George Lucas NOT Directing 'Red Tails'
Filed under: RumorMonger, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, War
Just to clear up, George Lucas is not directing his first non-Star Wars movie in 35 years. I repeat, George Lucas is not returning to the director's chair. Once again ... never mind, I think you've got it.Two days ago there was an AP story about Lucasfilm's Tuskegee Airmen film, Red Tails -- perhaps you caught my post -- but it didn't note what Lucas' involvement would be. As I wrote, the article seemed to assume that he was directing the project. A number of sites around the web also treated the news (more like an update) as if it claimed that Lucas was indeed helming the WWII-set picture. Others speculated that he was taking the reigns. Well, he's not. He's merely serving as executive producer. There is no director signed on yet.
The clarification comes via David Cohen, posting on Anne Thompson's blog. He relates the following facts received from Lucasfilm: the only people on board so far are Lucas, producers Rick McCallum and Charles Floyd Johnson and screenwriter John Ridley. There is no distributor, no financing yet. And while Lucas is not going to direct the project, neither is Steven Spielberg, who apparently is not interested.
While I'm sure that some people are disappointed by this update, I've seen enough comments around this week to believe that most will be relieved Lucas isn't directing. But now the real question is: will he ever direct again?
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6-19-2008 @ 10:33AM
SycoGuy said...
Let me be among the first of the Lucas-bashers when I say, quoting the brilliantly written young Anakin Skywalker, "Yippeeee!"
Hate me if you'd like Lucas lovers, but I'm not the one in denial.
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6-19-2008 @ 10:35AM
BrYan said...
Good! Now the movie will ACTUALLY be good!
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6-19-2008 @ 12:30PM
DAVID F said...
Smart move! Just throw the money for the movie, Uncle Jorge!
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6-19-2008 @ 1:10PM
King Zilch said...
...and here come the usual gang of internet troggs, desperate to prove their douche cred by reflexively bashing anything he's ever had any remote connection to. As a fan of THX-1138, I'd love to see him direct something besides Star Wars, but at the same time I dread another round of "OMG LUCAS RAPED MY CHILDHOOD!!! AM I COOL YET?"
Get a life.
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