Francis Ford Coppola Feels Sad That George Lucas’ Career Became Eclipsed By ‘Star Wars’

Star Wars author Alan Dean Foster says that Disney told him to remove any romantic scenes between Finn and Rey in his novelisation of 2015’s The Force Awakens.Foster was recruited by JJ Abrams to write the official novelisation for the film, as he did with George Lucas’ original film in 1976, which was published under Lucas’ name but ghostwritten by Foster.Speaking to Midnight’s Edge, Foster says he put a scene that hinted at a future romance between Daisy Ridley and John Boyega’s characters in

There has been an onslaught of recent ‘Star Wars’ news and announcements within the recent weeks – most coming from the Walt Disney Company’s December 10th Investor Day meeting.

"Star Wars" actor Jeremy Bulloch died on Thursday. He was 75.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentTo celebrate Variety’s 115th anniversary, we went to the archives to see how some of Hollywood’s biggest stars first landed in the pages of our magazine. Read more from the archives here.George Lucas entered the movie pantheon in 1977 with “Star Wars.” But long before that, Lucas was on the radar of people in the industry.Variety first mentioned him on Jan.

Scott Glenn was cast inApocalypse Now after a series of events that included savingFrancis Ford Coppola's life. Breaking down his career for a GQ video published Wednesday, the veteran actor told the story of how he was initially cast in 1979 war epic and then had his pick of role — for the most part.

Star Wars creator George Lucas has defended some “pretty corny dialogue” from the prequel trilogy.In Paul Duncan’s new book The Star Wars Archives 1999-2005, Lucas elaborated on the style of the script which many read as embarrassing.“It is presented very honestly, it isn’t tongue-in-cheek at all, and it’s played to the hilt,” he said of one key moment between Anakin and Padmé, via Digital Spy.

The Godfather: Part III.Released in 1990, critics were not kind to the director’s third instalment in the legendary mafia franchise, which featured a turn from a 19-year-old Sofia Coppola.Winona Ryder had originally been cast in the role of Michael Corleone’s daughter, Mary, but the character was ultimately played by Sofia – now a highly regarded filmmaker in her own right, having directed award-winning movies including The Virgin Suicides (1999) and Lost In Translation (2003).Speaking to

Obi Wan Kenobi Star Wars series.Announced by LucasFilm boss Kathleen Kennedy as part of Disney’s Investor’s Day yesterday (December 11), Kennedy promised “the rematch of the century”.The new show, which will see Deborah Chow directing and Ewan McGregor reprise his role as Obi Wan Kenobi.Announcing the news on Twitter, a post read: “Hayden Christensen returns as Darth Vader, joining Ewan McGregor in OBI-WAN KENOBI.

For most of the rumored and confirmed “Star Wars” live-action series coming to Disney+, there has always been a clear focus. There is the “Obi-Wan” show, “Cassian Andor,” and perhaps the “Ahsoka Tano” series.

a tweet from movie publication Lost in Film featuring a picture of director George Lucas and star Mark Hamill, A.K.A. Luke Skywalker, on the set of the original “Star Wars” in 1977, Bird quipped, “Yep.

For most of the rumored and confirmed “Star Wars” live-action series coming to Disney+, there has always been a clear focus. There is the “Obi-Wan” show, “Cassian Andor,” and perhaps the “Ahsoka Tano” series.

A galaxy far, far away is about to get a lot bigger.

Star Wars spin off series Kenobi will be filmed in the town of Boston in the UK, not Boston, Massachusetts as previously reported.It was erroneously reported last week that the series would be filmed in the American city, prompting a number of memes and parodies.The Late Show With Stephen Colbert released a parody of the theme tune from classic Boston-set comedy series Cheers, which they claimed was the “opening credits” of the forthcoming sci-fi series.Kenobi is filming in Boston next month.

George Lucas might have been the butt of a million jokes after the release of the “Star Wars” Prequel Trilogy in the early-2000s. He was parodied by just about everyone as someone completely out of touch with what makes a good “Star Wars” film.

The Godfather series ahead of the release of a new edit of the final part of the trilogy.Mario Puzo’s The Godfather Coda: The Death Of Michael Corleone gives the 1990 movie The Godfather: Part III a new title and slightly shorter running time. It has also been restored to 4K and had enhancements made to its original 5.1 audio mix.In a new interview, director Coppola seemed to confirm it would be the last Godfather release he would be involved in.

Francis Ford Coppola has said he is “done” with The Godfather, ahead of the release of a new cut of The Godfather III. The director said that much of his motive to re-edit the film was due to the negative criticism of his daughter and now-fellow filmmaker Sofia Coppola.

Star Wars franchise, to Disney in 2012.The filmmaker opened up about his “painful” decision in upcoming behind-the-scenes book The Star Wars Archives: Episodes I-III 1999-2005, an excerpt of which was shared on Twitter.“At that time, I was starting the next trilogy; I talked to the actors and I was starting to gear up,” Lucas told author Paul Duncan. “I was also about to have a daughter with my wife.

Francis Ford Coppola is finally at peace with Godfather: Part III. The Oscar-winning director recut the Paramount gangster film to become the picture he envisioned some 30 years ago.