably rewritten into the adventures of the starkiller, episode i.
Jan 22, 2015 it seems star wars mastermind george lucas wont have much influence over star wars. Jun, 2018 however recently george lucas went over his original plans for his sequel trilogy with james cameron. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise created by george lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popculture phenomenon. Every star wars fan has a dream of owning a rare piece of star wars history. Before disney bought lucasfilm, george lucas had a story treatment for how he wanted this new.
However recently george lucas went over his original plans for his. In the immediate wake of the original star wars landmark success, time magazine casually tossed off a significant detail in the fourth paragraph of a 1978 profile of george lucas. He shared with the crowd about meeting lucas, leaving the star wars films and the original plans for the entire saga. George lucas reveals what he would have done with star wars. Mark hamill reveals george lucas original star wars. I believe there was a sort of council or committee of authors who decided what happened in the next star wars novel and if anything major were to occur george lucas said yay or nay to its incl. Jun, 2018 george lucas admits fans would have hated his ideas for star wars sequel trilogy article. According to vanity fair, lucass episode vii would have revolved around very young characters teenagers. I am a fan who loves to read book after book, which is at a whopping 114 star wars novels, filling my brain with a huge amount of information surrounding the star wars universe.
Jun, 2018 george lucas reveals more details about his plans for star wars episode 7, 8, and 9, including the fact that fans probably would have hated what he wanted to do. Episode vii the force awakens is a american space opera film produced, cowritten and. Well, we know that, whatever the plot of episode 7, george lucas wont. When the original star wars movie broke box office records and received. George lucas reveals his plan for star wars 7 through 9. If george lucas hadnt sold star wars and lucasfilm back in 2012, episode 79 would have focused more on midichlorians. The first star wars book to emerge was a novel released in 1976 named star wars, it was ghostwritten by alan dean foster and credited to lucas. Publicly, he was just there to make a surprise appearance during the panel for the animated the clone wars tv show. Jan 01, 2018 the following is everything currently known about george lucas plan for star wars episode vii, circa 2012. What were george lucass ideas for star wars episode vii. George lucas has 150 books on goodreads with 140722 ratings. A lot of fans have been wondering what geroge lucas vision for star wars. From a galaxy far, far away comes one of the most epic, captivating and memorable stories of all time.
Dec 10, 2019 the skywalker saga is about to come to an end with j. Inside george lucas amazing and very different early scripts luke might have been a woman. George lucas star wars sequel trilogy would have been. One plotline that remained from lucas original vision for episode ix is a final, decisive showdown with emperor palpatine. The first book to include the expanded star wars universe however was fosters. What if george lucas ideas had been used for the star wars. George lucas original plan for the star wars sequels revealed.
May 07, 2015 but according to bruce handys new vanity fair cover story on the creation of episode vii, lucas at one point did have a vision for the story that the new star wars film would tell. The script was begun in the winter of 1973 as an expansion of the original the star wars. There had been rumors that george lucas was developing. Star wars creator george lucas wasnt a fan of star wars. While fans werent thrilled that disney would be in.
From 1977 to 2005, he served as cowriter and executive producer of all six star wars films, as well as director for four of the films. Most of lucas ideas for a new trilogy were abandoned when disney bought the franchise. From the adventures of luke skywalker is the original title of the. George lucas and the origin story behind star wars. Perhaps the most egregious changes were to the 1977 original itself, which, because of lucass prequel plans, would later be relabeled as star wars episode iv. Bob iger reveals george lucas felt betrayed by disneys star wars plans september 24, 2019 12. Jun, 2018 star wars creator george lucas has a long history of making statements about plans for future star wars films that do not pan out. He is best known as creator of the epic star wars saga and the archaeologistadventurer character indiana jones. George lucas vision for the star wars sequel trilogy. On december 18th, 2015 star wars episode vii the force awakens. Dec 19, 2019 star wars producer gary kurtz told ign in 2002 that, while working on the original trilogy in the 70s and 80s, lucas had enough material for three earlier films and three later films, to. The stories for star wars episodes seven, eight and nine, which george lucas has outlined and the walt disney company will produce and. The last jedi via slashfilm, johnsons movie used many of the concepts lucas first had in mind for. George lucas crazy ideas for star wars episodes 79.
The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. George lucas has made it clear hes fairly unhappy with the direction of the disney sequel trilogy as he had his own outline he expected to be followed. The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas. Episode vii resembles story elements used in rian johnsons star wars. Dec 12, 2017 star wars 8 legend mark hamill has revealed there was a very different original story plan and he is not happy with some of the changes. First draft, it was considerably rewritten into the adventures. As diehard star wars fans may know, george lucas earliest drafts for the original movies script involved a higher order of beings known as the whills. The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed. Of course, following the original trilogy, lucas wrote and directed the. Jun, 2018 in the book, george lucas is quoted about what his vision was for the sequel trilogy. For me, this book is the book that started my love to read. At various times since 1977 he has said that his space fantasy. George lucas reveals his original sequel trilogy plans.
Back in the early 70s, kurtz was looking to use the new technoscope technology in an upcoming film. The last jedi because the films plot was basically his story for episode vii. I accepted the offer to meet with george, and did so at industrial light and. Lucas has peddled a fiction for many years that the star wars saga was planned in totality before anything was filmed, and that. George lucas star wars sequel trilogy would have been about. Jun 14, 2018 ever since george lucas revealed that star wars was not the first chapter of a saga, but the fourth part of a ninepart story, people have speculated over where the filmmaker was going to take the. George lucas star wars sequel trilogy story revealed. Star wars creator george lucas has a long history of making statements about plans for future star wars films that do not pan out. The following is everything currently known about george lucas plan for star wars episode vii, circa 2012.
