On the possibility of someone else making "Star Wars" films, Lucas said, "Probably not, it's my thing." In August 1999, at a press conference to discuss "The Phantom Menace", Lucas described the "nine-year commitment" required to make a "Star Wars" trilogy. In 2002, he said: "Basically what I said as a joke was, 'Maybe when Harrison and Carrie are in their 70s, we'll come back and do another version.' The thing I didn't realize then, and that I do realize now very clearly, is that not only would they be in their 70s, but "I" would be in my 70s too." He reiterated, "Ultimately, the saga will be six films, a 12-hour story. Then people can watch all six films together as they were intended to be seen."