Questions tagged [george-lucas]
George Lucas is an American film producer, screenwriter and director best known for the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises.
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Is there evidence for or against the possibility that George Lucas read “Nathan the Wise”?
If I describe a famous classic work of fiction as follows:
A young orphaned chivalrous knight fighting a powerful lord meets a wise old man who will serve as his mentor, and saves a young lady who ...
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Is there a robot in Clone Wars or Rebels that fulfuls the 'salesman' aspect of George Lucas' original vision for C3P0?
There is evidence that George Lucas' original vision for C3P0 was that he was to be a sleazy salesman type personality.
Later we see that Lucas chose to use Anthony Daniels' voice (in addition to the ...
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George Lucas on Obi-Wan vs. Darth Vader duel
Has George Lucas ever commented in an interview or commentary track on the duel between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan being the first time they met since the fall of the Jedi?
While the current Disney canon ...
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Was Obi-Wan Kenobi patterned after Castañeda's Don Juan?
Brian Jay Jones in his biography of George Lucas, George Lucas: A Life (2016), tells that in May 1975, while writing an early six-page synopsis of Star Wars, George Lucas read The Teachings of Don ...
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What is the term for how Star Wars characters have names based on real people, but scrambled?
I distinctly remember there being a page on Wookieepedia on this.
For instance, taken from this Quora Answer
Bo-Katan is a portmanteau of Dave Filoni's wife's name (Anne) and her cat's name…
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How much were the Force powers defined by George Lucas during the original trilogy?
In the original trilogy, it looks like the Force is something mystical and almost magical but there are no overly impressive actions by any Jedi (compared with later works and legends)
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Why did George Lucas ban David Prowse (actor of Darth Vader) from appearing at Star Wars conventions?
According to Wikipedia, George Lucas banned David Prowse in 2010 from attending official Star Wars fan conventions. He reportedly gave no reason why other than Prowse "burnt too many bridges"...
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Why did "A Stanley Kubrick Production" not draw a fine, while "Lucasfilm Ltd." did?
Both films have distribution company disclosure in the preludes to the opening credits; MGM for Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and 20th Century Fox for Lucas' Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
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Why did George Lucas set Star Wars in the past instead of the future?
I always found it interesting that Star Wars is set in the distant past instead of the (more obvious) future.
Has George Lucas ever commented why he chose to do that?
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What did George Lucas sue Battlestar Galactica for?
I can't think of anything similar in the franchises beyond "bad guys wear black." There was no supernatural power (that I recall), no elite superheroes. Heck, there was no hyperdrive!
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Why are Clone Troopers and Stormtroopers so similar?
Before discovering the EU, I always thought that the Stormtroopers were all clones. Now I know that they're actually all regular human recruits, at least in the current canon, but then why did Lucas ...
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Where did the claim that George Lucas did NOT intend to make nine Star Wars movies originate?
Around the time The Empire Strikes Back came out—and the first Star Wars film was retitled Episode IV: A New Hope—there were a number of apparently authoritative statements that the Star Wars series ...
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Why was Nazi imagery used for the Rebellion in A New Hope? [closed]
It's no secret that Nazi imagery was the major inspiration for Galactic Empire, from costume and weapon designs to how the villains are shot and framed.
However, in at least one instance, it's the ...
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Did George Lucas ever say in an article that Anakin knew his child lived?
I'm searching for a possible quote by George Lucas from years ago. It can be hard to find what Lucas has said over everyone else's opinion.
When I read that Lucas said Anakin knew of a child and ...
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: deliberate Star Wars connection?
Near the start of the film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, I've just noticed that the club they leave is called the Obi-Wan Club. Presumably, George Lucas, put this reference in as a joke. Are ...
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