Im curious to know what george lucas rejected script for vii. Michael arndts scrapped star wars story was about luke and hans kids. What if george lucas ideas had been used for the star wars. But according to bruce handys new vanity fair cover story on the creation of episode vii, lucas at one point did have a vision for the story that the new star wars film would tell. Accompanying this message was news about george lucas plans for star wars episodes 7 9, and my god would they have sucked. He served as chairman of lucasfilm before selling it to the walt disney company in 2012. The force awakens is inspired by george lucas creations, but. George lucas last star wars films were the prequels and while those films are viewed a bit more favorably nowadays and were the star wars films for an entire generation of fans, the perception. Abrams had written scripts for episode viii and ix as. Abrams and michael arndt no portion of this script may be performed, reproduced, or used by any means, or quoted or published in any medium without prior written consent. Star wars is an american epic space opera franchise, created by george lucas and centered around a film series that began with the eponymous 1977 movie. George lucass terrible idea for star wars episodes 79.
At various times since 1977 he has said that his space fantasy. George lucas reveals his plan for star wars 7 through 9. Why disney scrapped george lucas episode 7 ideas the issue was, they looked at the stories, and they said we want to make something for the fans. On december 18th, 2015 star wars episode vii the force awakens. Just as the original concept for rotj is the result of 30 years of speculation based on a few things the creators said, out of context, lucas episode 7 will be written by us, based on whatever disappoints the circlejerk.
May 07, 2015 but according to bruce handys new vanity fair cover story on the creation of episode vii, lucas at one point did have a vision for the story that the new star wars film would tell. The rise of skywalker director jj abrams comments on george lucas involvement in crafting episode 9 and how emperor palpatines return is. For those who think the word whills sound familiar, its probably because you remember it in your old paperback copy of the 1976 star wars movie novelization. Brackett was also an acclaimed sciencefiction writer. Oct 01, 2015 the seventh star wars movie will be released in december the first of the series without the explicit participation of the movies original maestro, george lucas. Forget the first order or porgs, forget bb8 and poe dameron. A vast sea of stars serves as the backdrop for the main title. Im curious to know what george lucas rejected script for. If the starkiller plot is judged to be a tired rehash of the death stars, then lucass story definitely didnt include it. Dec 15, 2017 george lucas planned for leia to use the force more openly in his original outline for star wars 7 9, according to mark hamill. Francis ford coppola hooked him up with george lucas who had recently filmed txh18 with technoscope. What if george lucas ideas had been used for the star. First draft, it was considerably rewritten into the adventures of the starkiller, episode i.
George lucas leaked episode vii pics aint my problem. Kind of like a summary or outline describing what can be, not a full script. George lucas felt betrayed when his script outlines and ideas for the. Thirty years have passed since the battle of endor return of the. Though he was not scheduled to attend, series creator george lucas was there. George lucas had no original plans for episodes 7 through 9 any more than he had an original plan for episodes at all. According to disney ceo bob iger, lucas felt betrayed. Episode vii isnt the first time there was a star wars. The actual story is that lucas wanted vii to be about generations and families. George lucass idea for star wars 79 is worse than you can.
This could be an unfair assessment of george lucas meant, but it feels like these movies maybe wouldnt have packed quite the hyperspace punch. George lucas planned for leia to use the force more openly in his original outline for star wars 79, according to mark. A newly discovered star wars script solves one of the longestrunning disputes in the franchises history. Jun 15, 2018 accompanying this message was news about george lucas plans for star wars episodes 7 9, and my god would they have sucked.
George lucas reveals more details about his plans for star wars episode 7, 8, and 9, including the fact that fans probably would have hated. The next three star wars films were going to get into a microbiotic world, he told cameron. Oct 21, 2019 for lucas, star wars was finally coming into focus. The seventh star wars movie will be released in december the first of the series without the explicit participation of the movies original maestro, george lucas. Everything george lucas has said about his theoretical star wars sequel trilogy. George lucas the man who gave the world 6 star wars movies wants everyone to know. Will we ever learn george lucas original plan for star. George lucas reveals why disney scrapped his star wars 7.
