Together, the three original star wars moviesa new hope, the empire strikes back, and return of the jeditold one epic. Indeed, he imagined the studio producing both a sequel trilogy, and a series of anthology films. While unsure if star wars was going to be a success, ballantinedel rey books and lucas had commissioned foster to write a second star wars novel called splinter of the minds eye, which was eventually published in 1978. Did george lucas write any of the star wars books before the.
The star wars story has been presented in a series of american films, which have. Jun, 2018 so, if george lucas had been in charge of the sequel trilogy instead of j. Original star wars storyboards in pictures film the. Ive been a star wars fan since l was 7 years old and now l see things a lot more clearly now that im not a star wars fan, but a george lucas star wars fan. I got into a semiargument with a friend recently regarding how much credit to give george lucas for star wars. Star wars is a sciencefiction franchise comprising movies, books, comics, video games, toys. Would george lucas sequel trilogy have been better. Together, the three original star wars moviesa new hope, the empire strikes.
George lucas star wars sequel trilogy story revealed. If your desire to get better acquainted with star wars lit has been sparked by the upcoming release of the rise of skywalker, this is the list for you. The original star wars was a script before a novelization. The ultimate guide to reading the star wars books reedsy.
Mar 27, 2018 in the immediate wake of the original star wars landmark success, time magazine casually tossed off a significant detail in the fourth paragraph of a 1978 profile of george lucas. I think you make a lot of interesting points towards the end of the video about abeloth. I believe there was a sort of council or committee of authors who decided what happened in the next star wars novel and if anything major were to occur george lucas said yay or nay to its incl. Like all the original star wars trilogy, the empire strikes back was digitally altered by george lucas in the 1990s for its special edition rerelease. For lucas, star wars was finally coming into focus. George lucas has often said that his original idea for the project that evolved into star wars. The original star wars trilogy in 2 minute montage form. Space a sea of stars is broken by the vast blue surface of the planet, utapau.
Why george lucas started star wars with episode 4 looper. Meanwhile we wrapped what should be another fan favorite, star wars costumes. How different would have george lucas sequel trilogy been. Would it have been better or more readily received than disneys. I immediately disregarded the possibility because i had never heard anything of it, but he claims to know his stuff. George lucas initial plans for mace windu in original trilogy revealed by nobelle borines more articles hoarder of fantasy books and stephen king wannabe may 17, 2020 03. My government teacher is trying to convince me that there were originally 9 episodesbooks of star wars and george lucas decided to make the original trilogy movies based off of the middle 3. Fourth star wars trilogy to possibly revolve around darth vader. Luke skywalkers journey to becoming a jedi episodes ivvi and anakin.
The 3d star wars rereleasesor, for the original trilogy. I honestly dont see a world where lucas would ever make a standalone star wars novel, or anything that wasnt film or tv oriented. The star wars trilogy, often colloquially referred to as the original trilogy or the classic trilogy, is the first set of three films produced in the star wars franchise, an american space opera created by george lucas. The last jedi book gives us one small peek at a george lucasapproved jedi. Rough draft was written as a full rough draft by george lucas in may 1974.
Its sad that they botched this and well never see what lucas intended. Luke was catapulted into the middle of the most savage space war everand. Unable to fulfill his childhood dream, lucas had to make a space opera of his own. Then, in 1999, a fourth star wars film was released. Fourth star wars trilogy to possibly revolve around darth. Perhaps the most egregious changes were to the 1977 original itself, which, because of lucass prequel plans, would later be relabeled as star wars. A new hope this was added for the april 10th, 1981 rerelease came out after the book b. I come from the filmmakers school of doing movies, which means i do everything myself.
Sometimes you could watch the movies and read the book at the same time and. Original sketches used to plan some of the most famous scenes from the original star wars trilogy are up for auction including storyboard drawings of the. It was produced by lucasfilm and distributed by 20th century fox, and consists of the original star wars film 1977, the empire strikes back 1980 and return of the jedi 1983. George lucas sequel trilogy vision disney star wars is dumb. It adapts the film of the same name, and it was based on the screenplay by george lucas. Will we ever learn george lucas original plan for star.
