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George Lucas

Headshot Of George Lucas IN The 77th Cannes Film Festival 2024
George Lucas

Birthdate
May 14, 1944
Birthplace
Modesto, California, USA
Height
5 feet 6 inches
Notable Projects
Star Wars, Return of the Jedi
Professions
Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Entrepreneur

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George Lucas and Andor season 2 imagery
Star Wars' New TV Show Is Nothing Like Anything Else In The Galaxy... & It's Everything Lucas Wanted To Say

Andor season 2 proves that this show is vastly different from anything Star Wars has ever done before, but it's everything George Lucas truly wanted.

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Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader
"Anakin Can't Be Redeemed": 20 Years Ago, George Lucas Explained Why Darth Vader Hero Worship Is So Misguided

Darth Vader has become a character who seems larger than life itself, but that celebration of the villain must not become confused with hero worship.

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Saw Gerrera from Andor season 2 and George Lucas in front of a slightly blurred image from Star Wars: Underworld.
George Lucas Had A Bigger Impact On Star Wars' New TV Show (& Disney's Best Star Wars Movie) Than I Ever Realized

Andor and Rogue One are widely regarded as Disney's best Star Wars projects, but it turns out George Lucas influenced both in one key way.

George Lucas and R2-D2 in front of a blue-tinted, starry background with the Jedi texts barely visible.
George Lucas Gave The Perfect Explanation For Every Star Wars Plot Hole & Continuity Error

Star Wars is a long-running multimedia franchise with many contradictions, but George Lucas offered a solution by revealing the saga's true narrator.

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George Lucas in the foreground and an A New Hope poster in the background
The Star Wars George Lucas Doesn't Want You To See... Is Back, After 28 Years

The original 1977 version of Star Wars will be screened at this year's BFI Film Festival, but why does George Lucas not approve of this cut?

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George Lucas with Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade's wedding to the left and a space background to the right.
Will Luke Skywalker Ever Get Married? 28 Years Ago, George Lucas Gave An Answer That Might Surprise You

Luke Skywalker has not married in the current Star Wars canon, but an old interview with George Lucas shows he wasn't always against it.

Pé Amidala (Natalie Portman) looks worried, edited with Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) in their Jedi robes.
George Lucas Was Wrong About Revenge Of The Sith (But He Did Have A Point, & I'm The Proof)

George Lucas was concerned about Revenge of the Sith's success for one specific reason, but he was wrong... even though I can prove he had a point.

Luke Skywalker in A New Hope and Supreme Leader Snoke in The Last Jedi
The Star Wars Sequel Trilogy Secretly Broke One Classic George Lucas Rule

In George Lucas' Star Wars trilogies, the protagonists each experience a similar physical trial. This trend was broken in the Star Wars sequels.

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 A stormtrooper from Star Wars with imagery from Star Wars: Underworld in the background
Star Wars Can Give George Lucas A Whole New Legacy By Finally Making His Canceled TV Show

George Lucas once planned to produce an adult-oriented Star Wars TV show. Why not honor his legacy by making it now, when the time is right?

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Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) stares down Obi-Wan on Mustafar, edited over movie theater seats and popcorn.
I Still Can't Believe George Lucas Thought Revenge Of The Sith Would Be The Prequel Trilogy's Least Popular Movie

George Lucas thought that Revenge of the Sith would be the least successful Star Wars prequel, and he took the film's unexpected success to heart.

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George Lucas and Diego Luna as Cassian Andor
Star Wars' Best TV Show Is More True To George Lucas' Vision Than I Ever Realized

Star Wars' best TV show is very similar to one of George Lucas' ion projects; even he never intended the franchise to be solely kid-friendly.

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George Lucas and Stormtrooper With Coruscant Underworld Background Custom Star Wars Image
I Can't Believe Lucasfilm Is Sitting On 60 Star Wars Episodes From The George Lucas Era (Will We Ever See Them?)

It completely blows my mind that 60 episodes of a live-action Star Wars show from the George Lucas era have been written...and yet remain unused.

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Star Wars 3 - original and prequel Star Wars trilogy characters
As Much As I Love Star Wars, I Have To it These Are George Lucas' 10 Biggest Mistakes

Star Wars wouldn't exist without the skill and imagination of George Lucas, but even he wasn't immune to making mistakes when he ran the franchise.

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George Lucas Underworld and 1313 Custom Star Wars Image
"Each Episode Was Bigger Than The Films": New Details Revealed On George Lucas' Canceled Star Wars TV Show

New insights have been revealed about George Lucas' cancelled Star Wars show: how many episodes, planned tie-ins, and how expensive it was going to be

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Daniel Logan as a young Boba Fett in Star Wars and George Lucas
"He's Like A God To Me": Boba Fett Actor Reflects On How George Lucas Changed His Life Through Star Wars Prequels

Exclusive: Boba Fett actor Daniel Logan shares what it was like to work with George Lucas during Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones.

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George Lucas during an interview with an image of Palpatine from Attack of the Clones in the background.
George Lucas' Canceled Star Wars TV Show Made One Surprising Change To Palpatine (& It's Canon)

Star Wars: Underworld would have developed many characters between Episodes III and IV, including a change to Palpatine that later became canon.

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A New Hope - Luke Skywalker played by Mark-Hamill, on Tattooine

Mark Hamill reveals George Lucas' answer to the ultimate Star Wars question: Why didn't he start out with Episode I instead of Episode IV?

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Ariana Grande as Glinda in Wicked
Wicked Movie Director Received Surprising Call From Star Wars Creator George Lucas: "He Couldn't Have Been More Kind"

Wicked's success continues to manifest in unexpected ways, including Star Wars creator George Lucas calling Wicked's director Jon M. Chu.

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Mark Hamill's Luke Skywalker in his orange X-wing jumpsuit, edited over the Empire Strikes Back official poster
Why George Lucas Changed Luke's Original Name, Explained By Mark Hamill

After 47 years, Mark Hamill has explained why exactly Luke Skywalker's name was changed during the production of the first Star Wars movie.

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Star wars george lucas emperor palpatine original plan
George Lucas' Explanation Of The Dark Side Raises More Questions Than Answers After The Prequel Trilogy

George Lucas explained the balance of the Force all the way back in 1977, but his explanation makes the very idea of balance all the stranger.

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