George Lucas
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Star Wars creator George Lucas knew older fans would reject the prequel trilogy, but his real goal was winning over kids
George Lucas told the Star Wars cast that it was okay if adults hated the prequels, because the target audience was 8-year-olds
June 18, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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George Lucas planned a Star Wars television series starring Emperor Palpatine, but it never happened
George Lucas nearly made a live-action Star Wars television series chronicling Emperor Palpatine’s political life
June 17, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Everyone who made Indiana Jones 4 doesn't like it either, as it turns out (Well, aside from George Lucas)
Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg didn't like the aliens in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, but George Lucas insisted on keeping it sci-fi.
June 16, 2026
Trent Cannon
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George Lucas is still making money from Star Wars 14 years after selling Lucasfilm - as Disney's landlord
When Disney bought Lucasfilm, they forgot to buy their office space, which George Lucas still owns, and collects rent for
June 15, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Star Wars creator George Lucas was writing an entirely different Episode VII even before Disney bought Lucasfilm
Before The Force Awakens was announced, George Lucas was already at work on another Star Wars story
November 04, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Mark Hamill recalls the cringey Star Wars dialogue that was cut from the original film
Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker screentest contained some of the worst Star Wars dialogue ever written
July 07, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Mark Hamill thought Star Wars was Mel Brooks-style parody of Flash Gordon after reading script & filming the first scenes
When Mark Hamill was cast in Star Wars, he asked George Lucas if the film was meant to be a parody
June 30, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The way Star Wars portrays clones and stormtroopers shows a more subtle bit of storytelling than we ever gave George Lucas credit for
The concept of individuality in among clone troopers and the stormtroopers under the Jedi and the Empire is one of the best bits of Star Wars, in our opinion.
April 18, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Not only does Anakin Skywalker hate sand - so does C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels, and he almost quit Star Wars because of it he says
An uncomfortable costume and hot sand almost drove Anthony Daniels to leave his role as C-3PO
March 05, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Here's what Star Wars creator George Lucas thought of Thrawn and Mara Jade, according to their creator Timothy Zahn
Did George Lucas like Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn Trilogy?
September 27, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Star Wars timeline: From The Acolyte to the Rise of Skywalker, here's your guide to the long, long time agos of Disney's space opera saga
Our Star Wars timeline will have you telling your 'ABYs' from your 'BBYs' in no time!
June 05, 2024
Austin Gorton
Features
What was George Lucas's Star Wars Sequel trilogy really about?
And did he ever even intend to make it?
April 18, 2024
Alex Jaffe