Lucas revealed in several interviews at the time that he was fed up with directing. Jan 18, 2018 some of them, yes, as benjamin johnson has stated. He created the star wars and indiana jones film series. George lucas star wars sequel trilogy could have happened. Francis ford coppola hooked him up with george lucas who had recently filmed txh18 with technoscope. Dec 06, 2016 perhaps the most egregious changes were to the 1977 original itself, which, because of lucass prequel plans, would later be relabeled as star wars episode iv. The definitive guide to the star wars universe adam bray. The script was begun in the winter of 1973 as an expansion of the original the star wars. However recently george lucas went over his original plans for his sequel trilogy with james cameron. Back in the early 70s, kurtz was looking to use the new technoscope technology in an upcoming film. As disney embarks on a new star wars trilogy, the first film of which is set. Really, why did george lucas start star wars with episode 4. Star wars trilogy by george lucas, donald glut, james kahn. Abrams and rian johnson, the world may have been treated to star wars movies about microscopic aliens who write weird books.
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 vision for the star wars sequel trilogy revealed. Together, the three original star wars movies a new hope, the empire strikes back, and return of the jedi told one epic. Episodes ivi the phantom menace, attack of the clones, revenge of the sith, a new hope, the empire strikes back, and return of the jedi. This is was the first original star wars novel ever. First draft, it was considerably rewritten into the adventures of the starkiller, episode i. George lucas reveals what he would have done with star. We have an interesting article that gives us some insight as to how george lucas sequel trilogy might have turned out had he remained the head honcho for episode 7. More than twentyfive years after the groundbreaking movie star wars. This could be an unfair assessment of george lucas meant, but it feels like these movies maybe wouldnt have packed quite the hyperspace punch. The original trilogy, which comes out on october 28.
So, if george lucas had been in charge of the sequel trilogy instead of j. Gluts the im a big fan of the star wars films but these novelisations of the classic trilogy did nothing for me im afraid. Whenever there is a leak in the dam, i have to stick my finger in it. He shared with the crowd about meeting lucas, leaving the star wars films and the original plans for the entire saga. George lucas books list of books by author george lucas.
When lucas sold lucasfilm to disney, he already had some ideas about where the star wars franchise should go. Rinzler, illustrated by mike mayhew, and edited by randy stradley. George lucas reveals what he would have done with star wars. That just doesnt seem to be what hes interested in. It was produced by lucasfilm and distributed by 20th century fox, and consists of the original star wars film 1977, the. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The three novelizations of the original star wars trilogy each sold millions of copies. His finished trilogy of films have more than a few nods to flash gordon comics.
I was very pleased when i found the book in new condition. The movies of the original star wars trilogy episodes 46 are some of my. Just like those books included down lucas earlier star wars scripts, i bet this new book will at. Oct 07, 2014 original sketches used to plan some of the most famous scenes from the original star wars trilogy are up for auction including storyboard drawings of the rebels attack on the death star, the. George lucass devotion to timeless storytelling and cuttingedge innovation has resulted in some of the most successful and beloved films of all time, including the star wars saga and the indiana jones franchise. Also, the novel versions of ep 4 6 have been horrid since before the ink dried on them. Buy star wars trilogy by george lucas online at alibris. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read star wars. A brief history of george lucas star wars sequel trilogy. The star wars the second draft over the summer and. The story of star wars was written by george lucas and adapted to books by these above authors. Why finding the original 1977 star wars verges on the.
With that being said, i only read about a quarter of the book i couldnt get any farther than that. 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. This time, instead of hiding under george lucass name, alan dean foster was given full credit for his novel. A star wars story dramatically underperforming at the box office. The rise of skywalker ends a third star wars trilogy. Has george lucas ever read any of the star wars expanded. The trilogy consists of episodes vii through ix, chronologically following the prequel trilogy episodes i iii. Two original trilogy originals the official star wars. George lucass star wars was the best of the bunch which surprised me, given the braindead and cheesy dialogue he gave his characters to spout in the prequel trilogy. No if you want to get technical, the film originally titled star wars, and later retitled star wars. Dec 29, 2015 unable to fulfill his childhood dream, lucas had to make a space opera of his own. As a result, audiences are understandably wondering just what george lucas s version of the sequel. The last jedi book gives us one small peek at a george lucas approved jedi.
