9 Worst Ideas In Star Wars History

1. Writing And Directing

Lucas wrote and directed the first Star Wars film, but had a lot of trouble doing so, going through several significantly different versions before the finished script. He hired sci-fi author Leigh Brackett and later Lawrence Kasdan (the writer of Raiders Of The Lost Ark) to write the script for The Empire Strikes Back, asking his old film school teacher Irvin Kershner to direct, as he was busy overseeing his effects company Industrial Light & Magic and the financing for the films (effectively taking on a producer role on the franchise). He€™d hire Kasdan to write the screenplay for Return Of The Jedi too, this time having a hand in it for a co-writing credit. Richard Marquand would be tapped to direct after Lucas failed to secure either David Lynch or David Cronenberg. You€™ll note there€™s no real desire on Lucas€™ part to write or direct either of the two sequels. He€™d remain on some story and treatment writing and producer duties for the vast majority of his career. That reluctance had vanished by the time the prequels came about. With the exception of Attack Of The Clones, co-written with Jonathan Hales, Lucas wrote and directed all three of the films. Poor to mixed reviews would follow, and there€™s a small (but very, very vocal) proportion of Star Wars fans who still choose to ignore the prequel films to this day, preferring the alternate take on the events before Star Wars that the expanded universe of books and comics had already set up. It€™s pretty clear from his track record that George Lucas and Star Wars work best when he€™s in a writer/producer role, with more experienced (and let€™s face it, more talented) writers brought in to sharpen up the script before shooting. Star Wars is the most critically successful of all of the franchise that Lucas wrote and directed himself, and there are plenty of critics €“ Harrison Ford being one of them €“ who aren€™t keen on his cheeseball dialogue. Had he elected to bring in technical and creative assistance to write and direct the prequels, it€™s likely that many of the issues that prevented their critical success would have been avoided€ he€™s simply not that good at either job. The upcoming movies are notable for having no creative involvement by Lucas at all, even eschewing his original treatments. That€™s the clearest indication that Disney have a firm grasp on what€™s made these movies successful. What do you think the worst idea in the history of Star Wars is? Have your rant down in the comments.