In the interview with journalist Charlie Rose, part of which aired in November but which was broadcast in full last week, Lucas appears upset at what Disney ― which paid US$4 billion (RM17 billion) for Lucasfilm in 2012 ― did with “The Force Awakens”.
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But during the interview, he wasn’t almost as positive about the film’s creative addition to the franchise. “These are my kids”.
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Lucas later apologized for what he called a “very inappropriate analogy” and told Variety in a statement, “Disney is doing an incredible job of taking care of and expanding the franchise”. “They decided they were going to do their own thing… and I decided, fine, but basically, I said…”
The controversial remark was made during Lucas’ interview with Charlie Rose on December 25.
That game from EA takes place primarily in the Original Trilogy era, with a free DLC area centered around the Battle of Jakku, a battle late in the Galactic Civil War that resulted in the downed vessels crashed on the desert planet as seen at the start of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, including the Star Destroyer that Rey scavenges from. “I love them, I created them, I’m very intimately involved in them”.
It is not the first time Lucas has criticised the film.
The 71-year-old said he had begun working on another “Star Wars” film before the Disney takeover, but added the company was not “that keen to have me involved”.
“I rarely go out with statements to clarify my feelings but I feel it is important to make it clear that I am thrilled that Disney has the franchise and is moving it in such exciting directions”, said Lucas in his statement.
Lucas said that filmmakers in the Soviet Union had more freedom than their counterparts in Hollywood, who, he maintained, “have to adhere to a very narrow line of commercialism”.
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Lucas has since issued an apology, after the comments caused controversy.
