George Lucas, the creator of the Star Wars cinematic universe, has revealed details about his departure from filmmaking and the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012. In an interview on CBS Sunday Morning, the director admitted that at the time he intended to personally direct three more films in the space saga, but realized there wouldn't be enough time for everything, according to infohub.kz.
"I'm 82 years old, so there's a certain limit. When I made that decision, I decided to step away from filmmaking, and it was a serious step because I still had three more Star Wars films that I wanted to make," the filmmaker explained.
According to him, he realized he couldn't simultaneously handle filming and the creation of the Museum of Narrative Art in California. Additional factors were the birth of his daughter and a desire to spend more time with his family.
Working on another trilogy would have taken the director about ten years. In the end, Lucas's scripts and ideas for episodes seven, eight, and nine were not directly used by Disney, which chose its own direction for the franchise's development.
George Lucas emphasized that he focused his efforts on building the museum and advancing digital technologies for the film industry. Assessing the scale of the architectural project, he noted: "The advantage of architecture is that it stays for a long time. A film comes out and six weeks later it's gone."