Why George Lucas Won’t Do More Star Wars Films
According to Wired.com “The company intends to put out a new Star Wars movie every year for as long as people will buy tickets”.
‘If I get in there I’m just going to cause trouble, because they’re not going to do what I wanted to do, ‘ he explained of his decision to step away. And anyone who has ever seen Adam Driver in anything knows that his abilities can stretch quite far.
The 73-year-old actor helped promote Omaze’s “Star Wars”: Force for Change fundraising campaign by hopping on some video chats with a few lucky fans.
He said: “My advice to anyone making a Star Wars movie is there’s more to it than just spaceships…” Well, not really, but the face behind the legendary Lucasian hero confirmed that he is keeping a secret about his role in Episode VII.
“I thought, well first of all if Sir Alec Guinness (who played Obi-Wan Kenobi) is the real villain, that’s a pretty good twist in and of itself, but this is even better”.
It once seemed impossible to consider Star Wars without George Lucas’ involvement, but The Force Awakens will be the first film without him.
“I can’t even begin to tell you how much of an influence Disney has had on me”, Lucas revealed in August this yearat the Disney D23 expo. “I started out in experimental films, and I want to go back to experimental films, but of course no one wants to see experimental films”. “It’s a family soap opera”, Lucas said. Because they’re not going to do what I want them to do.
Harrison Ford has been having a lot of fun in the run-up to his return as Han Solo in the new Star Wars sequel The Force Awakens. And the shell-shock of it all will probably require you to view it multiple times before you’ve come to your own conclusion about all of this.