George Lucas

Although George Lucas' 'Red Tails' had a strong opening weekend, the film has not grossed anywhere near what Lucas spent to get the film to theaters. Lucas ponied up the $58 million production budget and $35 million distribution costs (plus an additional amount for marketing) himself after every Hollywood studio rejected his projects because it's protagonists were all black. The lifetime gross for 'Red Tails' is currently at $45,281,850. Adding insult to injury is that this exactly what...Read Full Story

In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Star Wars creator George Lucas talked about his view on making changes to his fan favorite films, and goes so far as to say that "it's just a movie." The filmmaker, who is the mastermind behind the Star Wars mega-franchise, which includes six big-screen live-action movies, has come under fire for decades now due to his propensity to make changes to the films, much to fans' dismay. In the interview, Lucas said while other movies gets...Read Full Story

Only a Heroic Jedi -- or a Planning Commission -- Can Save Him Now Poor Star Wars papa George Lucas. All he wants to do is build a little 270,000-square foot digital media production facility near his Skywalker Ranch outside San Francisco. But his neighbors have gone all Darth Vader on him and are opposing the construction.Read Full Story

New York Fashion Week always draws the best and brightest of celebrities and socialites alike. Scoping out the front row is half the fun of attending shows for me, and this season has been no exception. Sure, there were the usual suspects: the Manhattan socialites, the Vogue editors you keep your eyes glued to at all times to see how they react, and the "IT" girls du jour -- like Vampire Diaries ' Nina Dobrev and former The City star, Olivia Palermo . However, there are always some celebrity...Read Full Story

Why does George continue to lie to the Star Wars universe? In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter Lucas explained the need for reediting of the famous Cantina bar scene by stating Greedo missed a point-blank shot and Han retaliated and vaporized him. "The controversy over who shot first, Greedo or Han Solo, in Episode IV, what I did was try to clean up the confusion, but obviously it upset people because they wanted Solo [who seemed to be the one who shot first in the original] to...Read Full Story

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/george-lucas-star-wars-interview-28... With yet another re-invigoration of the massive Star Wars franchise —hello, 3-Delirum! — the Star Wars creator confronts the controversy of content changes (again), shares his views on SOPA and gives an update on Indiana Jones 5.Read Full Story

With George Lucas’ re-release of Star Wars in 3D, the man himself makes a bold statement about 3D movie today. “We’re going through a new technological revolution that is set to change everything,” the famed Star Wars mastermind said in a letter to Shortlist magazine. “Watching a movie in 3D is simply a better way [...]Read Full Story

Part 1 of 2: “Star Wars” creator George Lucas and his girlfriend, Mellody Hobson, are interviewed at Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch in California. Oprah also interviews Cuba Gooding Jr. and Terrence Howard, stars of “Red Tails,” Lucas’ Tuskegee Airmen movie.Read Full Story

Thu, Jan 19 2012 23:00 IST | Views | Add your comment SHARE: Filmmaker George Lucas is upset how Hollywood studios refused to fund his latest movie "Red Tails", and says he is retiring from making big-budget films. He feels studios refrained from funding his film as it had an African-American cast, reports nytimes.com. Ultimately, the creator of the "Star Wars" films had to finance "Red Tails" himself. The movie is being released in US cinemas Friday and tells the story of...Read Full Story

Yesterday saw a swift and care-free announcement in the world of Hollywood, as famed film-maker George Lucas announced that he was retiring from the industry. 65-year-old Lucas, who is most notable for his key roles in producing the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises (for which he would later be the source of controversy as he made numerous ‘re-releases’ and ‘unnessecary’ sequels and prequels to the films), revealed the news in a recent interview with the New York Times . This would...Read Full Story