xhonzi said:

Or of the New Gods... have you heard that the director wanted to make a Jack Kirby 4th World movie starring Darkseid, but he couldn't so he changed the names in his script to those of He-Man and crew and thus was born Masters of the Universe the Movie...?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_of_the_Universe_(film)#Comparison_with_Jack_Kirby.27s_Fourth_World

I heard a few years ago of a new gods movie and there was even a script floating around, i could not find it online though recently. The project was nixed because it was deemed too expensive. But i always thought it was because there would be comparisons to star wars and possibly a lawsuit from lucasfilm despite the fact Lucas borrowed liberally from Kirbys New Gods and Fantastic Four at least according to the woman who wrote the book star wars the magic of myth.

I find this slightly hilarious as Lucas has been called the biggest plagiarist of all time and has been rewarded with billions for it.

I have always wondered if Alex Raymond and Edgar Rice Burroughs were alive would they sue Lucas?

I know both Kurosawa, Joseph campbell, and Asimov were delighted by Lucas borrowing from them.

I remember reading somewhere that Roddenberry was embittered by lucas alleged stealing of ideas from star trek, and also that Frank Herbert considered a lawsuit against Lucas before his death.