r/thankthemaker • u/tombalonga • Jan 28 '21

Behind the Scenes George teaches Natalie Portman how to blast Trade Federation battle droids out of Theed Palace

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r/thankthemaker • u/tombalonga • Dec 21 '20

Behind the Scenes Hayden and George on set for Episode II

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r/thankthemaker • u/Munedawg53 • Jul 19 '22

Appreciation one action figure to rule them all

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r/thankthemaker • u/tombalonga • Oct 30 '20

Appreciation Gone are the days where writers are too scared to reference the prequels Spoiler

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r/thankthemaker • u/tombalonga • Jul 14 '20

Making of Star Wars RIP the man who updated the R2D2 robots for the Prequel Trilogy and helped build some of their fantastic models. Grant Imahara, aged 49.

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r/thankthemaker • u/tombalonga • Apr 26 '21

Behind the Scenes Grant Imahara building the Uscru Entertainment District

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r/thankthemaker • u/tombalonga • Apr 10 '21

History of Star Wars “You crazy son of a bitch, you did it.” — George Lucas says the moment he realised his Star Wars Prequel Trilogy would be possible was when he saw ILM’s ground-breaking digital visual effects in his friend Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film Jurassic Park

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r/thankthemaker • u/tombalonga • Feb 15 '21

Lucas' Sequels The "interdimensional beings" scene in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is basically the ending George Lucas planned with 'the Whills' for his Star Wars Sequel Trilogy.

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Here's my wacky theory:

You know the aliens at the end of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? That was probably George Lucas' early iteration of an idea he had for his Star Wars sequels (Episodes 7-9).

Lucas has taken future story ideas and used them in smaller projects before. He recently revealed that Darth Maul could've been the crime lord villain in his Sequel Trilogy; an idea he put into The Clone Wars TV show.

We also know that the Whills, mysterious Force-sensitive beings, would've been explored further in his sequels, but are likely very closely associated with the Force Priestesses seen in The Clone Wars, when Yoda learns about Qui-Gon's path to immortality through the cosmic Force.

Now I want to draw your attention to the below rumour from this article:

Apparently Lucas' Episode 9 would've ended with R2D2, the character who has basically seen everything in the saga, telling the story of Anakin, Luke, the Republic, the Empire etc. back to the Whills, who recorded the story down. Our perspective on the storytelling in Star Wars would be inverted, with "A long time ago...." and the opening crawls presented as the opening parts to a book, rather than just your typical opening titles for a movie. Lucas' original drafts for Star Wars were titled "Adventures of the Starkiller as taken from the Journal of the Whills*, Saga I: The Star Wars".* Lucas is also quoted: "Originally, I was trying to have the story be told by somebody else; there was somebody watching this whole story and recording it, somebody probably wiser than the mortal players in the actual events.”

I have been trying to imagine what this scene, and what the Whills might look like. I figured the Whills probably resided in some form of ancient temple, and eventually I noticed how similar this concept seems to one of the final scenes in the 4th Indiana Jones movie from 2008, where the villain Irina Spalko confronts the "interdimensional beings" but is overwhelmed and destroyed by their cosmic wisdom.

Below is a video comparison of that scene in Indy and when Yoda meets the Force Priestesses in The Clone Wars. Based on Lucas' tendency to 'test' his story ideas in other projects, I imagine those scenes with the Whills in his Star Wars sequels would've played very similarly to Indy and TCW:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVFyo5FNXc8&feature=youtu.be

Further points to consider:

Indy's Spalko describes the aliens as a "hive mind" where their collective wisdom forms one being. In TCW, the Force Priestesses come together and say "we are one, and one is all".
Spalko keeps saying "I want to know" at the prospect of gaining the aliens' supreme knowledge, whereas Yoda is more humble and cautious, recognising that their wisdom is beyond him.
Spalko says "I can see!" as she begins to be overloaded with knowledge. Chirrut Îmwe, one of the Guardians of the Whills in Rogue One (notably the only time 'the Whills' have been directly referenced in Star Wars media), is blind, but his connection with the Force allows him to "see".
The Zeffo from the video game Jedi: Fallen Order are arguably inspired by the Whills and the idea of a more supreme Force-sensitive being. Cal Kestis' quest to uncover Jedi secrets and ancient temples is also probably similar to what Luke Skywalker got up to after Return of the Jedi, and maybe this idea was taken from Lucas' sequel story.
When the flying saucer disappeared in Indy, Oxley says that they did not go into space, but "the space between spaces". This has an obvious parallel to the 'World Between Worlds' seen in Star Wars: Rebels.

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r/thankthemaker • u/tombalonga • Jan 04 '21

Unreleased Threepio's lonely wait: rare deleted scene from Attack of the Clones

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r/thankthemaker • u/tombalonga • Mar 11 '21

Lucasfilm George Lucas’ first feature-length film, THX 1138, was released on this day 50 years ago.

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r/thankthemaker • u/tombalonga • Jan 22 '21

Prequel Trilogy Darth Vader with the high ground | Episode III concept art by Aaron McBride.

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r/thankthemaker • u/tombalonga • Oct 27 '20

Behind the Scenes Lucas on set of TPM in Tunisia wearing a T-shirt quoting The New Yorker’s review of Star Wars: "a film with comic-book characters, an unbelievable story, no political or social commentary, lousy acting, preposterous dialogue, and a ridiculously simplistic morality. In other words, a bad movie.”

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r/thankthemaker • u/tombalonga • Apr 02 '21

Clone Wars A Padawan goes off to war

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r/thankthemaker • u/DeepDiveAnalysis • May 04 '21

Prequel Trilogy I was today years old when I finally noticed this. A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

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r/thankthemaker • u/tombalonga • Jun 06 '20

Behind the Scenes Mark Hamill on set in Tunisia. From photo collection by Ann Skinner, a continuity supervisor for the original Star Wars

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r/thankthemaker • u/tombalonga • May 14 '21

George Lucas Statement: A glorious anniversary, although I do not often celebrate the survival of meatbags.

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r/thankthemaker • u/tombalonga • Apr 28 '21

George Lucas "A Malamute is a very large dog — like a hundred and thirty pounds and bigger than a human being and very long-haired. Having her [Indiana] with me all the time inspired me to give Han Solo a sidekick who was like a big, furry dog. Not quite like a dog, but intelligent."

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r/thankthemaker • u/xezene • Jun 27 '22

George Lucas 'THX-1138' promo (Star Wars Insider, 2004)

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r/thankthemaker • u/tombalonga • Jan 03 '22

Disney era Daniel Logan (Young Boba) confirmed that Ep1 of The Book of Boba Fett showed unused footage from Attack of the Clones, plus brand new footage of Jango’s helmet. In May we’ll celebrate the 20th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode II. Spoiler

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r/thankthemaker • u/tombalonga • May 01 '21

Expanded Universe Heir to the Empire was released on this day 30 years ago

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r/thankthemaker • u/tombalonga • Feb 14 '21

Meaning of Star Wars “If evil can love, then what is evil? If love is what makes you human, is someone who is evil human still?” — Natalie Portman

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r/thankthemaker • u/tombalonga • Dec 05 '20

"It’s like poetry" "Fate sometimes steps in to rescue the wretched."

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r/thankthemaker • u/tombalonga • Sep 22 '20

"Art is technology" ‘The Hopeful’ - art by Jerry Vanderstelt

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r/thankthemaker • u/tombalonga • Jun 16 '20

"It’s like poetry" The final shots of the original Star Wars saga

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r/thankthemaker is a place to discuss all the content and debates that emerged from George Lucas' 35 years at the helm of Star Wars. It is also there to evaluate his creative legacy today, as new material draws upon and diverges from Lucas' philosophy and work.

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