Have you ever wondered just how george lucas wanted star wars the force awakens, the last jedi and episode 9 to go. He shared with the crowd about meeting lucas, leaving the star wars films and the original plans for the entire saga. Jun 14, 2018 george lucas reveals his plan for the sequels if he didnt sell to disney star wars explained star wars theory. Theres this world of creatures that operate differently than we do. What were george lucass ideas for star wars episode vii. While fans werent thrilled that disney would be in.
Completion date december 1, 1981 1 space the boundless heavens serve as a backdrop for the main title, followed by a rollup, which crawls into infinity. The story would have focussed on midichlorians and the whills. Why george lucas started with episode 4 star wars explained duration. George lucas version of star wars episode ix would have looked really. Abrams and rian johnson, the world may have been treated to star wars movies about microscopic aliens who write weird books. George lucas was planning to release star wars episode 7 and then sell. Why disney scrapped george lucas plans for star wars episode vii posted on friday, may 8th, 2015 by angie han star wars. Star wars episode vii, viii, ix george lucas original. It adapts george lucass original draft for star wars from 1974, in which luke skywalker is older and already a jedi, and the main protagonist is annikin starkiller. The following is everything currently known about george lucas plan for star wars episode vii, circa 2012.
The star wars is an eightissue comic book series launched in september 20 by dark horse comics. The rise of skywalker director jj abrams comments on george lucas involvement in crafting episode 9 and how emperor palpatines return is part of completing a 40 year storytelling arc. Star wars original script solves a long running mystery time. Episode vii the force awakens is a 2015 american space opera film produced, cowritten and directed by j. Jun, 2018 george lucas reveals more details about his plans for star wars episode 7, 8, and 9, including the fact that fans probably would have hated what he wanted to do. How george lucas wanted the new trilogy to be made star. Oct 25, 20 after the success of star wars, george lucas tapped leigh brackett, best known for cowriting the humphrey bogart and lauren bacall classic, the big sleep, to write the script for the sequel. Unfortunately, what she turned in was not what lucas wanted. With daisy ridley, john boyega, oscar isaac, domhnall gleeson. George lucas reveals what he would have done with star wars. Jun, 2018 so, if george lucas had been in charge of the sequel trilogy instead of j. Its astoundingly unlikely lucas ideas for star wars 7, 8 and 9 will ever see the light of day. George lucas reveals why disney scrapped his star wars 7 ideas. But before it does, we look back at george lucas own vision for the star wars sequel trilogy.
George lucas wasnt happy when the star wars creator found out disney wasnt using his script outlines for the latest trilogy to follow the skywalker storyline. Mar 26, 2018 mark hamill has revealed elements of the ending for george lucas abandoned star wars. It was revealed in a recent interview that george lucas, the father of the star wars movies, had originally planned to make episode 7 before disney purchased lucasfilm. George lucas last star wars films were the prequels and while those films are viewed a bit more favorably.
Culture film news george lucas reveals what he would have done with star wars episodes 7 to 9. Thats what makes the period in star wars history from around. Abrams and lawrence kasdan took over on script duties for episode vii. As for whether lucas original treatment will ever see the light of day, i imagine therell eventually be a giant the making of the force awakens book, like j. Star wars episode iv a new hope from the journal of the whills by george lucas revised fourth draft january 15, 1976 lucasfilm ltd. George lucas reveals what he would have done with star.
After the success of star wars, george lucas tapped leigh brackett, best known for cowriting the humphrey bogart and lauren bacall classic, the big sleep, to write the script for the sequel. Inside george lucas amazing and very different early scripts luke might have been a woman. Mark hamill has revealed elements of the ending for george lucas abandoned star wars. Accompanying this message was news about george lucas plans for star wars episodes 79, and my god would they have sucked. Mark hamill reveals ending to george lucas star wars.
The last jedi is playing in theaters, star wars fans are finally getting to weigh in on the next chapter in the star wars saga. For lucas, star wars was finally coming into focus. Rinzler, illustrated by mike mayhew, and edited by randy stradley. Jan 01, 2018 the following is everything currently known about george lucas plan for star wars episode vii, circa 2012. The script was begun in the winter of 1973 as an expansion of the original the star wars. Along with the purchase, disney acquired three script treatments from lucas for new star wars movies.
