GEORGE LUCAS

George Walton Lucas, Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award-nominated American film director, producer, screenwriter and chairman of Lucasfilm Ltd. He is best known for being the creator of the epic Sci-Fi franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones. Today, Lucas is one of the American film industry's most financially successful independent directors/producers, with an estimated net worth of $3.9 billion. (via Wikipedia)

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Jon Stewart Vs. George Lucas, FIGHT

via toplessrobot.com ( 34 Days ago )
Okay. First things first -- if you follow me on Twitter, you already got the money quote from last night's Daily Show interview with Big George. If you haven't it, this interview isn't really a fight; it's about George pimping his new book on blockbuster movies. But sandwiched in the middle is something that that would be the awesomest thing you'd see all day if we hadn't [...]

Lucas impressed with 'Star Wars in Concert'

via cnn.com ( 123 Days ago )
"Star Wars In Concert" is built around John Williams' well-known scores from the films, performed by a symphony orchestra and choir, and accompanied by specially edited clips from all six movies. It wasn't George Lucas' idea, but he loves it.

Microsoft promises plenty of Halos ahead in its future games

via venturebeat.com ( 124 Days ago )
Is Microsoft’s Halo franchise going to follow in the footsteps of George Lucas’ Star Wars universe? Microsoft says its ambitions for Halo extend another six years and that its latest game, Halo 3: ODST, has sold more than 2.5 million copies, or $125 million in sales, since it debuted two weeks ago, according to a story in USA Today. The stellar launch should put to rest [...]

Filmmakers Spielberg and Lucas to Bring Norman Rockwell Works to Smithsonian

via washingtonpost.com ( 132 Days ago )
George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, two of America's most successful filmmakers, have combined their collections of the art of Norman Rockwell, one of America's most celebrated illustrators, for an upcoming exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution.

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Doctor Who Takes on a Galaxy Far, Far Away in Fan Film

via wired.com ( 133 Days ago )
A new Doctor Who fan film promises to send an alternate universe Doctor into George Lucas’ Star Wars universe. Doctor Who: “Alternate Empire” stars Julian Bane as a non-canon Doctor with Irish model and TV presenter Caroline Morahan as the modern prerequisite hot companion, Samantha. Produced and directed by Andreas and Sienna Calabrese, the fan-made effort blends [...]

Sean Connery To Return For Indiana Jones 5?

via digg.com ( 141 Days ago )
Henry Jones will indeed be part of the Indiana Jones 5 script. "Steven Spielberg has been working on a script with George Lucas and there is an element of the story that could see Sean returning. Anything is possible in these movies and if Sean wants to return he will become central to the new story."

Ford Says They Have the Indiana Jones 5 Story

via comingsoon.net ( 149 Days ago )
Harrison Ford told France's Le Figaro (via People ) that "the story for the new Indiana Jones is in the process of taking form. Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and myself are agreed on what the fifth adventure will concern, and George is actively at work. If the script is good, I'll be very happy to put the costume on again." The fourth film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of [...]

Dreaming Big About Guillermo Del Toro's 'Big D' Announcement

via mtv.com ( 151 Days ago )
In the pantheon of bearded, nerd-loving filmmakers, Guillermo del Toro is still a lesser lord. A Duke to Prince Peter Jackson and King (or is it Emperor?) George Lucas, if you will. His power has been on the rise these past ten years, as his mainstream Hollywood history shows. From monster-movie-by-numbers fare like “Mimic” to the fantasia of bad-assery that is “Hellboy II,” [...]

Film: Newswire:Daily Buzzkills: Beverly Hills Chihuahua sweeps Imagen Awards, finally gives Latinos a reason to be proud

via avclub.com ( 169 Days ago )
Remember when Guillermo Del Toro, Alfonso Cuaron, and Alejandro González Iñárritu were being hailed as the next holy triumvirate of filmmakers—the non-union Mexican equivalents of Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, and George Lucas, according to some, whose rapid ascent (alongside the increasing laurels heaped onto Pedro Almadóvar) was supposed to signal a new wave of [...]

‘Star Wars: Retold’ Takes Lucas’ Fan Movie Award

via wired.com ( 187 Days ago )
Star Wars: Retold (By Someone Who Hasn’t Seen It) SAN DIEGO — In all the Comic-Con International fuss, it was easy to lose track of the winning entries in the annual Atom Films Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge. It’s an annual event now, with fans selecting their favorites and George Lucas himself picking his chosen winner in and around the geek gathering. You can find [...]