Lucas to shoot Star Wars TV series

Film director George Lucas has begun work on a live action TV spin-off from the Star Wars movies. However, the project does not include any Skywalkers or other familiar characters from the six hit films. “The Skywalkers aren’t in it, and it’s about minor characters,” Mr Lucas said in an interview. “It has nothing to do with Luke Skywalker or Darth Vader or any of those people. It’s completely different. But it’s a good idea, it’s going to be a lot of fun to do and we’re probably not going to start that for about a year,”

The new TV series will focus on minor characters, rather than the heroes of the six hit movies. Mr Lucas told the Celebration III convention that the live action TV series would be similar to Raiders of the Lost Ark spin-off The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.”

”Like on The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, we want to write all the stories for the entire first season all at once,” he said. “I’m going to get it started, and hire the show runners and all of that, then I’ll probably step away.” He said the live action series would feature stories taking place between movie episodes three and four - Revenge of the Sith and the original 1977 Star Wars movie.

Lucas said he “never considered” extending the Stars Wars story beyond episode six - Return of the Jedi. “To be very honest with you, I never ever thought of anything that happened beyond episode six,” he said. “It’s the Darth Vader story. It starts with him being a young boy and it ends with him dying. I never ever really considered ever taking that particular story further.” Mr Lucas said the live action series would feature some existing Star Wars characters - but would not elaborate. “There’s a lot of issues that are connected, but you won’t necessarily see a lot of the people that are connected,” he said. No broadcast dates for either series have been announced yet.

The Animated show The Clone Wars, currently broadcast as three-minute episodes, will also become “a 3D animated” series of 30-minute shows, George Lucas said.

It will feature stories between movie episodes three and four.

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