He has adopted multiple children, and then had his own child. Lucas has been well known as a family man. It was simply a decision of family over work. Things don’t always work out the way you want. I thought I was going to have a little bit more to say about the next three because I’d already started them, but they decided they wanted to do something else. Also, I wanted to build a museum, which I’d always wanted to do, so I was thinking, ‘If I don’t do this now, I’ll never get that done.’ I’ve spent my life creating Star Wars – 40 years- and giving it up was very, very, painful. So, I figured I would forgo that, enjoy what I had, and I was looking forward to raising my daughter. I’m one of those micromanager guys, and I can’t help it. Even though the people were friends of mine and they did great work, it wasn’t the same as me doing it it was like being once removed, I knew that probably wouldn’t work again, that I’d be frustrated. On The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi I tried to stay out of the way, but I couldn’t. I could have not sold LucasFilm and gotten somebody to run the productions, but that isn’t retiring. So, the question was am I going to keep doing this the rest of my life? Do I want to go through this again? Finally, I decided I’d rather raise my daughter and enjoy life for a while. “I’d still be working on Episode IXI(?) in 2012 I was 69.
Duncan has written a book on the franchise and it includes an interview with the godfather of the Star Wars Universe.
George Lucas revealed to author Paul Duncan the reason behind his decision. But why? Why give up this baby that he created? Well, the reason is simple and makes a whole lot of sense. In 2012, Lucas sold off his rights to this multi-billion dollar franchise to Disney. However, he is most known for creating a franchise that has garnered a massive base of die hard fans, eleven films and counting, spin off cartoons and television series, merchandise out the wazoo, and even theme park attractions across the country. George Lucas has been a writer and director in Hollywood for nearly 50 years now, with such memorable films as American Graffiti, co-writing all four Indiana Jones movies, and more.
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