George Lucas Speaks on Trilogy Changes

Warlock7 writes "Yahoo has posted an interview with George Lucas by the AP on the changes to the original trilogy from the new DVD box set. They also discuss the future of the franchise and the direction he intends to take it."

Comments

Let me be the first to say:

[Seoulstriker]

1) Han shoots first.
2) Lucas destroyed my childhood.
3) Lucas eats babies.

Re:Let me be the first to say:

[Anonymous Coward]

This time, the Empire strikes first.

Re:Let me be the first to say:

[ackthpt]

R2D2: Beep boop wheeep zoop beeyoop! (translation: Be honest, what was I actually?)

C3PO: Oh, I'm afraid you were originaly designed as mobile trash compactor.

R2D2: Dweep! Dweep! Dweep! (translation: Noooooooo!)

Re:Let me be the first to say:

[pulse2600]

Padme: Anakin, I am your mother...

Anakin: EWW!!! I just farked my mom!!!!!!!!!

Padme: Don't be upset, I have some great news!

Anakin: What's that?

Padme: No, I just saved a bunch of money on my speeder insurance by switching to GEICO!!!!!

Re:Let me be the first to say:

[dark_panda]

Actually, in the new version of Ep 4, Alderaan shoots first. The Death Star was just acting in self defense as Lucas originally intended.

J

Re:Let me be the first to say:

[jmole]

George Lucas: "Luke, I am your father.

Luke:"Nooooooo!"

George Lucas: "Join the darkside and together we can digitially remaster Indiana Jones with more CG."

Luke:"Nooooooo!"

Admiral Ackbar: "Luke, it's a trap!"

Re:Let me be the first to say:

[Maserati]

Ok, if we're going to go there...

A furious light sabre duel is under way. DARTH VADER is backing LUKE SKYWALKER toward the end of the gantry. A quick move by Vader, chops off Luke's hand! It goes spinning off into the ventilation shaft. Luke

looks round, but realizes there's nowhere to go but straight down.

DARTH VADER: "Obi Wan never told you what happened to your father."

LUKE: "He told me enough! He told me you killed him!"

DARTH VADER: "No! I am your father!"

LUKE: "No, that's not true! That's impossible."

DARTH VADER: "Search your feelings; you know it to be true."

LUKE: "NO!"

DARTH VADER: "Yes, it is true and you know what else? You know that queer brass droid of yours?"

LUKE: "Threepio?"

DARTH VADER: "Yes, Threepio, I built him when I was 7 years old."

LUKE: "No."

DARTH VADER: "Seven years old! And what have you done? Look at yourself, no hand, no job, and couldn't even levitate your own ship
out of the swamp."

LUKE: "I destroyed your precious Death Star!"

DARTH VADER: "When you were 20! When I was 10, I single-handedly destroyed a Trade Federation Droid Control ship!"

LUKE: "Well, it's not my fault."

DARTH VADER: "Oh, here we go. 'Poor me, my father never gave me what I

wanted for my birthday, boo hoo, my daddy's the Dark Lord of the Sith...waahhh wahhh!' You make me sick."

LUKE: "Shut up!"

DARTH VADER: "You're a slacker! By the time I was your age, I had exterminated the Jedi Knights!"

LUKE: "I used to race my T-16 through Beggar's Canyon!"

DARTH VADER: "Oh, for the love of God, 10 years old, winner of the Boonta Eve Open. Only human to ever fly a Pod Racer, right here baby!"

Luke looks down the shaft. Takes a step toward it.

DARTH VADER: "I was wrong. You're not my kid. I don't know whose you are, but you sure ain't mine. Get out of my sight, you loser!"

Luke takes a step off the platform, hesitates, then plunges down the shaft. Darth Vader looks after him.

DARTH VADER: "AND GET A HAIRCUT!"

Quoth George:

[rde]

"Star Wars" fans is they're very independent-thinking people. They all think outside the box

Yeah, and then they buy it five times over the next few years.

The Missing Question

[ackthpt]

As we all know, editors often strip out items they consider unimportant or trivial to make an artical fit, or as the saying goes, "All the news that fits, in print" Here are the missing bits:

AP: Will there be any other surprises for viewers in these episodes? Lucas: Well, I was quoted a while back as stating the whole Star Wars story is about Anakin Skywalker, his turn to the dark side and eventual rescue by his own son, but that was only half the whole truth, you see as I said a film is only half finished which ripped out of the filmmakers hands, this is really the story of Jar Jar Binks and he has been added into key rolls in all three episodes. I like the character and don't care what anyone else thinks.

Article in Brief - Luca$ Direction

[dbretton]

Q: Where are you taking Star Wars?
A: Straight to the bank!

Re:Anybody cares?

[deathcloset]

"I care" - Luke

Even worse:

[Megaweapon]

Admiral Ackbar: "Luke, I am your mother!"

Luke: "AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!"

Re:Even worse:

[Gentoo Fan]

Greedo: "Han, I am your mother!"

Han: *BANG*

Re:Even worse:

[Gudlyf]

Wait, isn't that:

Han: *BANG*
Greedo: "Han, I am your...uhhh..."

Lucas Interview Special Edition (Orig. rereleased)

[Jakhel]

Scenes from the original include..

AP: Why not release both the originals and special editions on DVD?

Lucas: The special edition, that's the one I wanted out there. The other movie, it's on VHS, if anybody wants it. ... I'm not going to spend the, we're talking millions of dollars here, the money and the time to refurbish that, because to me, it doesn't really exist anymore. It's like this is the movie I wanted it to be, and I'm sorry you saw half a completed film and fell in love with it. But I want it to be the way I want it to be. I'm the one who has to take responsibility for it. I'm the one who has to have everybody throw rocks at me all the time, so at least if they're going to throw rocks at me, they're going to throw rocks at me for something I love rather than something I think is not very good, or at least something I think is not finished.

AP: Do you pay much attention to fan reactions to your choices?

Lucas: Not really. The movies are what the movies are. ... The thing about science-fiction fans and "Star Wars" fans is they're very independent-thinking people. They all think outside the box, but they all have very strong ideas about what should happen, and they think it should be their way. Which is fine, except I'm making the movies, so I should have it my way.


Special edition scenes..

AP: Why not release both the originals and special editions on DVD?

Lucas: I'm George Lucas, bitch!

AP: Do you pay much attention to fan reactions to your choices?

Lucas: Yes, in fact I have a joke for the fans. What did the five fingers say to the face?

AP: Uhh..

Lucas smacks AP

Lucas: SLAP!

AP: ...

Lucas: I'm George Lucas, bitch!

sorry, can't help it

[Prince Vegeta SSJ4]

Luke: "Jar-Jar, I am your father"

Jar-Jar"Noooooooooo! Thasa nasa true thasa imposseeble"

Re:Even worse...

[roman_mir]

Jabba the Hutt: Luke....

Luke: - Oh, no.