The star wars the second draft over the summer and winter of 1974. Geez george lucas has forgotten what this was all about. Dark horse comics will release an eightissue miniseries based on george lucas original vision of star wars, each month starting in september that runs through april 2014. I got into a semiargument with a friend recently regarding how much credit to give george lucas for star wars. Not star family if disney does this movie and the following movies right, we can all thank them gloriously for usurping and saving this franchise from its own creator. With mark hamill, harrison ford, carrie fisher, alec guinness. Francis ford coppola hooked him up with george lucas who had recently filmed txh18 with technoscope. Way to many characters he plot jumps all over the place, you get no real sense that the empire are in fact evil. Almost half a century on from its original cinema release, star wars is a cultural phenomenon a staggeringly successful and enduring film franchise, with many of its tropes and characters becoming popular culture icons across the world.
Every storyteller would like to connect with people as deeply as. Back in the early 70s, kurtz was looking to use the new technoscope technology in an upcoming film. Did george lucas write any of the star wars books before. George lucas planned for leia to use the force more openly in his original outline for star wars 79, according to mark. In the immediate wake of the original star wars landmark success, time magazine casually tossed off a significant detail in the fourth paragraph of a. This is was the first original star wars novel ever. How much of star wars did george lucas actually write. George lucas reveals what he would have done with star wars. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
The book features the gorgeous cover art by the great ralph mcquarrie. Star wars george lucas 1976 1st first edition original. Most changes were benign, or even positivecleaning up dated. Gluts the im a big fan of the star wars films but these novelisations of the classic trilogy did nothing for me im afraid. Will we ever learn george lucas original plan for star. Jan 25, 2017 by 1975, american graffiti writerdirector george lucas had written a workable draft of a spaceset scifi epic. Star wars 9 ends the skywalker saga, and it should use george lucas original twist ending for the star wars franchise to do so. May 30, 2014 star wars by george lucas actually alan dean foster but as a kid i didnt realize that of course and was so excited that george himself must have written the book.
The original star wars was created when george lucas read. From the adventures of luke skywalker is the original title of the novelization of the 1977 film star wars. May 04, 2015 while unsure if star wars was going to be a success, ballantinedel rey books and lucas had commissioned foster to write a second star wars novel called splinter of the minds eye, which was eventually published in 1978. It was meant to take place in the middle of the action, because that is a dramatic way t. From 1977 to 2005, he served as cowriter and executive producer of all six star wars films, as well as director for four of the films.
George lucas reveals lukes original sister not leia. Space a sea of stars is broken by the vast blue surface of the planet, utapau. Its credited to george lucas, but i gather it was actually ghostwritten for him. Star wars trilogy by george lucas, donald glut, james kahn. If disney is buying lucasfilm, how will that affect star wars. Rough draft was written as a full rough draft by george lucas in may 1974. Based on the original rough draft screenplay by george lucas paperback august 21, 2014 by george lucas author. And lucas did do all those things, but that cant be the final answer. George lucas and the origin story behind star wars in an era of dark, dystopian sciencefiction drama, lucas was determined to make a different kind of scifi movie something fun, aimed at. As for whether lucas original treatment will ever see the light of day, i imagine therell eventually be a giant the making of the force awakens book, like j. George lucas pulled from pulp novels, comics and a book all about the power of myth. The book was credited to george lucas, creator of the star wars universe, and the screenwriter of the first film in the saga. The plot of this 1937 pulp novel will sound familiar. Have you ever wondered what george lucass original concepts for star wars might have looked like in motion.
Jun, 2018 george lucas reveals more details about his plans for star wars episode 7, 8, and 9, including the fact that fans probably would have hated what he wanted to do. Perhaps the most egregious changes were to the 1977 original itself, which, because of lucass prequel plans, would later be relabeled as star wars. May, 2015 we already know that george lucas built the star wars world as an akira kurosawa movie in space, equal parts toshiro mifune and flash gordon. Lucas was never like screen writing, nor was he good at it. Feb 21, 2020 the star wars animated universe began with the 2008 star wars.
The first star wars movie, a new hope, was written. May 30, 2018 the original star wars was a script before a novelization. Star wars 9 should end with george lucas original r2d2 twist. Luke skywalker joins forces with a jedi knight, a cocky pilot, a wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the empires worlddestroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue princess leia from the mysterious darth vader.
However in december 1976, six months before the first star wars movie hit the theatres, this innocent little paperback novelisation of the forthcoming movie was quietly published. As a piece of star wars history and a look at george lucass thought process this is great however as a graphic novel and story in general this fails on man levels. Leia used the force in lucas original star wars 79 plan. Jun 14, 2018 ever since george lucas revealed that star wars was not the first chapter of a saga, but the fourth part of a ninepart story, people have speculated over where the filmmaker was going to take the. The first star wars book to emerge was a novel released in 1976 named star wars, it was ghostwritten by alan dean foster and credited to lucas. However, i had my doubts as books of films are not always up to.
A new hope was ghostwritten by alan dean foster, based on writings from george lucas. He is best known as creator of the epic star wars saga and the archaeologistadventurer character indiana jones. George lucass most popular book is a new hope star wars. George lucass star wars was the best of the bunch which surprised me, given the braindead and cheesy dialogue he gave his characters to spout in the prequel trilogy. Spoilers george lucas was so sure this movie would flop that instead of attending the premiere, he went on vacation to hawaii with his good friend steven spielberg, where they came up with the idea for raiders of the lost ark 1981. We already know that george lucas built the star wars world as an akira kurosawa movie in space, equal parts toshiro mifune and flash gordon. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series. Did george lucas write any of the star wars books before the. Dec 06, 2016 perhaps the most egregious changes were to the 1977 original itself, which, because of lucass prequel plans, would later be relabeled as star wars episode iv. He invented a fictional universe and called it star wars for a reason. George lucas s most popular book is a new hope star wars. Dec 10, 2019 the skywalker saga is about to come to an end with j. First draft, it was considerably rewritten into the adventures of the starkiller, episode i.
