George Lucas
American filmmaker (born 1944)
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It’s something that I felt very strongly about in terms of honoring illustrators, artists who illustrate stories that are already written, and most of those stories are myths; they’re not real, but the illustrations make them real,
It’s been 17 years, between getting kicked out of cities and trying to get this built, which has been in itself eight years,
This has been a long haul,
- Lucas told reporters at a private press opening WednesdayCNNcnn.com/2026/09…
I’m used to doing the impossible,
- George Lucas said on WednesdayGuardiantheguardian.com/culture/2026…
- Lucas saidABC 7 Newsabc7news.com/story/sneak…
- Lucas said, inside the highly anticipated 30,000-square-meter Lucas Museum in Los AngelesBrisbane Timesbrisbanetimes.com.au/culture/g…
- Lucas said as he offered reporters a first glimpse inside, ahead of the museum's official opening on September 22.France 24france24.com/en/video…
Images have tremendous power, and stories have tremendous power,
- Lucas said at the eventXinhuaNetenglish.news.cn/20260903/9ac9e…
I’m moving away from all my businesses, I’m finishing all my obligations and I’m going to retire to my garage with my saw and hammer and build hobby movies,
- Lucas told The New York Times in January 2012.The Independentindependent.co.uk/arts/enterta…
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Lucas Museum opens in Los Angeles with Star Wars treasures on display
Euronewseuronews.com/video/2026…The newly opened 300,000-square-foot building is a sleek, futuristic vision of sweeping polymer-clad concrete and glass that hovers beside the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles
The Independentindependent.co.uk/arts/enterta…Pictures for the people: Making sense of George Lucas’s new billion-dollar galaxy
The Economisteconomist.com/culture/2026…Inside George Lucas’s new supersized museum
The Telegraphtelegraph.co.uk/art/architectu…The $1 billion institution in Exposition Park near his alma mater the University of Southern California has become a life’s work for him and his wife and co-founder, businesswoman Mellody Hobson
NBC Newsnbcnews.com/pop/culture…5 must-see things at George Lucas's new Museum of Narrative Art as it opens to the public
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/george…Weird and Wonderful, the Lucas Museum Lands in L.A.
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/09…Three cities, 16 years and $1 billion later, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opens
CNNcnn.com/2026/09…The newly opened 300,000-square-foot building is a sleek, futuristic vision of sweeping polymer-clad concrete and glass that hovers beside the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles
The Independentindependent.co.uk/arts/enterta…In Los Angeles, George Lucas unveils $1 billion spaceship museum
Le Mondelemonde.fr/en/culture…Shaped like a spaceship and towering over the nearby University of Southern California — Lucas’s alma mater — the long-awaited institution finally opens on 22 September
Guardiantheguardian.com/culture/2026…George Lucas presents a galaxy of art that goes far, far past 'Star Wars' in new Los Angeles museum
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/entertainme…After several delays, George Lucas’s legacy project is finally ready to open
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/09…George Lucas likens AI sceptics to luddites clinging to horses and carts
Guardiantheguardian.com/film/2026…Minions director finally addresses if the characters ever worked for Hitler
The Independentindependent.co.uk/arts/enterta…Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights
Forbes UKforbes.com/sites/timlammers…George Lucas comes out of retirement for surprising new film role
The Independentindependent.co.uk/arts/enterta…The yellow, gobbledygook-spouting Minions may have lost the battle with Star Wars’ youngling Grogu as the most oversaturated cute film mascot around, but that has not deterred regular director Pierre Coffin from marching on with the series
South China Morning Postscmp.com/lifestyle/entertainme…Marcia Lucas, Star Wars’ Oscar-winning editor and unsung hero, dies at 80
Guardiantheguardian.com/film/2026…Marcia Lucas was the editor on 1983’s “Return of the Jedi” and the pre-“Star Wars” George Lucas-directed films “THX 1138” and “American Graffiti.”
Hürriyet Daily Newshurriyetdailynews.com/oscar/wi…Marcia Lucas: Oscar-winning editor behind original Star Wars films dies aged 80
The Independentindependent.co.uk/arts/enterta…Lucas, who was married to Star Wars creator George Lucas during the making of the first three films, was regarded as a pivotal creative force behind the space saga's early success, imbuing the original series with emotional depth and narrative clarity
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Spielberg, Coppola and Lucas: The toxic friendship that built modern Hollywood
The Independentindependent.co.uk/arts/enterta…Critic Paul Fischer’s book pivots around a different emblematic moment: it’s 16 November 1977, and a private plane is carrying three of America’s megastar directors from LA to Washington DC for a reception, hosted by President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn, to honour the film industry
Guardiantheguardian.com/books/2026…Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy Steps Down After 14 Years
International Business Times AUibtimes.com.au/lucasfilm/presi…Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights
Forbes UKforbes.com/sites/erikkain…