George Lucas Reminds Hollywood Not to Listen to the Haters
George Lucas had nothing to do with Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and yet, new quotes of his feel like he’s speaking directly to it. Back in 2017, the polarizing reaction to Rian Johnson’s Star Wars sequel seemed like a major turning point for the franchise. The film got a lot of love, but also a lot of hate, and it was in that moment several plans for the future of Star Wars changed.
- ▪George Lucas had nothing to do with Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and yet, new quotes of his feel like he’s speaking directly to it.
- ▪Back in 2017, the polarizing reaction to Rian Johnson’s Star Wars sequel seemed like a major turning point for the franchise.
- ▪The film got a lot of love, but also a lot of hate, and it was in that moment several plans for the future of Star Wars changed.
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George Lucas had nothing to do with Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and yet, new quotes of his feel like he’s speaking directly to it. Back in 2017, the polarizing reaction to Rian Johnson’s Star Wars sequel seemed like a major turning point for the franchise. The film got a lot of love, but also a lot of hate, and it was in that moment several plans for the future of Star Wars changed. Episode XI was reworked. Johnson’s planned trilogy went away. And ever since, a galaxy far, far away has felt oddly rudderless. Were those changes Lucasfilm directly reacting to people who were mad about The Last Jedi? That’s never been 100% confirmed, but the timing and decisions certainly point to that.
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