George Lucas Reviews, Interviews & More
J.J. Abrams is a busy guy—when he’s not taking the Star Trek original series franchise and rebooting it into a shiny, depth-less cartoon with Star Trek and the upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness, he’s taking of the reigns of the Star Wars franchise, seeing as he has been tapped to helm Star Wars Episode VII. So, will he have time to return for...
Sigh, OK, to recap, one last time: Mark Hamill has stated the original Star Wars cast were in negotiations to return to the new sequel trilogy of Star Wars films. Then rumors broke that Harrison Ford was confirmed to return as Han Solo. Then, just this week, Carrie Fisher confirmed she would return as Princess Leia. Then, today, we reported that Fisher’s rep issued a...
Now that we have news that Harrison Ford is returning to the Star Wars franchise, it’s stands to reason to assume that other original trilogy stars such as Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, or Billy Dee Williams would likely pop up as well, as more and more rumors spring up that the new trilogy will focus on the children...
Ever since it was announced that a new, George Lucas-free Star Wars trilogy was happening courtesy of a mega-sale with Disney, the internet has been virtually imploding with speculation as to who would direct Star Wars: Episode VII, the first film in the new sequel trilogy. While Matthew Vaughn emerged as a rumored...
Some people, it seems, can keep one hell of a secret—such as Mark Hamill (a.k.a., Luke Skywalker) who has known of the upcoming trilogy of Star Wars sequels since August. It seems that Star Wars architect George Lucas dished the dirt to Hamill months ago. And now that the news is out, Hamill is talking about the new films, and what may or may not be in...
Well, here’s some news that will shake nerdom and the internet to their very cores—The Walt Disney company is purchasing LucasFilm Ltd. from one George Lucas. Yes, that George Lucas, and yes, that LucasFilm Ltd. And not only that—brace yourselves—Disney will be releasing Star Wars: Episode 7 in 2015.
It’s still a bit of a touchy subject for some, but do you remember how you felt about Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace? How about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? The Godfather Part III? Well, you may not be surprised to know these and many more have been ranked in the Top 50 most disappointing movies...
The stuff that nightmares and broken childhood dreams are made of, George Lucas’ Star Wars prequel trilogy hasn’t quite eeked out all the money it possibly can from the pockets of Star Wars fans. After all, the trilogy has only enjoyed, thus far, a theatrical release, individual VHS releases, individual DVD releases, a box set DVD release, and a box set...
Every generation must confront its share of horrors, disappointments, and betrayals—but perhaps no greater human sin was ever wrought upon the Earth than that of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (note: that might be a moderate exaggeration), a film which essentially took the collective childhood of an entire generation, and, well, you’ve probably...
We've been hearing about a Star Wars live-action show for a couple years now, and Rick McCallum recently talked it up. Though there's not much new news, he suggests that they have fifty scripted hours, and plots that are like (here's the money quote) "Deadwood in space."
To badly misquote The Beatles, it was 35 years ago today that George Lucas taught the world to play. Yes, Star Wars came out on May 25, 1977, and now we've been living in its shadow for three and a half decades. Though too often anniversaries are mentioned as milestones, it's worth reflecting on what has changed since the release.
This week brings one of the best films of last year (from the Criterion Collection, no less) some of the bigger disappointments of of 2012 so far, one of the best TV shows going today, and a collection of the Lethal Weapon films. Not a bad week for DVD and Blu-ray. Check it out…
Love him or hate him, director James Cameron has never been one to play it safe. But Cameron just announced that he is not open to developing any projects, original or otherwise, in the near future. Instead he will focus entirely on directing sequels to his groundbreaking 3D epic Avatar. This is cause for concern. In the past, some directors opted to coast off huge...
It's true that with every new format, there comes a wait for some catalog favorites. Studios like to dish out their crown jewels during high sales periods so people buy them as holiday presents. For those hoping to spend some quality time with Dr. Indiana Jones in 1080p, the wait is almost over. This fall we will get a box set of all four Indiana Jones films. For...
When Star Wars was reissued in 1997, it became one of the top top ten grossing films of that year. That is the lasting cultural impact of the Star Wars franchise, but also paints a picture of how much the world and the Star Wars fan base has changed in fifteen years. On February 10, George Lucas's The...
Oh, George. In his latest round of interviews for Red Tails, George Lucas told the New York Times that he's going to retire from the big budget industry and make his art films, except to maybe make Indiana Jones 5. This is a drum Lucas has been beating for a long time, though we've seen no fruits of this labor. Perhaps this time he means it -...
In one of the strangest movie moments in 2012, it appears that George Lucas may be pulling off something he hasn’t done in at least 20 or so years—releasing a movie that appears to be, well, good. That’s right, Lucas has produced and helped fund Red Tails, the upcoming film about the Tuskegee Airmen, the all-African American World War II combat pilots, and it actually...
Just a week ago, we told you that Steven Spielberg and George Lucas were once again collaborating to defile our collective childhood dreams by making yet another Indiana Jones film, after already seriously tarnishing the franchise with Indiana Jones and This One Ridiculous Crystal Skull and Some Aliens. We reported that Spielberg is just waiting for Lucas to come up...
Seeing as how Steven Spielberg and George Lucas simply did not learn their lessons with Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull-Thing That Tarnished a Beloved Franchise, Indiana Jones 5 is definitely happening, because they haven’t quite finished ruining the beloved collective dreams of our childhoods.
For a couple generations of film goers, it's impossible to say that they don't care deeply about the Star Wars franchise. George Lucas's masterwork still provokes discussion, especially when George decides to tinker with the franchise further. Well, he's tinkered again, and on February 10, 2012, we'll see how well The Phantom Menace stands up...
