What is Lucas' price?

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-06-16 10:06am

we all know that GL has said time and time again that he is done after ep. III. But, money has been known thoughout time to ...change minds. What do you think George's price is? I mean, come on, everybody has a price. Just how much cash would it take to squeeze another trilogy out of George? Half a billion? thre quarters? a full billion? after all, the the average take for the 5 films so far is well over half a billion each....and that doesn't even begin to count merchandise and novelizations etc... What do you think?

Death from the Sea · Post by **Death from the Sea** » 2003-06-16 10:30am

I think if you could garauntee the old man that he would have atleast one or two times the amount of time he invests into the movies to later spend with his family after he completes the movies before he dies then sure I bet he would be more willing to do so. I think that him being old and getting closer to death makes him want to work less, I don't know where he would get the idea of that(retirement) but hey

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-06-16 10:40am

It must be possible to convince him to take three books already written,and make episodes 7,8 and 9 with them.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-06-16 10:53am

Short of guaranteeing him that he'll be ALIVE to do the next 3 the way he wants to do...nothing.

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2003-06-16 01:41pm

He's richer than Steven Spielberg. I don't think there's any amount that could lead him to change his mind if it really is made up.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2003-06-16 01:43pm

The more pertinent question is considering the quality of the prequels do we WANT another trilogy??

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-06-16 02:53pm

Stravo wrote:The more pertinent question is considering the quality of the prequels do we WANT another trilogy??

granted AOTC was cheezy, but i thoroughly enjoyed Clones. The problem lies in Lucas' directing. Now if he were only to produce 7, 8 and 9 and give the directors chair to someone else, it wouldn't be that hard on him...and the films would be better as well.

<sigh>...*wanders off grumbling about how Thrawn needs to have a movie role.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-06-17 02:50am

I'd say he's worth about half a billion burritos.

As for another trilogy, he probably wouldn't do one for money, as if he wants to keep in the tradition of having huge gaps between trilogies and start a third one 22 years after the previous one began, then he'd probably be dead by the time they're released, and unable to collect royalties. And besides, he probably has enough money to be satisfied with himself.

SPOOFE · Post by **SPOOFE** » 2003-06-17 02:58am

The problem lies in Lucas' directing.

Actually, it lies entirely in his writing. He's a GREAT (visual) director. Don't expect anything Hitchcockian out of him, though.

Anyway... Lucas has already gone on the record as stating that, after Star Wars, he'll make more movies like THX 1138 (essentially, movies HE likes, and t'hell with everyone else). Unfortunately, that mindset from Lucas produces the likes of Howard The Duck. After he gets three or four box office bombs in a row, I'm betting that he'll go back to the Star Wars universe.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-06-17 08:56pm

GL is a horrible writer. If the writing was there the prequels would be 100% better (they aren't bad to begin with, though).

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-06-17 09:11pm

SPOOFE wrote:
The problem lies in Lucas' directing.
Actually, it lies entirely in his writing. He's a GREAT (visual) director. Don't expect anything Hitchcockian out of him, though.

Anyway... Lucas has already gone on the record as stating that, after Star Wars, he'll make more movies like THX 1138 (essentially, movies HE likes, and t'hell with everyone else). Unfortunately, that mindset from Lucas produces the likes of Howard The Duck. After he gets three or four box office bombs in a row, I'm betting that he'll go back to the Star Wars universe.

Hey. I liked Howard the Duck.

thecreech · Post by **thecreech** » 2003-06-17 10:03pm

neoolong wrote:
SPOOFE wrote:
The problem lies in Lucas' directing.
Actually, it lies entirely in his writing. He's a GREAT (visual) director. Don't expect anything Hitchcockian out of him, though.

Anyway... Lucas has already gone on the record as stating that, after Star Wars, he'll make more movies like THX 1138 (essentially, movies HE likes, and t'hell with everyone else). Unfortunately, that mindset from Lucas produces the likes of Howard The Duck. After he gets three or four box office bombs in a row, I'm betting that he'll go back to the Star Wars universe.
Hey. I liked Howard the Duck.