Read the story of the movies in one paperback volume and rediscover the wonder of. Master in the empire strikes back, return of the jedi, and the prequel trilogy. Star wars is currently a subject of real controversy, with the last jedi dividing the fanbase, and solo. When george lucas was first mapping out the star wars saga, he had a basic outline for six movies, and decided to start with the fourth one as it could stand alone as its. George lucas vision for the star wars sequel trilogy. Im perfectly happy with having actual novellists work on the books, but i wish that george was more involved in the big picture stuff. The star wars is an eightissue comic book series launched in september 20 by dark horse comics. In the immediate wake of the original star wars landmark success, time magazine casually tossed off a significant detail in the fourth paragraph of a. Will the third film in the third star wars trilogy match expectations. Lucas 10 best unused concepts from the original star wars trilogy. In 1977, on the set of star wars, he told american film. How much of star wars did george lucas actually write. He went over the general idea for star wars episode 7, star wars episode 8 and star wars.
You wonder what george lucas third star wars trilogy might have looked like if he had ever. The time had finally come for star wars mastermind george lucas to start working on the longpromised prequel trilogy, telling the story of luke skywalkers father and his turn to the dark side of. Oct 21, 2019 for lucas, star wars was finally coming into focus. Ever since george lucas revealed that star wars was not the first chapter of a saga, but the fourth part of a ninepart story, people have speculated over. Among his story credits are thx 18, american graffiti, and the star wars and indiana jones films. The phantom menace 1999, attack of the clones 2002, and revenge of the sith 2005. Jun, 2018 however recently george lucas went over his original plans for his sequel trilogy with james cameron. He has pioneered new digital standards for sophistication in film visuals and sound, and inspired generations of young people to. A new hope was followed by the empire strikes back in 1980, and return of the jedi came after in 1983 to complete the original star wars trilogy. Jun 14, 2018 ever since george lucas revealed that star wars was not the first chapter of a saga, but the fourth part of a ninepart story, people have speculated over where the filmmaker was going to take the. Five small moons slowly drift into view from the far side of the planet. George lucas and the origin story behind star wars. Return of the jedi came after in 1983 to complete the original star wars trilogy. Dec 20, 2017 we have an interesting article that gives us some insight as to how george lucas sequel trilogy might have turned out had he remained the head honcho for episode 7.
In 1971, george lucas wanted to film an adaptation of the flash. The seller of the book has made this person a very, very happy man. We will likely never find out what lucas had planned for the star wars sequel trilogy, but the new art of star wars. Thats over 700 pages, including details that were not in the movies due to time and budgetary restrictions. Almost half a century on from its original cinema release, star wars is a cultural. George lucas s devotion to timeless storytelling and cuttingedge innovation has resulted in some of the most successful and beloved films of all time, including the star wars saga and the indiana jones franchise. In 2012, lucas sold lucasfilm and all its assets to the walt disney company and handed over his story treatments for the star wars sequel trilogy. Disney should keep this in mind when making the next star wars. Star wars by star wars lucas, george and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
She was commenting how hes an awful director and thats why the new star wars trilogy was so terrible and i countered well ive read the script to the original star wars and that at least was spectacular, hes a great writer, to which she replied that they had done a major rewrite. George lucas s star wars was the best of the bunch which surprised me, given the braindead and cheesy dialogue he gave his characters to spout in the prequel trilogy. The book was written by foster and based upon lucass screenplay for the first star. Episode vii resembles story elements used in rian johnsons star wars. The film, directed by lucas, was in production for four years, with scenes shot in. George lucas author, donald glut author, james kahn author 4. Why didnt george lucas direct the entire original trilogy. After the release of the first sequel, the original film was subtitled episode iv. His name is on the novelization, thopugh many have said it was ghost written. They set up shop in the lucasfilm archives and recreated pretty much every. The trilogy consists of episodes vii through ix, chronologically following the prequel trilogy episodes iiii. From the adventures of luke skywalker is the original title of the. Will we ever learn george lucas original plan for star wars.
Intimate portraits, lucas intended for the third star wars trilogy to. Mar 21, 2020 ive been a star wars fan since l was 7 years old and now l see things a lot more clearly now that im not a star wars fan, but a george lucas star wars fan. According to dan golding in his recent book star wars after lucas, this depends on when lucas was asked. Was star wars a book series before it was a film series. My government teacher is trying to convince me that there were originally 9 episodes books of star wars and george lucas decided to make the original trilogy movies based off of the middle 3. A new hope first hit the silver screen, star wars remains one of the most beloved sagas ever told.
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