Lucas Licensing Rights to Sequel Trilogy?!?
In an annoucement that sent ripples through the force like a thousand voices crying out and suddenly silenced, late Tuesday night official Wars-source StarWars.com announced that George "IP stomping" Lucas is seeking to license the rights for the once planned, but cancelled sequel trilogy to the original Star Wars Episodes IV-VI. Lucas, currently milking the Wars license with an animated show on Cartoon Network and TNT and in the casting stages for a live action series, spoke through the official fan club website stating he had originally written the Star Wars epic in nine parts, and hoped to find a young visionary to flesh out and give life to the ideas from the story's original third act. No word has been given as to whether any team or writer has been approached to attempt the project, or what guidance would be given, if any, as to story or casting. Also, true to form, no mention was made by Lucas of the copious amounts of "Expanded Universe" content which for years has been chronicling decades of Star Wars lore immediately succeeding Return of the Jedi. To quote, well, every Star Wars movie, "I've got a bad feeling about this."