The skywalker saga is about to come to an end with j. Aug 22, 2018 when george lucas developed the storyline for star wars and crafted his heroes and villains, he tapped into elements of theology, mysticism and mythology as well as his knowledge of classic. The original film was meant to be a single, standalone story. Oct 30, 2012 star wars 7 plot will be an original story, says.
The star wars the second draft over the summer and. Five small moons slowly drift into view from the far side of the planet. This time, instead of hiding under george lucass name, alan dean foster was given full credit for his novel. While unsure if star wars was going to be a success, ballantinedel rey books and lucas had commissioned foster to write a second star wars novel called splinter of the minds eye, which was eventually published in 1978. Dec 29, 2015 george lucas pulled from pulp novels, comics and a book all about the power of myth. See all books authored by george lucas, including star wars. Rinzler and mike mayhews adaptation of the star wars allows for that. Star wars george lucas 1976 1st first edition original rare. Whether its the rosetinted glasses of nostalgia, or some form of collective revisionist history, or simply just an evolution of our growing appreciation for george lucas star wars flicks. Why finding the original 1977 star wars verges on the. The age of rebellion is the era of the original star wars trilogy star wars, the empire strikes back, and return of the jedi telling the story of the rebel alliances fight against the.
The clone wars film it shares its name with the tv series, a critically reviled release that was essentially several. The script was begun in the winter of 1973 as an expansion of the original the star wars. Ever since george lucas revealed that star wars was not the first chapter of a saga, but the fourth part of a ninepart story, people have speculated over. By 1975, american graffiti writerdirector george lucas had written a workable draft of a spaceset scifi epic. Having grown up with the star wars films, reading the book was obviously important to me. George lucas has 150 books on goodreads with 140350 ratings. A critic might say oh, lucas combined flash gordon with akira kurosawa, threw in some science fiction novels, comic books, the wizard of oz, and sewed it all up with joseph campbells ideas on the structure of myth. Aug 24, 2019 the age of rebellion is the era of the original star wars trilogy star wars, the empire strikes back, and return of the jedi telling the story of the rebel alliances fight against the. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created by george lucas that includes star wars 1977, the empire strikes back 1980, and return of the jedi 1983.
Aug 08, 20 dark horse comics will release an eightissue miniseries based on george lucas original vision of star wars, each month starting in september that runs through april 2014. The original star wars was a script before a novelization. George lucas books list of books by author george lucas. On the 40th anniversary of the release of the original star wars, george lucas biographer james cooray smith shares the unlikely story of how the first film got made. It was called adventures of the starkiller, episode one. Episodes ivi the phantom menace, attack of the clones, revenge of the sith, a new hope, the empire strikes back, and return of the jedi star wars. I knew that lucas has widely admitted that he was inspired by dune, but now that ive read it, thats like saying melania trumps rnc speech was inspired by michelle obamas dnc speech. When george lucas developed the storyline for star wars and crafted his heroes and villains, he tapped into elements of theology, mysticism and mythology as. George lucas original plans for star wars published as. From the adventures of luke skywalker, and the star wars trilogy, and more on. The rise of skywalker to bring it back in order for star wars 9 to satisfyingly end to the skywalker. She was commenting how hes an awful director and thats why the new star wars trilogy was so terrible and i countered well ive read the script to the original star wars and that at least was spectacular, hes a great writer, to which she replied that they had done a major rewrite. Ghostwritten by alan dean foster, but credited to george lucas, it was first published on november 12, 1976, by ballantine books, several months before the release of the film.
George lucas reveals what he would have done with star. His name is on the novelization, thopugh many have said it was ghost written. The following is everything currently known about george lucas plan for star wars episode vii, circa 2012. George lucas and the origin story behind star wars. George lucas s star wars was the best of the bunch which surprised me, given the braindead and cheesy dialogue he gave his characters to spout in the prequel trilogy. Lucasfilm reportedly wants george lucas to return and oversee.
George lucass original star wars the comic youtube. Lucas had initially planned to finish the story with a big reveal featuring r2d2, and even though he abandoned the idea theres now a chance for star wars. May 09, 2017 lucas loves to keep up the myth that he had planned out tons of stories, but its simply untrue. He shared with the crowd about meeting lucas, leaving the star wars films and the original plans for the entire saga. Lucasfilm reveals official timeline of the star wars saga. Together, the three original star wars moviesa new hope, the empire strikes back, and return of the jeditold one epic. Feb 07, 2020 have you ever wondered what george lucas s original concepts for star wars might have looked like in motion. The first book to include the expanded star wars universe however was fosters 1978 novel named spliter of the minds eye.
George lucas reveals lukes original sister not leia star. George lucas reveals more details about his plans for star wars episode 7, 8, and 9, including the fact that fans probably would have hated what he wanted to do. But before it does, we look back at george lucas own vision for the star wars sequel trilogy. Relying on cuttingedge technology of the era, lucas spent millions of his own dollars tinkering with the original star wars trilogy. A brief history of george lucas star wars sequel trilogy. Ghostwritten by alan dean foster, but credited to george lucas, it was first published on november 12, 1976, by ballantine books, several months before the. Jan 01, 2018 the following is everything currently known about george lucas plan for star wars episode vii, circa 2012. Lucas loves to keep up the myth that he had planned out tons of stories, but its simply untrue. Oct 21, 2019 george lucas and the origin story behind star wars in an era of dark, dystopian sciencefiction drama, lucas was determined to make a different kind of scifi movie something fun, aimed at.
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