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Lucas to Make Sequels to Star Wars After All?
SageMadHatter writes "After denying the possibility of three new Star Wars movies taking place after the original triology story line, it appears that the possibility has actually opened up."
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I wonder if George Lucas will revise history again and say that he *DID* originally plan to film 9 chapters from the beginning.
The story on this has changed a few times.
Sunny
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Actually, George Lucas wrote and produced the Indiana Jones series, but Spielberg directed them.
Maybe Spielberg should be the one to direct the new Star Wars?
The Indy movies are directed by master Spielberg. Lucas is an FX man and, arguably, a decent editor. As a director he's a hack, as a writer he's way too quick to "borrow" story elements from classic works and other sources.
I almost fell on my butt when I saw the giant elephants in Return Of The King. "You mean Lucas stole the AT-ATs from Tolkien??" I had always thought the idea of elephant-like walking tanks was brilliant, turns out he stole that too.
All those years I thought Star Wars was great art, turns out it's just pulp. Factor in budget and expectations, Clones literally tops the list as worst movie ever made.
Sam
Q: Will there be a book about Harry's Mum and Dad, about how they became friends and how they died?
A: So it would be "Harry Potter: Episode One". [Laughter]. No, but a lot of people have asked that. It is all George Lucas's fault. You won't need a prequel; by the time I am finished, you will know enough. I think it would be shamelessly exploitative to do that. I am sure that Mr Lucas is doing it only for artistic reasons, but in my case I think that by the time you have had the seven books you will know everything you need to know for the story.
"Artist reasons" -- LOL. I love JKR.
Sometimes it's best to just let stupid people be stupid.