He already loved the Disney films, but seeing this new type of theme park, which was like stepping on to a movie set, captured his imagination. That’s why it should come as no surprise that the Modesto native was at Disneyland in Anaheim during opening week in July, 1955.Īs an eleven year old boy, Disneyland made a big impression on Lucas. Still, selling the franchise wasn’t easy then, and it’s not easy now.George Lucas is a Californian through and through. And the world is almost certainly better with Baby Yoda - and a Star Wars-ified Werner Herzog - in it. The result hasn’t been an unqualified success, but neither has it been a disaster, yielding such high points as The Last Jedi (its loud detractors aside). So instead, he removed himself from the equation entirely. Lucas did entertain handing the actual writing and directing and all that to others, but he knew he wouldn’t be able to keep to himself, describing himself as “one of those micromanager guys” who would have been “frustrated” to be watching from the sidelines. “Finally, I decided I’d rather raise my daughter and enjoy life for a while.” On top of that he was also about to become a dad. “So the question was am I going to keep doing this the rest of my life? Do I want to go through this again?” He pointed out that it “takes 10 years to make a trilogy,” and he admitted that he would have moved a little slower than Disney, saying he would “still be working on Episode IX” even now. But when Disney came calling, they caught him at an opportune time, at least for them. For one thing, he was, at the time, ready to make that third trilogy he himself. was even more melancholic about relinquishing the reins of one of cinema’s biggest franchises. Lucas has long been on the record as not being a terribly huge fan of The Force Awakens, saying, “There’s nothing new.” He’s also lamented that they shot down his ideas for the next three films, saying that they “weren’t that keen to have me involved anyway.”īut here, the man who invented Darth Vadar et al. My unboxing video here: /MEPRStOil8ĭuncan spoke with Lucas about the sale, as well as the making of the third trilogy. Why did George Lucas sell Lucasfilm in 2012? He tells me why in this extract from my new book The #StarWars Archives Eps I-III.
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