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George Lucas thinks Spidey is 'silly'

By M&C Movie News May 10, 2007, 12:04 GMT

Seems this is the day to talk with the press. First there was Mike Myers, now there is George Lucas. 03/03/2007 - George Lucas - 24th Annual William S. Paley Television Festival

03/03/2007 - George Lucas - 24th Annual William S. Paley Television Festival "An Evening with George Lucas" - The Directors Guild - Hollywood, CA © Chris Hatcher / PhotorazziLucas is now in development on ‘Indiana Jones 4’ starring (again) Harrison Ford with new cast member Shia La Boeuf as Ford’s son.Lucas said that Sean Connery still hasn't signed on, but his character, Indy's dad, is in the script. Other than that, his lips are sealed.He blamed his silence on Steven Spielberg. "Steven thinks we can keep the whole thing a secret," Lucas said. "I explained to him that it's impossible nowadays. We can't live like that."Asked to talk more about Indy 4, Lucas said with a smile, “"Oh no!" And speaking of Indy – George, who has seen most of the summer blockbusters as his Industrial Light and Magic has worked on special effects – except for Spidey 3, said of the new Spider-Man, “It's silly. It's a silly movie.There just isn't much there. Once you take it all apart, there's not much story, is there?""People thought 'Star Wars' was silly, too," he added, with a wink. "But it wasn't."
Lucas, added that he is readying "Clone Wars," an animated series for TV that's derived from "Star Wars." Many "Star Wars" characters appear in "Clone Wars," but are voiced by other actors.Lucas also let slip that he is planning two more live-action films based in the "Star Wars" era."But they won't have members of the Skywalker family as characters," he said. "They will be other people of that milieu."The two extra films will also be made for TV and probably be an hour long each. But, like "Clone Wars," Lucas doesn't know where on TV they will land.

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AddiMay 10th, 2007 - 14:08:51

George Lucas never understood why his first 3 movies were so fucking great. He gave the credit to a gay British robot and focused on him far too much in the prequels.

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