{"id":28911,"date":"2013-06-18T15:04:31","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T19:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=28911"},"modified":"2015-10-25T21:13:42","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T01:13:42","slug":"george-lucas-j-j-abrams-star-wars-episode-vii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2013\/06\/18\/george-lucas-j-j-abrams-star-wars-episode-vii\/","title":{"rendered":"George Lucas Has Not Talked With J. J. Abrams About STAR WARS EPISODE VII Yet"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the big fears from some people when it was announced last year that there would be new Star Wars<\/strong> films was that, much like the prequel trilogies, George Lucas would mess things up again. Even when it was pointed out that he was sitting out the actual production, serving only in a “Creative Consultant” capacity. And as it turns out, Lucas has not yet worked in that capacity with director J. J. Abrams.<\/p>\n

Speaking with Access Hollywood<\/a> at the Daytime Emmys, Lucas stated –<\/p>\n

I have not spoken to J.J. He\u2019s been busy with <\/strong>Star Trek<\/strong>, and I\u2019m sure that he\u2019ll let me know when he\u2019s got some questions. So, you know, that\u2019s all going well. Kathy [Kennedy, the new head of Lucasfilm] tells me it\u2019s working out great.<\/p>\n

For his part, Abrams has stated that he would be willing to check in with Lucas with any questions he may have about the workings of the Star Wars<\/strong> universe. And now that his duties towards Star Trek Into Darkness<\/strong> should be all but done, I am sure that Abrams and screenwriter Michael Arndt are deep into work on Episode VII<\/strong> and that if they need to I am sure that they’ll reach out to him.<\/p>\n

But I think that Lucas is happy just to let them chart their own course. As he states in regards to the characters he created, “I don\u2019t have to worry about these guys any more.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So far Lucas has not be used in his capacity of “Creative Consultant.”<\/div>\n

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