Why Did George Lucas Sell Star Wars?

It’s now been a decade since George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney. While many at the time were happy to see him step out of the Star Wars business, it seems many people now wish he would return to the galaxy far, far away.
What prompted him to make the decision to sell?
In various interviews, he has revealed that there were additional Star Wars stories to be told, but estimated that telling them would take at least ten years. And, at the age of 70, he wasn’t sure he would be around to complete them. He also wanted to take on more experimental projects, which typically underperform at the box office. As most of his films leading up to the sale of the company had lost money, he did not feel it was fair to his employees.
No matter how you feel about past and current films, it's hard to look at photos of George on the set of current Star Wars projects and not feel a little bit nostalgic.
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[@captmack007]

He should have taken on an apprentice, to carry on the correct way.

[@thomasarden3335]

And become a sith

[@ivayloivanov7231]

He sold his child to slavers for cash.

[@thelegend3965]

The Rule Of Two.

[@robloxplayer2876]

ikr

[@yeahherewego2606]

Technically hid did with Dave Filoni

[@obiwankenobi2949]

Disney don’t know how light sabers work

[@clonescope2433]

In George Lucas directed or guided projects there's been times for lightsabers don't work out lightsabers should work it's not just a Disney thing

[@adamb2954]

If you see the Obi-Wan show the deadly "lightsabers" bounce off the enimies instead off cutting through them like butter. "Jedi do wrong mmm" Yoda

[@myvideoplayingdevice9114]

they don't know how light sabers work, how the force works, and how a story should be told works either

[@agenttchalla3667]

And Disney took those stories and threw them into a galaxy far far away.......

[@Painisme9]

One of those “didn’t know how great it was til it was gone” moments

[@mariomangan9025]

I wish he would have kept it even though the smaller stories rogue one and konobi where good he should have started sooner

[@scottyhehehe5367]

He needs to take better care of his health. I saw a video of him having trouble walking on his own. I wonder if he has neuropathy or foot ulcers.

[@ShadowBrickStudios]

We need him back😥

[@teamvault3350]

What so we can have more fuckin jar jar and overused CGI? I'll pass

[@thegreypath1777]

Disney should, at the very least, keep George Lucas on as a consultant - Mark Hamill too!

[@stevennewsome8769]

I've never met George Lucas. Don't know him personally. Have never even spoken to the man. But I do know Star Wars is dead without him.

[@armyguy4124]

The offered him a Dump truck full of money

[@Unknown674.6]

If he goes out and makes something great for himself, that's fine But it's fuckin star wars man

[@venkelos6996]

I always assumed, at least in part, he did it so it would continue. I don't know if any of his family were prepared, or ever expected, to curate the Star Wars IP, like Christopher Tolkien did for Lord of the Rings, or who else at LucasFilms could, if something unexpected happened to him, and while he might have been getting tired of making Star Wars, or catching flak for what he made, he wanted to make sure someone would be there to keep making it. Disney wasn't going anywhere, they could afford it, they were powerful within the entertainment industry, and often had a good track record with writing good stories, and using elements of history/mythology to loosely inspire them. He made a lot of money, had freedom to do other things, certainty that his thing had a future, and probably expected to continue to advise.

[@markmartin8276]

Well he got paid handsomely for the company enjoy your retirement

[@wapankiller1219]

Not enought for Star Wars

[@clonescope2433]

​@@wapankiller1219 in your opinion George Lucas the original creator got paid enough in his opinion, and I bet you if we continue to if George Lucas and he told the story he wanted to tell we'd have people complaining about it you'll never make everyone happy the sequel trilogy had probably the most hate but you did have people that enjoyed some of the movies. So remember this you may not think it's right but there's 7.9 billionaire people on this planet that will probably have a different opinion from you

[@wapankiller1219]

@@clonescope2433 You know, I was just saying Disney have make way more money on one Star Wars movie compare of the lost of the purchase. That's why I said it wasn't enought. Also, of course I know. We all have differents opinions. That's the way of intelligence, the hability of thinking. I wasn't here to be interresting, and I don't say Georges will have done a better cause he would certainly have not. Star Wars was great because of the team behind it. Georges have decide to work alone for the Prequels and it was not the same. Not only that, he took credit where other have work at his place. We all know Spielberg have make the Second movie, number 5 for confusion. Georges did good thing of course, and the prequel wasn't all that bad. I still love the story, that have created a lot of contenue and lore. Just can be better writing and he should have accept his weakness. In my opinion, I think the last trilogy was a waste. You can be desagree, but it could have been something. The war of Director destroid all the good in it. Now hear me out. I am not here to say Disney is Evil. We got good thing from them since they have star wars, but still, you have to admit we have lost a lot since. On the other hand, Georges seems to don't know what he was doing. Now you can see, I gave my opinion even if I am not english native, and I will be glad to read yours. 🙂

[@thegreypath1777]

Star Wars = I - VI + Rogue One 💫

[@hectoraymo9963]

That's Bologne. He messed up

[@thegreypath1777]

Dave Filoni is in Kathleen Kennedy's back pocket.

