Johnson expressed his regret in failing to incorporate ‘A
steel hand clunk to the ground” in the vanishing scene, but in this interview, there was no
mention of Lucas or his plans for Luke Skywalker in Episode
VIII.
In a Star Wars blog post published on the day Disney
acquired Lucasfilm in Oct. 2012, J.W. Rinzler wrote: “As of today, Lucas has
given his new co-chairman Kathleen Kennedy several ideas..." If Lucasfilm decided to proceed with Lucas’ ideas, then who is to say whether Johnson had any say in that decision at all? Speculation on Lucas' thoughts about the entire sequel trilogy are all over the map, there is a website article for every opinion. From "Films that were beautifully made, that fans will love," to "Lucas attended a screening and said, 'I’ve made a terrible mistake,'" and everything in between. So however you felt about the sequel trilogy, you can rest assured that there is a website somewhere that agrees with you.
In 1981, as production
of Return of the Jedi began to wind down, Lucas was admittedly burned out and had grown tired of Star Wars. He stated, “I’m only doing this because I started it and now, I have to finish it,
the next [sequel] trilogy will be all someone else’s vision.” If what Hidalgo stated in Star Wars: Fascinating Facts is true, then it seems Lucas must have had a harder time letting go of Star Wars than he originally anticipated.
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In the days since Hidalgo released Star Wars: Fascinating Facts, a few reviews have been given, and they are mixed. One reviewer on Amazon
stated that she purchased the book in hopes of some new insight on what has become the new official Star Wars canon.
Though she acknowledged that there were “teeny amounts of new information," she stated
that most of the content found in this book can easily be found on Wookieepedia, and the remainder consisted of irrelevant facts about advertising and recurrent mentions of insignificant characters. Along with the one-star rating she gave, she stated, "I would
not recommend this [book] to anyone, not even collectors, not someone trying to
get into Star Wars…” If you happen to be a collector of Star Wars
literature, the new “little-known facts” promised to be found within the pages of Star Wars: Fascinating Facts, can likely already be found within the pages of the publications
you already own.
Three years have passed since The Last Jedi left us feeling
[your emotion here]. It is
probably safe to assume that most Star Wars fans have already shared their condolences on the passing of Luke Skywalker with Mark Hamill on Twitter and moved on. For those who have not, Star Wars: Fascinating Facts has given the go-ahead to blame George Lucas, once again, just as fans always have (even when he has done nothing to deserve so much blame). As Obi-Wan
Kenobi once said in his best Jedi mind trick fashion, “Nothing to see here… move
along… move along.” With season two of The Mandalorian premiering next
week, there is no time like the present to move on.
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