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1 day ago · About George Lucas. 'Star Wars' creator George Lucas has largely retired from filmmaking since he sold his Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012 for $4.1 billion in stock and cash. Lucas is now focused on ...
May 21, 2020 · at 40 | George Lucas on Making “Something That Had Never Been Done Before,” Again. The creator of Star Wars sits down with StarWars.com for an exclusive new interview looking back on the second chapter in the Skywalker saga, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, to celebrate the film’s 40th anniversary. Kristin Baver.
This recently unearthed George Lucas interview covers the evolution of the first Star Wars script.
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Jan 13, 2004 · George Lucas’ early life. Coming of age in Modesto, California in the early 1960s, George Lucas loved to write and considered becoming an English major until a childhood friend suggested he ...
George Walton Lucas, Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker. The creator of Star Wars, he executive-produced its first six films. Close friends with fellow filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas worked on the Indiana Jones franchise with Spielberg after meeting him through his own directoral debut, THX 1138, and the films The Rain People and Apocalypse Now ...
Aug 30, 2022 · 1977’s Star Wars was a labor of love for George Lucas, inspired by the countless stimuli from the media that Lucas devoured as both a child and adult. Flash Gordon, Dune, and the films of Akira Kurosawa are well-known influences on the movie, along with Marvel’s Fantastic Four and DC Comics’ New Gods helping to shape the franchise.
Dec 20, 2019 · George Lucas, creator of "Star Wars," has an estimated net worth of $6.4 billion. Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.
