Kathleen Kennedy, his former second-in-command at Lucasfilm, will now take control of the studio and the creative direction of Star Wars. Lucas himself will now only serve as a creative consultant, which is a nice way of saying that someone can actually say no to his bad ideas now. That’s right, the House of Mouse is now in total control of any future Star Wars films, TV series, merchandise, amusement park rides and whatever the hell else they can think of. Which is all to say that the announcement earlier this evening that Disney has bought Lucasfilm (and with it the rights to the entire Star Wars franchise) was clearly one of the most unexpected business moves in Hollywood history. But no matter how much the fans griped, it was impossible to imagine that Lucas would ever relinquish control of the series – indeed, if anything, it sure seemed like all the complaining was just making him defensively tighten his grip over every piece of his creative “vision” for the series. Ever since Jar-Jar Binks first walked on to the screen, Lucas’ clout as the beloved creator of the original trilogy has slowly deteriorated into videos like this. George Lucas has taken a lot of shit regarding the ‘Star Wars’ franchise over the past decade or so.
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