Lucas Report • Dressing The Galaxy Show • September 2005

Capt. Sith Park

September 20 2005

The latest from Lucas in the New York Post

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The New York Post managed to catch up wtih George Lucas last week while attending the Dressing the Galaxy fashion show in NYC

Lucas sounds off on the planning of his "Star Wars" TV show, originally said to be for next year - in addition to a continuation of the animated "Clone Wars" series.

LUCAS: "There will be a live-action show, but I don't know if it'll be in 2006," he says. "I haven't even started writing the script."

He does know, however, that the show will take place between Episodes III and IV, and will focus on the little people - those weird-looking creatures you glimpse fleetingly in the background.

LUCAS: "It's all minor, minor characters [from the movies]," says the director. "It's not the Skywalker story at all - that's going on in another part of the galaxy."

Ayatollah Krispies · Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Posts: 1024

"It's all minor, minor characters [from the movies]," says the director. "It's not the Skywalker story at all - that's going on in another part of the galaxy. At least until it starts tanking in the ratings -- then I'll claim that we were leading up to focusing on Darth Vader all along. Anyway, I'll be getting to the script as soon as Indy 4 is ready to go. Oh, and then I'm going to make those independent movies I've been talking about for nearly 30 years, unless one of them bombs, in which case I'll drop the idea like a live grenade dipped in dog shit."

VT-16 · Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 943 Location: Norway

If it's got battles and walkers, I don't give a shit who's fighting, I'll watch. Mr. Green

SkyWard · Joined: 24 Aug 2004 Posts: 147 Location: PHX1138

Hell, if it's got wattles and balkers, I'll watch!

Capt. Sith Park · Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 12:45 am Post subject:

Heh-Heh-Heh

If someone had told me in the summer of '83 that there would be 3 'SW' Prequel movies then 2 series focusing on the Clone Wars and then 'SW' TV
(But it would be 'SW' without 'SW') .... man!!!

VT-16 · Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 943 Location: Norway

Capt. Sith Park · Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 11:17 am Post subject:

Just using that term loosely - I totally agree - I'm looking forward to seeing how the whole other part of that galaxy far, far away is used to base stories from

It's just that the Skywalker family has been the main emphasis in the 'SW' that we have know in these 6 films

Not ready for the end of 'SW' yet

VT-16 · Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 943 Location: Norway

Ah, if you're talking about just the films, then I understand.

Can't wait to see what new planets, people and vehicles they've got in store. Hope to see some references to familiar places (note: EU places, not movie planets) throughout.

Capt. Sith Park · Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 5:54 pm Post subject:

This from Bill Hunt - thedigitalbits.com - October 02 2005

We've got a surprise treat for you Star Wars fans today to close out the week. Sarah and I made the quick plane hop up to San Francisco yesterday, to attend the Episode III DVD press event at the Skywalker Ranch. As today marks my 38th year on this planet, it was quite the nice way to spend an afternoon. I'll tell you more about it all (and post some pictures Sarah took) on Monday.

One interesting note from the event: Producer Rick McCallum and ILM animation director Rob Coleman confirmed that Lucas has continued to digitally massage the other Star Wars films.

Specifically, Coleman indicated that the puppet Yoda from Episode I has been replaced with a digital Yoda that matches the character as seen in Episodes II and III. The CG performance was specifically tailored to match to Frank Oz's puppet performance.

You'll be pleased to know that Coleman also told me, in no uncertain terms, that Oz's puppet work in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi will NEVER be replaced with CG. So you fans can rest easy. You'll get to see the new changes on a future, as-yet-unscheduled box set release of the entire Star Wars saga on DVD and/or HD.

One other interesting item to report from the event: McCallum expects there to be 22 Young Indiana Jones Chronicles DVDs in all, 3 of which have been completed. The discs will include some 66 historical featurettes, now in production. Work has been ongoing for about 18 months on the Young Indy DVDs, with about another 18 months worth of work yet to be done. If all goes well, the plan is to tie the DVD release to the theatrical debut of Indy IV (the script for which Lucas is expected to finish this Sunday).

Anyway, as you're probably hoping, I've just posted my in-depth review of the 2-disc Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith DVD, which streets on 11/1. If you thought the video and audio quality on the previous Star Wars DVDs was impressive, just wait until you get your hands on this.

SW TV SHOWS RAMP UP

Rick McCallum, who served as producer on the recent Star Wars films, revealed to Now Playing Magazine some of the details of the two upcoming TV series based on the franchise created by George Lucas.

"The live-action television series is something we're planning for just at the beginning of 2007," McCallum said in an interview while promoting the upcoming DVD of Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of the Sith at Lucas' Skywalker Ranch in northern California. "We're just starting to interview writers and trying to really figure out which direction [to go]."

McCallum added that the series will have a different tone than the features and will introduce characters that weren't seen on the big screen. "It is going to be much darker, much grittier. It's going to be character-based. [Lucas] envisions somewhere like 100 hours, [set] between Episode III and Episode IV, with a lot of characters that we haven't met, but [who] have been developed in some of the novels and other things. We're really excited about that, because I think finally we're going to have the opportunity to answer everybody's questions once and for all by the time we finish the series."

McCallum also revealed that the live-action series is likely to be based in Sydney, Australia, and will be filmed in hi-def, while production on the animated series is already underway at Skywalker Ranch. "The animation is being done as we speak," he told the magazine. "It's starting to prep. That's being done here at the Ranch. A lot of the effects are being done in Singapore. ... I think it's just now in the conceptual work and script work [phase]. I think George is trying to get 13 scripts done first before we really start to get into the pipeline of it. But that'll start happening probably at the end of March."