George lucass idea for star wars 79 is worse than you. Will we ever learn george lucas original plan for star wars. Nov 30, 2019 george lucas last star wars films were the prequels and while those films are viewed a bit more favorably nowadays and were the star wars films for an entire generation of fans, the perception. Episodes viiix were being developed by george lucas a year before he sold lucasfilm to disney, according to his son jett lucas. The skywalker saga is about to come to an end with j. George lucas reveals more details about his plans for star wars episode 7, 8. My little star wars boy 8 years old loves this book read through the whole thing in a week. The force awakens script used luke very differently. George lucas reveals more details about his plans for star wars episode 7, 8, and 9, including the fact that fans probably would have hated what he wanted to do. The book was written by foster and based upon lucass screenplay for the first star wars film. George lucass idea for star wars 79 is worse than you can. Sep 04, 2018 george lucas had no original plans for episodes 7 through 9 any more than he had an original plan for episodes at all. George lucas was planning to release star wars episode 7 and then sell lucasfilm.
Gluts the im a big fan of the star wars films but these novelisations. Episodes ivi the phantom menace, attack of the clones, revenge of the sith, a new hope, the empire strikes back, and return of the jedi star wars. Now with star wars episode 9 by jj abrams set to film soon we will see how it all ends. Over the course of several rereleases and special editions, new additions were added to the 1977 classic such as enhanced cgi, altered dialogue, previously deleted scenes, and of course, the infamous han shot first debacle. Accompanying this message was news about george lucas plans for star wars episodes 79, and my god would they have sucked. Created by george lucas and presented to the world in 1977, star wars has become one of the most beloved movie franchises and ebay has all you need to bring this galaxy to your home. Rough draft was written as a full rough draft by george lucas in may 1974. Episode ix will end the skywalker saga when it premieres this december, but how different could things have been if george lucas initial vision came to pass. George lucas crazy ideas for star wars episodes 79 revealed. His father was a stationery store owner and he had. George lucass most popular book is a new hope star wars.
Everything george lucas has said about his theoretical star wars sequel trilogy. George lucas vision for the star wars sequel trilogy revealed. Though he was not scheduled to attend, series creator george lucas was there. The next three star wars films were going to get into a microbiotic world, lucas said. George lucass star wars was the best of the bunch which surprised me, given the braindead and cheesy dialogue he gave his characters to spout in the prequel trilogy.
Francis ford coppola hooked him up with george lucas who had recently filmed txh18 with technoscope. George lucas has remained fairly silent when it comes to the disneyreleased star wars sequel trilogy. As for whether lucas original treatment will ever see the light of day, i imagine therell eventually be a giant the making of the force awakens book, like j. Star wars is an american epic space opera franchise, created by george lucas and centered around a film series that began with the eponymous 1977 movie. George lucas and the origin story behind star wars in an era of dark, dystopian sciencefiction drama, lucas was determined to make a different kind of scifi. According to the art book, lucas sat in on the first creative meetings for episode vii, which took. The star wars the second draft over the summer and. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after. Forget the first order or porgs, forget bb8 and poe dameron. George lucas disappointed with lack of originality in.
Ever since george lucas revealed that star wars was not the first chapter of a. But before it does, we look back at george lucas own vision for. Oct 21, 2019 george lucas and the origin story behind star wars in an era of dark, dystopian sciencefiction drama, lucas was determined to make a different kind of scifi movie something fun, aimed at. The filmmaker behind the franchise explained that he made suggestions for the film, but. The 1976 star wars novelization may say by george lucas on the cover, but its fairly common knowledge now that it was ghostwritten. He went over the general idea for star wars episode 7, star wars episode 8 and star wars. The paperback book was first published in the us as star wars. A brief history of george lucas star wars sequel trilogy. But before it does, we look back at george lucas own vision for the star wars sequel trilogy. How george lucas episode vii outline became the last. In 2012, lucas sold lucasfilm and all its assets to the walt disney company and handed over his story treatments for the star wars sequel trilogy. George lucas last star wars films were the prequels and while those films are viewed a bit more favorably nowadays and were the star wars films for an entire generation of fans, the perception. George lucas felt betrayed and upset by the star wars. But according to bruce handys new vanity fair cover story on the creation of episode vii, lucas at one point did have a vision for the story that the new star wars film would tell.
The last jedi, we have our first and only look at some of the designs that were created for him and his vision for the films. George lucas books list of books by author george lucas. George lucas wasnt happy when the star wars creator found out disney wasnt using his script outlines for the latest trilogy to follow the skywalker storyline. It was revealed in a recent interview that george lucas, the father of the star wars movies, had originally planned to make episode 7 before disney purchased lucasfilm. Through various interviews and the art of books, details have slipped out. Its widely known now that at the time that lucas sold lucasfilm to disney, the creator of the franchise handed over outlines for star wars. A new hope was followed by the empire strikes back in 1980, and return of the jedi came after in 1983 to complete the original star wars trilogy. Star wars producer gary kurtz told ign in 2002 that, while working on. From 1977 to 2005, he served as cowriter and executive producer of all six star wars films, as well as director for four. But theres this world of creatures that operate differently than we do. Weve previously chronicled the many changes writer and director george lucas had made to star wars. George lucas admits fans would have hated his ideas for star wars sequel trilogy article. In the book, the art of the force awakens, one of the characters. Ever since george lucas revealed that star wars was not the first chapter of a saga, but the fourth part of a ninepart story, people have speculated over where the filmmaker was going to take the.
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