Star Wars: 10 Reasons George Lucas Is Still A Genius

7. He Let Other People Play With His Toys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akeYJwd4o2M I€™m not talking about all the innovations he developed to make his movies (we€™ll talk about that next). I€™m talking about the fact that he wasn€™t precious about others building on the universe he created. We all know Timothy Zahn reinvigorated Star Wars with The Thrawn trilogy, and since then the extended universe hasn€™t slowed down. You can tell from interviews with Lucas that everything in the extended universe isn€™t necessarily his cup of tea, but he€™s cool with it, because he recognized that without the help of others he wouldn€™t be able to maintain a rabid fan base, one that would allow him to make more Star Wars content. I would say the ultimate expression of his genius, in this regard, was selling LucasFilm to Disney. I agree with Lucas. Based on their recent track recor,d there was no better company to sell his baby to. Disney understands the value of franchises and more importantly they know how to manage them. With Pixar and Marvel, Disney lets the creatives be creative and hasn't interfered too much (Disney, please don€™t change a thing).