Simon Pegg Believes The Current STAR WARS Movies Are Missing George Lucas

Simon Pegg Believes The Current STAR WARS Movies Are Missing George Lucas

While George Lucas faced the wrath of fans for the Star Wars prequels, Simon Pegg - who starred in The Force Awakens - has now revealed why he thinks the current films could do with input from the creator.

By JoshWilding - Nov 14, 2018 01:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Simon Pegg has been very outspoken over the years about the Star Wars franchise and has never shied away from tearing into the much-maligned prequels. When Disney purchased Lucasfilm, most fans were happy to learn that George Lucas would no longer be involved with the franchise (his outline for a new trilogy was scrapped early on) but Pegg has now changed his mind!

Despite admitting that he's a fan of the modern Star Wars movies, the Mission: Impossible - Fallout star admitted that he misses Lucas' voice and vision in the long-running series. 


"I must admit, watching the last Star Wars film, the overriding feeling I got when I came out was, 'I miss George Lucas,'" Pegg said on The Adam Buxton Podcast. "For all the complaining that I'd done about him in the prequels, there was something amazing about his imagination. I do feel like his voice is missing from the current ones."
 
With Pegg's friend J.J. Abrams back at the helm for Star Wars Episode IX, it will be interesting seeing whether or not Pegg is included in any way or if he may have cooled off on the franchise after The Last Jedi (a statement which is true for a lot of fans). 

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Kyos
Kyos - 11/14/2018, 2:02 AM
Well, something is definitely missing.
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 11/14/2018, 2:10 AM
Star Wars doesn't need George Lucas right now. It needs Michael A. Stackpole.
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 11/14/2018, 2:14 AM
And a solo movie adaptation of HK-47 wouldn't hurt...

blitzkreg
blitzkreg - 11/14/2018, 2:19 AM
@Spock0Clock - who the hell is Michael A. Stackpole ?
Eli
Eli - 11/14/2018, 2:11 AM
Been saying this for awhile now. Star Wars has been deconstructed and reassembled...but someone left out the soul.

Well-made, entertaining films that are ironically derivative and soulless. A lot of wasted potential.
blitzkreg
blitzkreg - 11/14/2018, 2:18 AM
Donald Trump is missing from Star Wars. Still time to give him a cameo in episode 9. star Wars 9 will definately make 2.5 billion with a Trump cameo.
blitzkreg
blitzkreg - 11/14/2018, 4:36 AM
@Spock0Clock - Lol. I know...I was being sarcastic. Lol
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 11/14/2018, 2:22 AM
I certainly agree with this for the most part. Rogue One and Solo were both unnecessary to a certain extent, they definitely have a more star wars feel to em
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