George lucas reveals more details about his plans for star wars episode 7, 8, and 9, including the fact that fans probably would have hated what he wanted to do. Star wars creator george lucas has a long history of making statements about plans for future star wars films that do not pan out. From the book, it sounds as if lucas learned his original script treatments werent being used from a meeting that included the episode vii. Dec 10, 2019 the skywalker saga is about to come to an end with j. George lucas felt betrayed disney rejected star wars. As a new threat to the galaxy rises, rey, a desert scavenger, and finn, an exstormtrooper, must join han solo and chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace. George lucass idea for star wars 79 is worse than you. It is the first installment in the star wars sequel trilogy, following the story of return of the jedi 1983, and is the seventh episode of the ninepart skywalker saga.
George lucas star wars 7 script would have focused on. They were written as part of the negotiation with disney for the sale of the star wars franchise and were ultimately rejected in favour of a script treatment written and supervised by disneys own writers. Lucas has peddled a fiction for many years that the star wars saga was planned in totality before anything was filmed, and that. May 08, 2015 in a recent interview, george lucas says his star wars 7 script would have focused on teenagers, but disney scrapped the idea when they bought lucasfilm. Space a sea of stars is broken by the vast blue surface of the planet, utapau. The star wars the second draft over the summer and. Episodes viiix were being developed by george lucas a year before he sold lucasfilm to disney, according to his son jett lucas. Rough draft was written as a full rough draft by george lucas in may 1974. Back in the early 70s, kurtz was looking to use the new technoscope technology in an upcoming film. Plot summary script synopsis story the fallen hero by. Episode vi return of the jedi luke skywalker has returned to his home planet of tatooine in an attempt to rescue his.
As far as ive seen, these are the first specifics george lucas has shared about what his vision of episodes 79 would have been. Leias movie vii focused on han solo and viii on luke skywalkers legacy. Jun 07, 2014 george lucas the man who gave the world 6 star wars movies wants everyone to know. To date, i have read nothing about lucas wanting to use characters from the prequel in his treatment for vii. On january 1, 1976, he finished the fourth draft of the script, the one eventually used when production began in tunisia on march 25, 1976. Leia used the force in lucas star wars 79 plan screen rant. Five small moons slowly drift into view from the far side of the planet. War drums echo through the heavens as a rollup slowly crawls into infinity. George lucas reveals his original sequel trilogy plans. The annotated screenplay, lucas is quoted as saying that in an early version of the script for a new hope, the entire story was going to be told from the perspective of the whills. Nov 05, 2017 have you ever wondered just how george lucas wanted star wars the force awakens, the last jedi and episode 9 to go. Michael arndts scrapped star wars story was about luke and.
Michael arndt reveals rejected plots from star wars. Jun, 2018 star wars creator george lucas has a long history of making statements about plans for future star wars films that do not pan out. The parts of lucas episode 7 that didnt make the cut. Sep 04, 2018 george lucas had no original plans for episodes 7 through 9 any more than he had an original plan for episodes at all.
Why disney scrapped george lucas episode 7 ideas the issue was, they looked at the stories. Star wars creator had ideas for episode vii, viii, and ix that disney. Michael arndts scrapped star wars story was about luke. While many of us might feel like he got shafted script vision wise only, this. In a recent interview, george lucas says his star wars 7 script would have focused on teenagers, but disney scrapped the idea when they bought lucasfilm.
In an interview with james cameron, george lucas reveals what hed planed for the final three star wars films. The skywalker saga is about to come to an end with j. Star wars episode vii, viii, ix george lucas original story outline, scripts, treatments or his ideas author skywalkerbrotz007 date 20may2015, 4. Jun 09, 2015 a newly discovered star wars script solves one of the longestrunning disputes in the franchises history.
Jun 14, 2018 culture film news george lucas reveals what he would have done with star wars episodes 7 to 9. George lucas original plan for the star wars sequels revealed. Episodes 7,8, and 9 plot summaries staaaar waaaars univeeeerse. It adapts george lucas s original draft for star wars from 1974, in which luke skywalker is older and already a jedi, and the main protagonist is annikin starkiller. George lucas and the origin story behind star wars. George lucas reveals his plan for star wars 7 through 9and.