[@turquoiserabbit8008]

Nah the it was unfair to his employees thing is bullshit. Shows like the clone wars and the future show rebels were and going to be huge money makers both in just the show itself and merchandise, they just had to stop canceling games like 1313, battlefront 3, and what not. Other games like swtor still bring in massive amounts of money per year enough to keep all of Lucas arts employed. They had plenty of books and comics that many considered cannon to make movies off of (which is what Disney is starting to do since they realized they can't create anything good). Star wars was in a VERY good place still when he sold it arguably the best it's ever been till that point with how diverse the fan base is with the entire star wars universe.

[@Philthorn]

His mistake was not selling his masterpiece, it was WHO he was selling it to

[@pascalroulleau7491]

Maybe he could have sold it to the 20th Century Fox (when it was still existing), or to another major film studio, like Universal, Warner Bros, Sony, Paramount… Because now, I feel like Disney is a big conglomerate who wanted to control everything…

[@ILoveEggs404]

damn a decade!?

[@levyan4718]

That space between George and Jon Favaroe is ironic.... Dave filoni is the link between Disney and George

[@realamericannegro977]

Sometimes you have to go without to see how great something really is. Smh. I loved Star Wars and never wanted him to sell it but man I appreciate his genius even more now. Not just anyone can make Star Wars

[@johnsalvi2273]

$4 billion could be a good reason

[@Elemental_Entity]

The biggest lie Prequel fans spread is he sold because of fan backlash. But that is the millennial mentality of not able to handle criticism so they project onto Lucas. Star Wars was hugely successful when he sold it and nobody was complaining about what was being released.

[@mistahhbeangaming8127]

So, he did go to current sets from time to time got it

[@nicksnovelreviews8733]

Wowwww You forgot the main reason! He hated Hollywood and just dealing with Hollywood. He just wanted away from that.

[@davebrooks3161]

Disney sure F

[@HarlanEllisonlives]

Tax reasons

[@malaikaarif1629]

The goats

[@gtrman12887]

What prompt him to sell? MONEY *Mr. Krabs*

[@thegreypath1777]

George wants to spend more time with his family.

[@markdemoss2274]

GL made a great movie bc his wife was an AMAZING editor. He basically made two hour toy commercials after they split. Congratulations on making that money, re-releasing the OG trilogy and cutting out your ex was excellent for the bottom line. As far as the franchise is concerned, the further away from Lucas it gets, the better it'll be for the fandom.

[@funonthebun888]

I miss George

[@YodaBVL]

So far, the movies have been ass but the TV show’s like Andor or The Mandalorian have been a fat W

[@amuroray9115]

True

[@chainjail4834]

why fat w?

[@clonescope2433]

And don't forget Rogue one was also a pretty good movie

[@rcdune7132]

Yeah season 3 was a win alright..🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thegreypath1777]

Star Wars = I - VI + Rogue One 💫

[@lloyd9710]

of all the people to sell it to you sold it disney

[@thegreypath1777]

The #1 person who has betrayed George Lucas has been Kathleen Kennedy. Disney: FIRE Kathleen Kennedy ASAP!

[@Apple_Teck]

George come back! All is forgiven!!

[@scottyhehehe5367]

Yeah, riiiiight. So many fans shat on him for the prequels. I didn't blame him for selling.

[@traceymclean2939]

Nooooooooo thats impossible

[@slumbynature4557]

Star wars fans are some of the most toxic fanbase ever. I hate Lucas! Sell to Disney! Ihate Disney! Bring back Lucas!

[@James-Pinde]

Most didn't want him of 🤦🏾

[@dastone6582]

Money thats the answt

[@thegreypath1777]

George wanted to spend more time with his family.

[@johnjacobastor3455]

GEORGE G.E. OR G.E.

[@pt2k645]

The worst thing about Star Wars is the “fans”.

