Did Lucas ruin Star Wars?

Before moving forward with the prequels, George Lucas was warned that he’d destroy Star Wars by tackling the story of young Anakin Skywalker. He did not destroyed anything. Disney destroyed Star wars with awful sequel trilogy. …

Does George Lucas regret selling lucasfilms?

Since the sale to Disney, Lucas has admitted he hasn’t been particularly pleased with where the studio took the sequel trilogy. But despite the new Lucasfilm ignoring the notes he left behind, he has had to make peace with that. And according to Duncan’s book, he has no regrets.

What does George Lucas think about the sequel trilogy?

Lucas also said he thought he was going to have a little more say in the sequel trilogy since he influenced all of the other trilogies. He admitted he’s a bit of a micromanager, too, according to IndieWire. “I’ve spent my life creating ‘Star Wars’ — 40 years — and giving it up was very, very painful.

Why does George Lucas keep changing?

Dissatisfied with the original theatrical cuts of the original Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, creator George Lucas altered the films in ways that were ostensibly not initially possible, primarily due to limitations of time, budget, and technology.

Is George Lucas unhappy with Disney’s Star Wars?

And there have long been reports that Lucas wasn’t happy with this. Still, Lucas is contractually obliged not to say anything critical about Disney’s Star Wars films, so he’s only made the occasional off-the-cuff remark. Iger has recently published his memoirs, The Ride of a Lifetime, and he reflects on Disney’s relationship with Lucas.

Does Bob Iger regret how Disney handled George Lucas’ sequel plans?

The Ride of a Lifetime is a surprisingly candid account of Iger’s tenure as Disney CEO, and he makes it clear that he regrets how Disney handled Lucas’ sequel plans. In his view, Disney seem to have bought the sequel trilogy scripts as a mark of respect to the creator of Star Wars, but they never planned to use them.

What does George Lucas think of the Last Jedi?

Lucas has been very quiet of late, presumably conscious of that non-disparagement clause, and all he’s said is that he liked The Last Jedi , but it remains to see what he thinks of the Skywalker saga’s final installment, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Does George Lucas want to have his cake and eat it too?

Lucas, however, seems to want to have his cake and eat it too. In Disney CEO Bob Iger’s new memoir, The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company, he bittersweetly recalls meeting with Lucas for the first time after receiving notes on how the filmmaker would have produced the sequel trilogy.