VIDEO: George Lucas And Kathleen Kennedy Talk More About STAR WARS: EPISODE VII

VIDEO: George Lucas And Kathleen Kennedy Talk More About STAR WARS: EPISODE VII

Following the news that Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3) will pen Star Wars: Episode VII, George Lucas talks more about his role as a Creative Consultant on the new movies (revealing that he WILL indeed help out with the script) and Kathleen Kennedy comments on the hunt for the right director.

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By JoshWilding - Nov 10, 2012 05:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars

When Disney's acquisition of LucasFilm was announced, an interview with George Lucas and producer Kathleen Kennedy was released in which they talked in detail about the future of the franchise. Well, it now appears as if that was just "Part One" as another instalment of their chat has been released following the announcement that Michael Arndt (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) has signed on to write the screenplay for Star Wars: Episode VII. Now that Disney are in charge, it's hard to say exactly how much of a role they will allow Lucas as creative consultant, but he does say here that he'll have some involvement with the script. Check it out below and sound off with your thoughts on these comments in the usual place!



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TheBigBoss917
TheBigBoss917 - 11/10/2012, 5:40 AM
DaenerysTargaryen
DaenerysTargaryen - 11/10/2012, 5:49 AM
NO! Keep george away from the script!
thewonderer
thewonderer - 11/10/2012, 6:27 AM
Lucas on the script is fine as long as someone better is there with him.

Case and point David goyer and Chris Nolan
CoolantTech
CoolantTech - 11/10/2012, 6:28 AM
JoseTheKingOfTheNorth
JoseTheKingOfTheNorth - 11/10/2012, 6:28 AM
@thewonderer - LOL
jessepostal
jessepostal - 11/10/2012, 6:47 AM
How much money does Kathleen Kennedy have, jesus her name is tied to everything
Spidex3000
Spidex3000 - 11/10/2012, 6:53 AM
@jessepostal

She's been around just as long as Lucas and Spielberg, she and Spielberg formed Amblin together

@thewonderer
you got it, people always think Nolan is the genius.
Durango95
Durango95 - 11/10/2012, 7:13 AM
Im glad George will help with the script....eases my mind a little.
jessepostal
jessepostal - 11/10/2012, 7:14 AM
@spidex, that's what I ment by my comment, Shes getting many paychecks from some of the biggest movies ever.
Spidex3000
Spidex3000 - 11/10/2012, 7:18 AM
aah, got you. Yea, she's making hella bank, once you're a big producer, you just get shit tons of money.
jessepostal
jessepostal - 11/10/2012, 7:32 AM
Atleast she's hands on, a lot of so called producers don't do shit and get the cred. Some just give money to get more money back. Lets start a production company :)
IIIAdamantiumIII
IIIAdamantiumIII - 11/10/2012, 8:10 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOO!
BuzzKiller
BuzzKiller - 11/10/2012, 8:25 AM
Eff Nolan...Stars Wars isn't some dark ass complex story. I don't want to watch a drama with 15 minutes of action!
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 11/10/2012, 8:26 AM
@TheBigBoss917
LMAOOO I wish.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 11/10/2012, 8:29 AM
Worst idea ever.
Happy11
Happy11 - 11/10/2012, 8:33 AM
I have a bad feeling about this. Lol. I think the way they are speaking and I know they don't mention names but Joe Johnston fits the description.
jimpinto24
jimpinto24 - 11/10/2012, 8:34 AM
Looking forward to Star Wars Episode 7! I hope Disney hires Peter Jackson as the director.
sameoldthing
sameoldthing - 11/10/2012, 8:42 AM
Calm down..Lucas created Star Wars,if not for him you crybabies would have NOTHING!

Disney is well aware of the flaws of the prequels & will no doubt keep George on a short leash.

However,his input is valid & I bet part of the deal he made when selling.

If you don't like it..create your own sci-fi property and SHUT UP.
Wingding
Wingding - 11/10/2012, 9:02 AM
Peter Jackson. Seriously.
nld3
nld3 - 11/10/2012, 9:19 AM
In George Lucas's defense. He asked Lawrence Kasdan who co-wrote the screen play for Episode 5 The Empire Strikes Back & Episode 6 Return of the Jedi to come back & co-write Episodes 1-3 but Kasdan turned him down. So Lucas know he needs help. His outlines are good. Its what created that universe. I want his input. Just not a script totally written by him like he did with Episode's 1-3.
FanOfTheKnight
FanOfTheKnight - 11/10/2012, 9:20 AM
I agree with Durango95. Although it's nice to have someone else writing the finished product, you still need to have the helping hands of the original creator. George maybe doesn't write very well but he's been the storyteller from Day 1.

