Apparently, creating the world’s most successful and influential movie franchise has its benefits. So it was that George Lucas, father of Star Wars, creator of Indiana Jones and absurdly rich super fan was able tour the ultra-secretive sets of Game of Thrones season 8.
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Or maybe Thrones showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss were just trying to impress the man before they make their own Star Wars trilogy for Disney? Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Liam Cunningham thinks Benioff and Weiss are exactly what that series needs:
"It’s funny because George came here and talked to the boys, and the one thing the Star Wars franchise has been missing lately is decent storytelling. There’s a lot of brilliant stuff in Star Wars, it’s an epic franchise, but occasionally, story-wise, it’s left a little to be desired. Dan and David are brilliant at surprises and can transfer the demographic from this show to that [franchise]. They’re incredible at adapting a world and making it their own and they could add a layer of complexity to it. I’d love it if they gave me some words to say, though I’d probably just be in a helmet."
How much money would I have had to pay to stand in a corner while Benioff and Weiss talked about filming the final season of Game of Thrones to George FREAKING Lucas?
Sorry. Anyway, Benioff and Weiss refused to directly comment on Lucas’ visit, but Weiss did explain why they took the Star Wars gig in the first place. “We feel we’re not quite hated enough already by people we don’t know.”
“Our Captain Phasma origin story is going to blow people away,” Benioff said. Weiss agreed: “It’s going to be Gwen’s monologue in the suit. The slowest push-in in movie history into her mask…”
Oh, these two.
Game of Thrones season 8 premieres Sunday, April 14. No word on whether or not Lucas has a cameo.
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