What happened?A solo cinematic outing for R2-D2 and C3-PO seems the exact sort of thing studio executives looking for bankable shared cinematic universes would invest in these days. What was it?As more of an aside (albeit an interesting one), from George Lucas’ aforementioned sequel trilogy planning, a droid-centric cinematic outing was on his mind at one point.

Or I can say, ‘He doesn’t have the power to do that, or he has to do this.’ I know all that stuff.” “A film about robots, with no humans in it” They fly with antigravity.’ There’s a million little pieces. You can do that,'” he told Bloomberg Businessweek. Indeed, it seems Lucas has been fairly separate from the creative process in his role as a consultant. It sounds to us that Lucas simply lost passion for the project, which ties in well to his well-known desire to step away from the blockbuster arena.Ĭhances of resurrection?Well, the Sequel Trilogy is very much a reality now, so we may never know the extent of Lucas’ plans for a new generation of galactic heroes and villains, but we know the movies have taken at least a few things from his original outline for Episode VII. In 2008, Lucas is also quoted as saying that“the movies were the story of Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker, and when Luke saves the galaxy and redeems his father, that’s where that story ends.” “The thing I didn’t realise then, and that I do realize now very clearly, is that not only would they be in their 70s, but I would be in my 70s too.”

What happened?“Basically what I said as a joke was, ‘Maybe when Harrison and Carrie are in their 70s, we’ll come back and do another version.’” said Lucas in 2002. Rumours persist that, if all had gone to plan, a Hamill-cameo akin to Obi-Wan’s role in A New Hopewould have appeared in the sequel trilogy’s final installment, Star Wars Episode IX,in around 2011. Key themes would have been distinguishing right and wrong, as well as passing on your knowledge.Ī romantic interest for Luke, as well as his children, his legacy and the rebirth of the Republic would also have been on the agenda. Plot-wise? Luke and his sister (not Leia at this stage of planning, apparently) would have been developing their skills with the force, it is believed, while moral and philosophical problems would have been the focus. It progresses over a period of about fifty or sixty years with about twenty years between trilogies, each trilogy taking about six or seven years.” “It’s a nine-part saga that has a beginning, a middle and an end,” said Lucas in 1980. Indeed, several reports will have you believe that Mr Lucas envisioned a further three films since the very invention of the Star Warsuniverse. What was it?The first entry on our list is undeniably the most talked-about George Lucas’ original plans for a Star Warssequel trilogy. So, without further Bantha poodoo, here’s our tribute to the Star Warsprojects that we’ll never get to see… The Films George Lucas’ Sequel Trilogy

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