Star Wars creator George Lucas secured his place as a filmmaking legend in 1977, and he’s got thoughts about the state of movies today and where they’re heading. He opened up about the film industry during a conversation with Brut at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival . Now at 80 years old, Lucas has had a lot of time to examine movies both up close and from afar, which is why he had a lot to say when asked about what cinema will become in 10 years.
"Same thing as it is now. What happens now - and it happens in streaming probably more than features, but features, it's the same thing - nobody knows what to do,” he said. “The stories they're telling are just old movies.
'Let's do a sequel, let's do another version of this movie.' And it's not just in movies, but in almost everything, there's almost no original thinking.” "J'étais à la plage, à faire des châteaux de sables avec Steven Spielberg.
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], c'est là que j'ai compris que Star Wars était un vrai succès." Conversation entre @ATrapenard et George Lucas, qui reçoit une Palme d’or d’honneur..
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com/uXMN78AktA — Brut FR (@brutofficiel) May 24, 2024 Star Wars is maybe the most notable property to receive a constant feed of sequels and spinoffs. There have been a total of five Star Wars movies sent to theaters since the release of Episode VII – The Force Awakens in 2015. That doesn’t count spinoff shows, which include Disney+ outin.