5 reasons why George Lucas won't direct Star Wars Episode IX (and one reason why he should)
In August 1977, an unusually jaunty George Lucas gave an interview to Rolling Stone about his surprise summer blockbuster, Star Wars. He was full of ideas for what to do with his newfound wealth; he'd just funded a comic shop that sold original art, and was mulling a store that sold burgers and diabetic ice cream.
How about more Star Wars movies? Eh. He'd let friends like Steven Spielberg direct the next ones, Lucas said. He was only interested in directing the closing chapter in the Skywalker saga, which at the time he imagined would run to about 9 episodes.
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