One of the main questions regarding 'Star Wars: Episode 7' is, "Will J.J. Abrams be able to follow in George Lucas' footsteps?" Many, including 'Star Trek Into Darkness' star Simon Pegg, believes yes, as he's already reinvigorated the 'Star Trek' universe. But what exactly will he bring to the next chapter? As Pegg said, "All the things that we loved about the first three."
Earlier this week, geeks and nerds all over the planet got excited thinking that Carrie Fisher said "yes" when she was asked if she's going to reprise her role as Princess Leia in the upcoming "Star Wars" movies. Guess what? Apparently she was “joking”.
It took us 32+ years to notice that George Lucas snuck a Mickey Mouse head which is synonymous with Disney into his 1980 Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back, but now you'll never be able to not notice it.
After selling Lucasfilm to Disney for billions and become the worlds largest sellout, George Lucas is ready to settle down and become the galaxy's best husband. The Star Wars director has gotten engaged to his longtime girlfriend Mellody Hobson.
It's not really 'Star Wars: Episode VII' news, but this interview with George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy may help shed some light on why Lucas retired and how Kennedy stepped in to replace him.
Today's news that George Lucas is selling Lucasfilm and 'Star Wars' to Disney is so crazy that it's hard to believe it's true. Which may be why Lucas made a video to talk about the handover.
Given all of the hubbub about George Lucas selling off his baby that he's held so dear (or had in a choke-hold) for the past 35 years, this meme fits the situation we all find ourselves in now.
It was announced yesterday that Disney purchased Lucasfilm and its subsidiaries for $4 billion, with plans to release the first movie ('Star Wars: Episode 7') in a new planned 'Star Wars' trilogy in 2015. Although the additional news that these films will be based on an original story and not on any of the spin-off book series like fans were hoping, we are reportedly still in for an exciting ride.
According to author Dale Pollock, who wrote a biography on filmmaker George Lucas, the upcoming 'Star Wars' trilogy from Disney will be the most exciting 'Star Wars' films yet.
We were all pretty flabbergasted to hear that a 'Star Wars: Episode 7' was in the works and that Disney would be behind the next big-screen chapter in the 'Star Wars' franchise. But there were a couple people who weren't -- the original Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher.
Yesterday morning I called George Lucas a huge sell out, which I still believe. But, the one thing I did have wrong is where he spends his cash. He doesn't go around buying new Millienium Falcons, or beamers. Lucas donates a lot of his cash to charity. Lucas will be giving the majority of the money he got for selling Lucasfilm to educational philanthropy.
Sellout/Filmmaker George Lucas once said that the Star Wars saga was finished, but that all changed Tuesday when it was announced that he's selling Lucasfilm to The Walt Disney Company for $4.05 billion. As a result, a seventh Star Wars movie, with the working title Episode Seven, is planned for a 2015 release with Episode Eight and Nine to follow. So once again, Disney will destroy a perfect franchise.
