Earlier this month, Fox News reported that George Lucas would be making two Star Wars movies for television. The article quoted the Star Wars creator as saying:
“But they won’t have members of the Skywalker family as characters,” he said. “They will be other people of that milieu.”
We reported the news as fact because, well, if you can;t trust Fox News, who can you trust? (oh wait, did we just write that?) Well MovieWeb talked to Steven Sansweet, the head of fan relations at LucasFilm, who debunked this story.
“There is no truth to that whatsoever. I haven’t even seen that rumor. I can absolutely tell you that is not true,” Sansweet said. “No, no, no, no. There are going to be two more Star Wars television series. One of them is well into production. That is Star Wars: Clone Wars. It’s a CG animated show, which we suspect will be on the air sometime next year. And then George and Rick McCullen were just now starting work on a live action series. A drama. That will probably be coming out in 2009 or 2010. He is actively at work on both of those. But the CG animated series is more adult. It has a lot of humor in it. It is very cinematic.”
So it appears that Roger Friedman of Fox411 mistook news of the two upcoming television series as two television movies. So there you have it, Rumor Killed.
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:39 am
From one fan to another I thought you would want to know that The History Channel is running this contest offering the chance to win a trip to Star Wars Celebration Europe. How awesome a free trip to London to keep the celebration going!! No catches either, entry is totally free! This is to celebrate the upcoming special STAR WARS: THE LEGACY REVEALED that premieres on The History Channel May 28 at 9/8c Enter at http://www.history.com/starwars/sweepstakes
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:46 am
That wierd neck of his freaks the hell out of me…
May 22nd, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Yeah, that’s an obsene pic.
May 25th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
I find that quote from the Steven Sansweet to be very odd because on the G4 channel an ad came up Advratising Celebration IV which said he has anounced
the making of 2 more Star Wars films. So are we supose to take George Lucas
(the creator of Star Wars) word as a rumor or lie? But to be honest I’m Fairly skepticle of this news as well, because Lucas said 2 years ago on sixty minutes he
would never do another Star Wars movie, ever. But I’m not realy a huge Star Wars I just like the Episodes I, III, V, and the Kotor games, but there is only one way to find out and that and that is to watch Celebration IV at 6pm tonight.
May 26th, 2007 at 7:02 am
I knew it!!! Uncle George is a Hutt!! That’s the reason for all the money and fortune and fame… the proff is in the neck and belly xD
May 31st, 2007 at 10:35 pm
I wish they would make more theatrical productions, and skip the tv stuff. Star Wars is too big for tv. I would like to see follow-ups to episode IV, set about 25 years after the “Return of the Jedi”. If Harrison Ford is making Indiana Jones IV, why not return to the series that started his career.?
June 1st, 2007 at 2:14 pm
Lay off Fox News Liberal!
June 7th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
I don’t see what’s wrong with being open-minded or liberal. Maybe you
shoud go back to pinko commy land, you american hating horemonger.
June 10th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
Screw you.
March 18th, 2008 at 3:40 am
ooooo!
Now now children, play nice.
Or george (the Bullfrog) will write a new EWOK film as punishment!!!