George Lucas' unmade Star Wars show was so expensive and risky that it would have cost $40 million per episode and “blown up the whole Star Wars universe"
"The problem was that each episode was bigger than the films, so the lowest I could get it down to with the tech that existed then was $40 million an episode." Star Wars: Underwor
George Lucas' Axed ‘Star Wars' Series Cost ‘$40 Million an Episode' and ‘Would've Blown Up' the Franchise: ‘Disney Would've Never' Bought Lucasfilm If It Got Made
George Lucas’ “Star Wars” producer Rick McCallum recently appeared on an episode of the “Young Indy Chronicles” podcast and teased what would’ve been “Star Wars: Underworld,” an ambitious television series that was one of the last “Star Wars” projects Lucas was working on before he sold the franchise to Disney in 2012 for $4.
George Lucas’ Abandoned STAR WARS Series Cost $40 Million an Episode and Would’ve ‘Blown Up’ Franchise
A former Lucasfilm producer says George Lucas' abandoned live-action Star Wars show would've cost $40 million an episode and "blown up" the franchise.
What It Was Like to Write on George Lucas’ Unproduced Star Wars Show
March 2025 has turned into the unofficial Talk About Star Wars Underworld Month. Days after Star Wars producer Rick McCallum discussed the mythical, unproduced show, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek, and For All Mankind writer/producer Ronald D. Moore spoke about what it was like to be one of the show’s writers.
‘Star Wars’ fans have just confirmed a George Lucas cameo from 26 years ago
A long-fabled, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it “Star Wars” cameo from the franchise’s creator George Lucas has finally been confirmed.  Caroleen “Jett” Green, who worked as an Industrial Light and Magic matte painter on 1999’s “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace,
20 Years Later, This Canceled Star Wars Project Still Makes Zero Sense (But There's a Way for Lucasfilm to Salvage It)
When the Star WarsSkywalker Saga seemingly ended 20 years ago with Revenge of the Sith, George Lucas still planned to keep the franchise alive in some capacity. In addition to the comic books and novels,
George Lucas’ Scrapped ‘Star Wars’ Show Was So Massive, It Could Have Stopped Disney’s Takeover
George Lucas's space opera transcended its origins, weaving an expansive tapestry across prequels, sequels, and countless media incarnations. The franchise's tentacles have reached into every entertainment medium imaginable,
The Phantom Menace’s Secret George Lucas Easter Egg Revealed 26 Years Later
It has been quite a long time since the Star Wars prequels sparked a frenzy at the movie theater, giving some fans a villain ...
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Writer Of Star Wars’ Rey Movie Confirms Connection To George Lucas’ Original Trilogy
Following the sequel trilogy, Lucasfilm has had a surprising amount of trouble making Star Wars movies. The franchise has remained strong on Disney+, but multiple attempts at new big-screen ...
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Star Wars actor says his career was ‘ruined’ after George Lucas changed a huge detail
The actor revealed that he was due to return in the 2005 film, but was dropped at the last minute. “George Lucas held me for Revenge of the Sith, and we had ‘Revenge of,’ but they hadn’t ...
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George Lucas’ abandoned 'Star Wars' series cost $40 million an episode and would have 'blown up' franchise
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