Star Wars: The Force Awakens Strays From My Original Vision, George Lucas Says

Damn man! They paid you $4 billion! Who cares what they do lol! If that was me I'd have just taken that money and forgotten all about star wars to be honest.

Imo the worst mistake he made was remaking the first trilogy, that turned "Return of the jedi" into a complete joke (I had to stop watching that one during jabbah's castle). The Phantom menace was a children's movie so I cannot really comment on that.

In any case I respect his work. He was honest to himself and made the movies he actually wanted to do. Talking about "making a movie for the fans" in Disney's words I think it is pretty arrogant.

Damn... George Lucas really does sound bitter. I would be too though. Pretty much EVERYONE is ripping him apart right now for what he did to the prequels and are praising J.J. Abrams/Bad Robot/Disney's LucasFilm so much more than ever before, lol! So, I don't blame George... not one bit! I thought the prequels were "okay," but I do recognize that they weren't as good as the original trilogy (I didn't like Jar Jar Binks either, but the character wasn't movie-breaking, geez!). ;) With that said, George Lucas is STILL the "father" of Star Wars. Listen up... we wouldn't even have Star Wars if it weren't for George, so I think we all need to calm down, take a breath and remember what George Lucas has done for us... for our lives!!! George Lucas has indirectly saved lives with his original Star Wars trilogy.... never forget it!

P.S.- It's no wonder that, in this same interview, when asked who his favorite character is, George Lucas responded with "Jar Jar Binks." Lucas is obviously trolling us here and IMO, it's his personal "**** you" to not just the critics, but to EVERYONE who's talking shit about him right now! C'mon guys... you REALLY think that Jar Jar Binks is his favorite character??? Hell no! It's probably Luke or Han, but he obviously wants to say Jar Jar to kinda piss everyone off. I don't blame him... I would too!

Sorry George, you can swim in you Scrooge mcduck vault of $$$ complaining about how Disney is ruining your franchise you sold. Sold means it's not yours.

2nd, you ruined your own vision by making the crap prequels. You took great actors like Natalie Portman and mcgregor and gave them soap opera lines.

Last, I feel like I have already seen the new movie knowing who the director his, and he has a very distinct style. Because all the original actors are playing mentor roles this time around.

Not saying I won't enjoy it, but i I highly doubt the new movies will be better then the originals in any way except money making.

Didn't he make the prequels or viewed them as part of his original vision too? Means this movie will be at least decent

His "original, original" vision was great - then the prequels happened..

What was his original vision? Jar Jar Binks sequals? Lucas sold out Star Wars long time ago.

Disney should go ahead and re shoot the prequels

Well George Lucas did sell Star Wars to Disney. What did he think would happen? He has no say in the matter anymore, Plus this is the guy who changed things for the worse in the Remastered versions of the original trilogy. Such as Han Solo not shooting Greedo first. Now George Lucus knows about the feeing when the original vision is changed. Disney now owns Star Wars for better or Worse.

You gotta know that Lucas is boiling over all the attention the new movie is getting, and all of it is on Abrams and not him. He is likely worried if this film will out gross his, and confused as to why Mark, Carrie, and Harrison all came back, especially Harrison after he said he was done with Han Solo.

I dunno, I kind of feel bad for George Lucas. I mean, I'm sure the prequel trilogy was more about merchandising than artistic expression, but having a whole cottage indoustry spring up around talking about how bad something you spent a decade of your life working on can't be any fun.

Well, if the prequels are anything to go by George Lucas' vision sucks so I can only see this as a good thing.

Shouldn't have let them buy the Star Wars Franchise Disney ruined the Clone Wars.

Same goes for all Star Wars movies lol

good because ur a sh!ty director just means the movie will be 100 times better that we ever imagined

and yes your writing skill is soap opera level... barely, you got lucky with the first trilogy but that does not make you an artist your just another shamylan, you got lucky then it turns out you are just not that talented

to George and Notch and all the idi-ots that think money makes them special.... you not special you got lucky and let it go to your head, you all garbage put that money to good use or just s-tf-u and walk away

I see another 343 scenario . Halo, but not Halo

I appreciate everything he did for the original trilogy, but this just further solidifies my view that it's good he parted ways with Disney on this. I'm sure it will have its flaws (possibly oodles), but I am almost sure it will outshine the new episodes by far

That's fine by me, Lucas really hasn't made a great film since the eighties anyway, just been riding on the laurels of the original Star Wars and Indiana Jones films imo...

George Lucas didn't create the originals by himself. His original trilogy ideas sucked complete ass, and it was the rest of the team that convinced him to change it. The second triilogy, he didn't listen to anyone, and we know how that went down. Lucas is completely overrated.

It will be a kid-friendly movie with rainbows coming out of people instead of blood. Oh and di**, lots and lots of hidden di*** and sexual jokes cuz you know, it's disney after all!

"When you break up with somebody... you don't show up at their coffee shop and say you are going to burn it" Uhhmm, you don't? Well, it's good that I read this article then, because I now I know better and it also seems as if Lucas knows better than to meddle with the new films.

Lucas's vision for the series has been terrible anyway. So... no real loss. :/

So did Jar Jar fucking Binks..............nuff said. Trying to turn Star Wars into a fucking childrens movie, geez most of us that loved it it growing up when we were kids loved it because it wasn't all stupid and dumbed down and childish..... then when we're all grown up we get the freakin Phantom Menace OMG!.

The first three Star Wars were masterpiece's, the latest three more or less travesties (especially The Phantom Menace).

I really really hate to say it, but I'm glad George Lucas no longer has any say when it comes to Star Wars. I would have absolutely loved to had seen Lucas vision for the series come to fruition as originally intended when he wrote the first three. Since then Lucas strayed from that vision enough all on his own. I don't think fans could handle another three disappointments.

Kinda ironic he used a breakup analogy considering that some of the dialogue exchanges between Padme and Anakin sound like they were written by someone who'd never been in a relationship in his life

Thinking Star Wars is a family soap opera? Christ, thanks for everything George but I'm glad you're not involved.

George, you're great at starting things, but not so good at continuing them. You had a vision for the first three Star Wars, and yes, it was all a great opera. But then the kid in you gave place to the adult, and the three "newer" Star Wars were made by an adult trying to understand a kid's imaginary. The original Star Wars was about a kid's dream coming true. You've done it. Now find another of your inner kid's dreams again, and start something new.

So what you're saying is this might be the first Star Wars movie I'm actually able to watch without getting incredibly bored and sleepy?