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Lucas' producer discusses the perennially in-development project.
June 13, 2011
by Eric Goldman
Are you ready to explore the seedier side of Star Wars?
In a new interview with Czech Position, George Lucas' producer, Rick McCallum, reveals some interesting tidbits about the potential live-action Star Wars TV series. The main thrust of the interview is that the show could potentially be shot in the Czech Republic, with McCallum saying, "This would be one of the primary places because of the talent."
But the more notable portion of the interview is when McCallum discusses what the TV series would be, saying, "Basically, it is like The Godfather; it's the Empire slowly building up its power base around the galaxy, what happens in Coruscant, which is the major capital, and it's [about] a group of underground bosses who live there and control drugs, prostitution."
McCallum's statements are the most we've heard so far about the crime perspective of the show, though Lucas has made references to series like The Sopranos and The Wire before when describing it. McCallum has previously been the one to give more specific details than Lucas, having revealed the only character we know for sure to expect to see in the series – Boba Fett. McCallum stressed to Czech Position that while the TV series would take place in-between Episode III and Episode IV, Luke Skywalker would not appear at all.
George Lucas talks to IGN about the
Star Wars Live-Action TV Series
link to video
http://tv.ign.com/articles/117/1175783p1.html
Reiterating recent comments by Lucas about why the show is currently at a standstill, McCallum says, "The TV series is on hold, but that has nothing to do with the Czech Republic; it has to do with [the episodes being] so ambitious. We have 50 hours of third-draft scripts, but the problem we have is there is a lot of digital animation; we don't have the technology yet to be able to do them at a price that is safe for television. Since we would be financing them, it would be suicide for us to do this [now]. So we are going to wait three or four years."
McCallum gets a bit more pessimistic though, adding, "Network television and cable television as we know it are completely imploding, so we're not really sure that in five years' time we can release a dramatic one-hour episode because it is all reality TV now."
June 13, 2011
by Eric Goldman
Are you ready to explore the seedier side of Star Wars?
In a new interview with Czech Position, George Lucas' producer, Rick McCallum, reveals some interesting tidbits about the potential live-action Star Wars TV series. The main thrust of the interview is that the show could potentially be shot in the Czech Republic, with McCallum saying, "This would be one of the primary places because of the talent."
But the more notable portion of the interview is when McCallum discusses what the TV series would be, saying, "Basically, it is like The Godfather; it's the Empire slowly building up its power base around the galaxy, what happens in Coruscant, which is the major capital, and it's [about] a group of underground bosses who live there and control drugs, prostitution."
McCallum's statements are the most we've heard so far about the crime perspective of the show, though Lucas has made references to series like The Sopranos and The Wire before when describing it. McCallum has previously been the one to give more specific details than Lucas, having revealed the only character we know for sure to expect to see in the series – Boba Fett. McCallum stressed to Czech Position that while the TV series would take place in-between Episode III and Episode IV, Luke Skywalker would not appear at all.
George Lucas talks to IGN about the
Star Wars Live-Action TV Series
link to video
http://tv.ign.com/articles/117/1175783p1.html
Reiterating recent comments by Lucas about why the show is currently at a standstill, McCallum says, "The TV series is on hold, but that has nothing to do with the Czech Republic; it has to do with [the episodes being] so ambitious. We have 50 hours of third-draft scripts, but the problem we have is there is a lot of digital animation; we don't have the technology yet to be able to do them at a price that is safe for television. Since we would be financing them, it would be suicide for us to do this [now]. So we are going to wait three or four years."
McCallum gets a bit more pessimistic though, adding, "Network television and cable television as we know it are completely imploding, so we're not really sure that in five years' time we can release a dramatic one-hour episode because it is all reality TV now."
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