The world changed 50 years ago today—not that anyone noticed back in 1971. That’s because on March 11, 1971, no one knew who George Lucas was, and they weren’t lining up around the block to see the ...

In 1971, George Lucas was pushing the theme of societal rebellion against a police state into a science fiction setting. In the original Star Wars, he took some of those THX 1138 themes and jammed ...

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 24: George Lucas attends a photocall as he is awarded the Palm D'Or D'Honneur at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 24, 2024 in Cannes, France.

Before George Lucas showed us the twin suns of Tatooine or exposed us to the frigid wilderness of Hoth, his first feature-length film envisioned a tech-driven dystopia more sinister than anything ...

Star Wars, the colossal sci-fi franchise that has shaped generations, inevitably dominates the collective consciousness at the mere mention of George Lucas's name. Yet, when reflecting upon his career ...

The DVD debut of the "Star Wars Trilogy" is nothing less than a major milestone for the format and something of a cultural event. Timed to coincide with the director's cut release of George Lucas' ...

Without George Lucas, modern cinematic science fiction would look very different. But, without a fantastic leading actor in his first major film, it’s hard to imagine our current landscape of sci-fi ...

These days, George Lucas is best known as the mind behind the original Star Wars films, a franchise that has gone on to be one of the most popular IPs in human history. Lucas is also famous, or ...

Julio is a Senior Author for Collider. He studied History and International Relations at university, but found his calling in cultural journalism. When he isn't writing, Julio also teaches English at ...

“We weren’t really that interested in making money, we were interested in making movies,” said Star Wars franchise architect George Lucas about the early days of his career with mentor Francis Ford ...