20 Things You Didn't Know About Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
6. The Film Was Passed On By United Artists, Universal & Disney
Before Fox stepped up and agreed to produce the film, Lucas had shopped Star Wars around to a number of studios, all of which passed on it.
United Artists were the first to say no, reportedly being impressed with Lucas' vision but refusing to stump up the necessary cash.
Next up was Universal, who believed in the commercial viability of the concept but doubted that Lucas, who was of course untested in the big-budget game at that point, was the man to execute it.
But the most curious rejection came from Disney, which led Lucas to Fox, where the project finally came together.
Given that Disney ended up paying $4 billion to acquire the Star Wars property in 2012, they could've saved themselves a fortune by getting in on the ground floor decades prior.