The fest opened on Thursday with a screening of ‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back’ and a discussion with the filmmaker covering his work with Francis Ford Coppola and Yoda’s speech patterns.

The 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival kicked off with a screening of the 1980 hit Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, featuring a rare pre-movie discussion with director George Lucas.. The Star Wars ...

The filmmaker: George Lucas, appearing for a rare pre-show Q&A to discuss the making of his “Star Wars” sequel and why he felt financial — but not creative — pressure following up what was ...

George Lucas had big plans for a live-action TV series before he sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012 — so what happened?

Interviews. A-Z Archive. Contact Us: George Lucas: Episode One. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones. Interviewed by Alec Cawthorne.

Lucas has always defended his right to tinker with the original cut of “Star Wars,” notably once telling the AP about the first print: “I’m sorry you saw half a completed film and fell in ...

How George Lucas’ ‘Star Wars’ Prequels ... As he stated in subsequent interviews, Lucas saw the origins of that less in the military coups that defined banana republics of the 20th ...