Also, @sameoldthing: Well said.
IIIAdamantiumIII
IIIAdamantiumIII - 11/10/2012, 9:31 AM
@ sameoldthing maybe you should look up Ralph Mcquarrie, Irvin Kershner, Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan
Preston
Preston - 11/10/2012, 9:32 AM
What are you looking for in a director?

Kathleen Kennedy, “There are many people that sprang to mind with writers and directors that I have worked with in the past that I'm really excited to try to bring into the fold on this. We have a unique opportunity to go after some incredibly talented people; it's not going to be people that don't already have some affinity for Star Wars.”



Directors that she has worked with before:
1). Steven Spielberg (has produced every movie since Raiders)
2). Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future trilogy, Roger Rabbit)
3). Joe Dante (Gremlins)
4). Richard Donner (Goonies)
5). Night Shyamalan (Sixth Sense, Signs, and Airbender)
6). Frank Oz (Indian in the Cupboard)
7). David Fincher (Benjamin Button)
8). Joe Johnston (Jurassic Park 3)
9). Gary Ross (Seabiscuit)
10). Peter Jackson (Tintin)

She has worked with Steven Spielberg religiously. I wouldn't rule the guy out.
Rowsdower
Rowsdower - 11/10/2012, 10:54 AM
Give Joe Johnston his Boba Fett movie!
sameoldthing
sameoldthing - 11/10/2012, 10:57 AM
@BossWalsh
Sorry pal..Lucas is the brainchild. It takes many to make a film but George started it all.
gmckoy
gmckoy - 11/10/2012, 11:08 AM
favreau might get it, which i dont mind..

im surprised aronofsky's name isnt mentioned
thewonderer
thewonderer - 11/10/2012, 11:17 AM
@wormwood

Spielburg already said he doesn't want the gig :/

I'm pretty sure Spielburgs aware of the negative reception from Indy 4 and doesn't want anymore of that.

Lucas/Spielburg collaborations SHOULDN'T HAPPEN
sexfoodcomics
sexfoodcomics - 11/10/2012, 11:22 AM
God damn it George. LET IT GO ALREADY!!!! you did your part and you just made 4 billion freaking dollars. Let someone else try and write it with out you, like the 3 star wars that were actually good.
evilness
evilness - 11/10/2012, 11:53 AM
@thewonderer
get off nolan's cock bro. he ain't right for this.

and am i the only one who thought lucas looked kinda miffed here?
Preston
Preston - 11/10/2012, 1:06 PM
@wonderer

If you listen to his quote in context, Spielberg doesn't say that he would or wouldn't direct the movie; the media likes to use sound bites to create news.

Here is how it goes down: he is trying to promote the movie Lincoln, and on the red carpet some random interviewer asks him if he would direct Star Wars.

He says,

"No! No! It's not my genre. It's my best friend George's genre."

And, he goes back to talking about Daniel Day-Lewis being a great Lincoln.

What he does is deflect the question. He, basically, says, “it's Lucas' thing.”

In other words, the decision is up to Lucas.

Furthermore, just because he hasn't been brought into the fold, it doesn't mean that he won't be. Ford, Kennedy, and Lucas twisted his arm on “Crystal Skull.”

DukeAcureds
DukeAcureds - 11/10/2012, 2:54 PM
Enough with the keep George away from this shit. He's not directing. He knows he's not the best director for Star Wars anymore. He knows how ironic that is. You just sound completely stupid and childlike. Were you the same guys that were spitting on the legal wishes of Seigal and Shuster? George should be as involved as much as he can be.
DukeAcureds
DukeAcureds - 11/10/2012, 3:07 PM
Dionysios@ Yeah. That's pretty much what I meant, but that say it better. Yeah, what he said ^ ^.
KingEmperor
KingEmperor - 11/10/2012, 3:09 PM
I'd want Lucas to be a creative consultant. He can make a general outline for the story and script. The outlines for Episodes I-III are good, just executed poorly.
FanOfTheKnight
FanOfTheKnight - 11/10/2012, 3:59 PM
@sexfoodcomics: The "3 Star Wars that were actually good" you are referring to were written by Lawrence Kasdan (along with Leigh Brackett for TESB and GL himself for ROTJ) but based on stories by George Lucas. Like some of us keep saying, GL's only problem is that he's a below par screenwriter but in terms of the basic storytelling and plot design, GL is the man. He's gotta have input.
itzayaboy
itzayaboy - 11/10/2012, 4:35 PM
I think he will let the writers write it, but he will have like all the commands as to where he wants to go with the story.
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