Ducks with big tits... thats what i like

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2003-06-17 10:08pm

Yeah, AOTC has GL making clones some epic twisted weapon that is obviously being portrayed as being sent across the galaxy to fight at the end of AOTC.

Yet there are only 1.2 million individuals, and they're just a SpecOps force at best.

Great ideas GL.

Equinox2003 · Post by **Equinox2003** » 2003-06-21 05:18pm

I don't think he has a price. After all, he must have plenty already. I
would agree that possibly his estate may agree to making more films,
but not George himself.

Admiral Johnason · Post by **Admiral Johnason** » 2003-06-21 05:25pm

Have an episode of Star Trek make fun of Star Wars and he'll have his empire strike back.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-06-21 05:26pm

Equinox2003 wrote:I don't think he has a price. After all, he must have plenty already. I
would agree that possibly his estate may agree to making more films,
but not George himself.

Unles he put a clause in his will to forbid other producers to ever make a SW film.

CDiehl · Post by **CDiehl** » 2003-06-21 09:09pm

I think a sensible use of this theoretical sum of money we are talking about offering to George Lucas would be to offer it as a budget to hire a top-of-the-line writer and director. Surely a director and writer exist who could make a great set of movies that combine Lucas' idea of Star Wars with their own style. Of course, this would require him to admit his shortcomings and trust his baby in the hands of people who will bring something of themselves to the Star Wars franchise. Lucas is rich enough to make a third trilogy on his own, even though just about any studio would give him the cash to make them if he proposed it. As a result, this sum we would be offering would be for him to recruit at least a writer and director able to work with him and make some great movies. Basically, it would not be a bribe so much as fans helping to make the movie they want to see made, and putting their money where their mouths are.

Now let's just say the fans of Star Wars get a fund up to 500 million bucks to offer to Lucas. Who might we suggest as writer and director for this imagined new trilogy? I'm not sure who I would suggest to write it, but I would suggest that a third Star Wars trilogy be an original story set after Return of the Jedi, but which does not contradict the events of the novels. There's no reason to rehash the novels. If that is not desirable, then set it well before The Phantom Menace, and possibly show the Jedi in their prime. I do think a great choice for director would be Peter Jackson, because he seems pretty good at making movies that follow another's ideas.

BlackJack · Post by **BlackJack** » 2003-06-21 11:19pm

Even if he were to go and make another trilogy, what does he make it about? The six we will have depict the rise and fall of anakin. That story is over. I don't think there is anything left to link it well to the first six. And you know as well as I he will not base sequels off EU.

On a side note, is anyone helping with the screenplay this time? He needs it. Of course, to best do III he needs to step down and let someone else direct. The actors just don't respond to him.

SPOOFE · Post by **SPOOFE** » 2003-06-21 11:44pm

Unles he put a clause in his will to forbid other producers to ever make a SW film.

Can't do it. Eventually, Star Wars will become part of the public domain, and then it's every hack director for himself...

('Course, that won't happen for many decades, but still...)

Jabba the Hutt · Post by **Jabba the Hutt** » 2003-06-24 01:42am

I don't think he'll ever make a third Triology. He has said himself that the only reason he ever started with the nine movie idea was because he though it would take that many to tell the story, but after the original triology was made he realized it would only take six.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-06-24 03:01am

I've seen brief summaries of what the 9 episodes were originally supposed to be, and Luke wasn't even supposed to meet the Emperor until episode 9. Obviously, Lucas changed his mind and rewrote the plan at some point.

Arthur_Tuxedo · Post by **Arthur_Tuxedo** » 2003-06-24 03:34am

SPOOFE wrote:
Unles he put a clause in his will to forbid other producers to ever make a SW film.
Can't do it. Eventually, Star Wars will become part of the public domain, and then it's every hack director for himself...

('Course, that won't happen for many decades, but still...)

No copyright franchise will ever become public domain while Disney still breathes, and even if Congress stopped granting retroactive 20 year extensions tomorrow, it would still take the better part of a century. Hopefully with the way this cell cloning stuff is going we could all still be alive by then, but that's small consolation.