[@James-Pinde]

Oh yeah, people who likes an konsistent lore, such bad people 🤦🏾

[@kreevisful]

​@@James-Pinde you have to remember everything after the OG Trilogy was fanfiction

[@Uncivil_Dreams]

@@kreevisful everything after george lucas is fan fiction. 1-6 is star wars. tcw show is star wars. anything else is disney wars, which is a different universe.

[@kreevisful]

@@Uncivil_Dreams *#duh* that should've been understood from what I said. LEGENDS is FanFic Disney is FanFac.

[@eyeless_person]

​@@James-Pinde ots not about these people who criticize the canon. It's the ones who hate everything of the new canon regardless of quality.

[@davidsbeast1]

The new movies suck so bad so so bad...

[@thegreypath1777]

Rogue One was good.

[@davidsbeast1]

@@thegreypath1777 it was. So was Andor

[@ziggiezaggie]

He should have kept control of the story line..

[@aahwansinghchauhan8210]

"I NEED HIM!"

[@dennisrounds1996]

Warner. Brothers may have been better

[@rcdune7132]

It just sickens me how Disney and Kathleen Kennedy just betrayed George and actually believe they knew better than him..🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻

[@blackmanta1517]

Should've sold it to Dave filoni instead of Kathleen in my opinion

[@Lily_Hasson666]

Because he was under a jedi mind trick

[@kyleanderson449]

People gave him way more of a hard time than he ever deserved. He gave us a master piece. And no one seemed to appreciate it until it was ruined by Disney.

[@Nicholas_2099]

I've seen the rise of skywalker and it was the best star wars movie I've ever seen and I've seen every star wars movie in full. The older films are awesome but a lot of the love for them is nostalgia. The phantom menace is my second favorite star wars movie. I'm not trolling and yes I understand my opinion is hugely unpopular and I'm okay with that

[@trishlangford5773]

George if only you had trained some people to take the reins for you. Disney is a DISASTER.

[@myvideoplayingdevice9114]

I still think the last 3 movies are nightmare fever dreams Luke Skywalker had where he wakes up screaming in a cold sweat from

[@farmerjoebailey]

I feel like Star wars went downhill because like they lost with the original idea came from it's kind of like he thought it would be like how Minecraft she went notch sold it made a lot of money off of it and now Minecraft's excelling but even the wrong way because like physics and all kinds of stuff broke cuz I couldn't find a good director after that

[@josephsheranda]

It's too bad the ghost of his good friend Jim Henson didn't come back to warn him. When Disney bought The Muppets and ruined that franchise years beforehand I knew then and there Disney had become a toxic company.

[@mikeyates7931]

George was seduced by the Money side of the Force 💰

[@dylanroemmele906]

or maybe he was repulsed by the fucking shit fanbase

[@mikeyates7931]

@@dylanroemmele906 well that would be interesting - considering how that , "fucking shit fanbase" is the ONLY reason he's so freaking RICH 💰 🤑 💸 💲

[@dylanroemmele906]

@@mikeyates7931 least entitled and insufferable star wars fan

[@mikeyates7931]

@@dylanroemmele906 so you obviously hate Star Wars fans , and without the fans there never would have been a Star Wars franchise , so , in effect , you hate Star Wars - so why exactly are you watching this short , reading the comments and responding to them ?

[@dylanroemmele906]

@@mikeyates7931 👍

[@viz4032]

If Disney payed him to make a 4th trilogy It may redeem the franchise.

[@narorsomething7599]

He should've come back, the new stars wars is so shit

[@Voxxyvox]

I wish

[@augustusofprimaporta3721]

I’m personally glad Lucas sold the films. The state of Star Wars in the 2000s was very similar to the state of Harry Potter now: a franchise created by a visionary decades ago was being slowly ruined due to said visionary having too much control, being unaware of their flaws as a storyteller, and not listening to anyone else.

[@farright118]

I prefer the visual effects and picture quality of Star wars 1 2 3 instead of the new stuff that barley looks like Star wars. Additionally Star wars is really childish and needs a mature TV series set in the old republic

[@catouttathebag5177]

BRING HIM BACK DISNEY PLEASE 😭

[@herrmajor2310]

Lucas: Heart and soul. Too far in a few places, but his films and vision. Disney: Cash cow.

[@thesweetone]

$$$

[@thegreypath1777]

George has said that he wanted to spend more time with his family.

[@jophetseanamorte5093]

But disney ruined the story

[@darthsquid2107]

Who besides Lucas and Disney were happy about Lucas leaving?

