george lucas came up with the idea of star wars in 1977.
george lucas came up with the idea of star wars in 1977.
when did george lucas come up with the idea of star wars?
1977
in 1973, george lucas wrote "the adventures of indiana smith". like "star wars," which he also wrote, it was an opportunity to create a modern version of the film serials of the 1930s and 1940s. lucas discussed the concept with philip kaufman, who worked with him for several weeks and came up with the ark of the covenant as the plot device. kaufman was told about the ark by his dentist when he was a child. the project stalled when clint eastwood hired kaufman to direct "the outlaw josey wales". lucas shelved the idea, deciding to concentrate on his outer space adventure that would become "star wars". in late may 1977, lucas was in hawaii, trying to escape the enormous success of "star wars". friend and colleague steven spielberg was also there, on vacation from work on "close encounters of the third kind". while building a sand castle at the mauna kea beach hotel, spielberg expressed an interest in directing a james bond film. lucas convinced his friend spielberg that he had conceived a character "better than james bond" and explained the concept of "raiders of the lost ark". spielberg loved it, calling it "a james bond film without the hardware", although he told lucas that the surname 'smith' was not right for the character. lucas replied, "ok. what about 'jones'?" indiana was the name of lucas' alaskan malamute, whose habit of riding in the passenger seat as lucas drove was also the inspiration for "star wars" chewbacca. spielberg was at first reluctant to sign on, as lucas had told him that he would want spielberg for an entire trilogy, and spielberg did not want to work on two more scripts. lucas told him, however, that he already had the next two movies written, so spielberg agreed. but when the time came for the first sequel, it was revealed that lucas had nothing written for either sequel.
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star wars is an epic science fantasy saga created by george lucas.









































star wars may also refer to:









































section::::"star wars" franchise.









































media within the franchise that have had the specific name "star wars" include:









































section::::"star wars" franchise.:film.









































bullet::::- "star wars" (film), 1977 film, also known as "star wars episode iv: a new hope"









































section::::"star wars" franchise.:music.









































bullet::::- "star wars" (soundtrack), 1977 soundtrack album for the film









































section::::"star wars" franchise.:comics.









































bullet::::- "star wars" comics, adaptations by marvel comics and dark horse comics









































bullet::::- "star wars" (manga), adaptations of the first four films
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