George Lucas has seen The Mandalorian, and it sounds like he’s a little more positive on it than he is on the Star Wars sequel trilogy.
It’s official: Star Wars creator George Lucas enjoyed The Mandalorian, proving he has working eyes and ears.
The Mandalorian is the first-ever live-action Star Wars show. Available on Disney+, it follows the titular bounty hunter as he and the adorable Baby Yoda go on adventures in that familiar galaxy far, far away. Executive producer Dave Filoni revealed to The Hollywood Reporter what Lucas thought of the show, and if he had any feedback:
"Not a tremendous amount. We talk about other stuff. When I talk with him, I like to get more knowledge. He’ll give me some reminders, especially before I shoot something, about how many setups I should try to get in a day, and I might rack his brain for certain things about how to cover a scene. He’s been very complimentary. I think he’s enjoyed the show, and he said once [that] now he gets to watch it as a fan and watch it as a viewer. My job is to bring that knowledge forward and pass on what I’ve learned from him in every discipline to Jon and to the creative departments."
Lucas famously sold the intellectual property rights to Star Wars to Walt Disney in 2012 for a little over 4 billion dollars. Disney quickly announced plans for a sequel trilogy that Lucas reportedly was not a fan of. In his memoir, former Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed that Lucas believed the sequels “lacked originality” and that he felt “betrayed” by the direction the films took.
The Mandalorian, meanwhile, thrives on originality; one of the best things about it is that it’s not tied directly to the events and characters of the Star Wars saga, although it sounds like the second season may bring in a few elements that move it closer, like casting Rosario Dawson as ex-Jedi Ahsoka Tano.
We’ll see how it all shakes down when the second season of The Mandalorian comes to Disney+ this October!
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