[@mudyao]

Kathleen Kennedy

[@abdullahasad1]

First

[@loganduke4248]

Money over everything people. Everyone has a price and Disney could pay it.

[@thegreypath1777]

#1: George wanted to spend more time with his family.

[@loganduke4248]

@@thegreypath1777 I’m glad he gets to do that now, but Disney was not the option any of his devoted fans wanted him or Lucas Arts to consider taking over one of the most influential franchises ever created. It’s a shame that the executives of Lucas didn’t push back against a Chinese backed corporate propaganda machine. But I would crumble at the sight of that money too.

[@everythinggamxd4101]

At least the newer SW content would have actually been decent with him at the head but nope, Disney made sure they sucked

[@AximusPrime33]

And it's all gone to shit

[@Jack-hb4dm]

He was tricked into selling his amazing creation through lies and manipulation. The fact that he wanted to stop depriving the fans of new Star Wars stories so much that he trusted a company known for prioritising revenue over good stories and believed they would respect him without any legal requirement just shows how selfless he is. He trusted them with his creation so we as fans could get the new product we wanted and so we could still get new product after he was gone, but they took advantage of his desire too deliver on our requests, and his need to find someone who can keep it alive when he no longer is, and they cast him aside the moment he had no legal ability too call any shots, and they’ve been leaching and sucking it dry ever since

[@wazza33racer]

A decade of Disney,woke,content sludge.

[@thelegoyousteppedon]

if I could buy Lucas films I would give it back to him and Lucas arts so we can get actually good stuff

[@thegreypath1777]

George just wants to work as a consultant now. He wants to spend more time with his family. Disney: #1 FIRE Kathleen Kennedy ASAP! #2 Install Jon Favreau as president of Lucasfilm. #3 Install Dave Filoni as VicePresident of Lucasfilm.

[@thelegoyousteppedon]

@@thegreypath1777 ok but we could actually listen to him this time

[@mikeax24]

He knew Disney was gonna fuck it up and not take no for an answer so he figured at least if he takes his name off it they won't blame him

[@thomasarden3335]

Being fair gorge should not return

[@thegreypath1777]

George Lucas needs to return as a consultant.

[@AdamOMcMurphy]

Still glad he's gone. The sequels sucked but they were better then the prequels. Imo

[@darth.dominus.the.savage]

Wrong but your deluded opinion anyway

[@AdamOMcMurphy]

@@darth.dominus.the.savage Wanna try that "clap back" again there, sport? Maybe this time in English?

[@darth.dominus.the.savage]

@@AdamOMcMurphy not really, if you fail to understand a simple thing then that's on you rather than on me, but everyone's entitled to an opinion, mine just differs greatly from yours

[@AdamOMcMurphy]

@@darth.dominus.the.savage I wasn't aware anything in my response questioned your "opinion"? However, as you did literally type that MY opinion was "Wrong", I think you're just projecting here.

[@thegreypath1777]

I love the Prequels ❤️

[@mine7172]

He just wanted money fast.

[@darthradon]

Trust me he didn’t need money He’s literally the richest director in history

[@thegreypath1777]

George Lucas has said that he wanted to spend more time with his family.

[@TheForcesWrath]

He was selfish and now he's paying for it. He betrayed us, all he needed was a trusted ally who could carry on while he was doing other things and check on him every now and then to consult on HIS COMPANY and give advice to his second in command.

[@BennettBoi]

Dude it's a movie franchise, calm yourself

[@thereaperlord3738]

He has a right to be selfish considering it was his project, especially considering the hate he got from the fans from the prequels

[@darth.dominus.the.savage]

It's people like you that betrayed him not him betraying the fans, typical arrogant entitled fool...

[@jonathanhamilton6554]

Disney needs to pull their heads out and remove Kathleen Kennedy!!!

[@robertmunson1463]

Too bad Disney bought star wars they haven't had an original story since Walt was still alive. Now they are using star wars to rehash their old stories again.

[@leejaymarsh9021]

I was gutted george left I wish he was back. Get rid of Jon favaroe , dave filoni is next to take star wars on after george

[@thegreypath1777]

@leejaymarsh9021 - No! Kathleen Kennedy has brainwashed Dave Filoni. Disney needs to drag Kathleen Kennedy OUT of Lucasfilm, and make Jon Favreau president of Lucasfilm. Disney could then make Dave Filoni VicePresident.

[@youtubeisfullofnerds5767]

I’m sorry but do people not remember how awful the prequel films were

[@thegreypath1777]

I love the Prequels ❤️