Originally posted by: zombie84
If you read all of Lucas' interviews from 77 and 78 he basically wanted to have a james bond series, where every year a new director would have a go at the continuing stories in the star wars universe. ESB, more or less, was the only time this happened. But because the production was so immensly troubled, nearly a complete failure, and the film so unlike the way Lucas would have directed it, Lucas basically canned this plan and got himself a puppet for ROTJ, which was Richard Marquand. Okay, puppet is too harsh, but he wanted someone who wouldnt oppose his ideas and style the way Kirshner did, and as CO put it, "play it safe".
If you read all of Lucas' interviews from 77 and 78 he basically wanted to have a james bond series, where every year a new director would have a go at the continuing stories in the star wars universe. ESB, more or less, was the only time this happened. But because the production was so immensly troubled, nearly a complete failure, and the film so unlike the way Lucas would have directed it, Lucas basically canned this plan and got himself a puppet for ROTJ, which was Richard Marquand. Okay, puppet is too harsh, but he wanted someone who wouldnt oppose his ideas and style the way Kirshner did, and as CO put it, "play it safe".
Zombie,
Can you provide any info backing this up?
At Celebration 3, Lucas was quoted as saying "This is my last Star Wars movie." This led many to speculate that someone else would be taking up the Star Wars reins. So now I wonder if Lucas will be returning to this bond-esque approach for future Star Wars movies.