According to Iger, Lucas didn't just have some vaguely defined ideas about how he would prefer Disney move forward with the franchise he had fully developed outlines for the entire sequel trilogy, and these outlines were purchased outright by the House of Mouse. The comments made by Iger in his memoir absolutely square with Lucas' remarks from 2015, and they also fill in a little shading and detail on what is destined to become a fascinating Hollywood story. Only do something that's proven.' (via Screenrant)

Of course, the only way not take chances. Every movie, I work very hard to make them completely different, with different planets, with different spaceships, make it new. He then went on to say, ' wanted to do a retro movie. In an interview with Charlie Rose that year, Lucas made an unfortunate comparison, saying that he felt as if he'd sold his 'kids' ( the Star Wars movies) to 'white slavers' (Disney, apparently) before realizing that it would probably be best to discontinue that train of thought. As one might imagine, there are several juicy bits in a book which covers a period of explosive growth for Disney, one which saw the entertainment monolith gain control of three of the most profitable properties in the entire world of entertainment: Star Wars, Pixar, and Marvel.ĭisney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012, and as The Force Awakens was preparing to hit theaters in 2015, Lucas wasn't prone to hiding his feelings about how Disney had handled the first film of the sequel trilogy.

The revelation of Lucas' extreme disappointment over the direction the franchise took beginning with The Force Awakens came during a passage in Iger's memoir, The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company, which hit shelves on Monday. Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens may have made all of the money and revitalized the franchise, but one relevant party wasn't impressed: George Lucas.ĭisney CEO Bob Iger recently revealed that Lucas was particularly miffed that his ideas for the sequel trilogy were largely disregarded, even going so far as to say that the creator felt 'betrayed' by the Mouse House's treatment of his property.

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