Chapter 568 Asking to take over again
"Little Gilbert, as long as you bid the right price, Lucasfilm and Industrial Light and Magic are yours."
George Lucas is still the same as before He got straight to the point and stated his purpose straightforwardly.
Little Gilbert had already expected it: "George, Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic are very popular now. I have heard a lot of news in the past few days since I came back.
I'm afraid, your request won't be as simple as asking me to pay the right price, right?"
"Of course," George Lucas said: "I have another condition, which I told you before. However, you must take over the "Star Wars" series.
As long as you agree, I can accept it even if the price is slightly lower than others."
"Why must you leave it to me? George? "Little Gilbert said: "There are many excellent directors in Hollywood, and they are all suitable."
"But no one is more capable than you," George Lucas sighed: " The Star Wars franchise has been with me my entire film career. It's been my baby.
I don't want it to die when I retire.
Throughout Hollywood, there are many capable directors, but only you can keep the "Star Wars" series going. "
George Lucas said this sincerely, which shows that he really hopes that Gilbert Jr. will take over. In many previous interviews, he said that after him, he would be the most suitable "Planet" director. The director of "The Great War" is Gilbert Jr.
But the problem is that as a top-level IP with great influence, it is not an accident that the movie succeeds after Gilbert Jr. takes over, but it will be fun if it fails.
But to be honest, it is quite difficult to fail the "Star Wars" IP.
Little Gilbert did not agree or refuse, but said: "You have to let me think. Think, George, this is not an easy decision to make. "
"Of course," George Lucas did not rush: "There is still time, and it will not be too late to tell me when you have thought about it. "
This topic passed, and the two talked about George Lucas's retirement plan.
George Lucas said: "The focus has been on movies for so many years, and next I may I would travel around the world or go fishing in the sea.
By the way, I heard that you have a yacht. Let me use it when the time comes. "
"No problem," little Gilbert said with a smile: "If you go traveling, I recommend going to China. I also have a courtyard house there, which has appreciated a lot in value in recent years.
But I don’t plan to sell it, I will keep it to live in when I go to China.
If you go there then, you can stay there, and I have a few Chinese friends to introduce you to. "
"Okay, it's a deal. "
George Lucas asked about the old man's situation again: "How is your father's health? well enough? ”
“Not bad, I can eat and sleep. Now I play the guitar at home and take the children to and from school. Or go and play cards with old friends and live a leisurely life. "
Little Gilbert smiled: "He is an energetic person who can't calm down. "
George Lucas also sighed: "Oh, I still remember the days when we were all-powerful in Hollywood. In a blink of an eye, you are all old, and you young people have also grown up. "
"In other words, to use a Chinese idiom, you are still going strong! "
"No way," George Lucas pointed to his head and said: "We can't keep up here. Don't look at the commercial success of the "Star Wars Episode 3" project, and the brand has also failed. It's almost smashed.
I have lost the whimsy of my youth, and I still have to rely on you, little Gilbert. ”
After going round and round, George Lucas still hopes to persuade Gilbert Jr. to take over the "Star Wars" series. It feels like he is asking for help.
George Lucas had no children of his own, and the several adopted children and daughters he adopted were not close to him.
Only the IP of "Star Wars" has placed all the emotions on George Lucas, so he hopes to find a good family for this child.
And little Gilbert is that good family.
The conversation lasted until about ten o'clock in the evening, when little Gilbert and Naomi Watts left. George Lucas and Catherine saw them off at the door. George Lucas said again: "Little Gilbert, consider my proposal carefully."
"Thank you, George , I will think about it carefully." Little Gilbert nodded.
On the way back, Naomi Watts asked little Gilbert: "George and you talked so much, what were they talking about?"
"He tried to persuade me to take over "Star" "War" series," little Gilbert replied.
Naomi Watts raised her eyebrows: "Didn't he start persuading you a long time ago? He brought it up again this time. It seems that George is really going to retire."
After a pause, Naomi Watts asked again: "Then what do you think?"
"In my opinion, I don't think the "Star Wars" series will end here." Little Gilbert Said: "But if I were asked to take over, I would definitely do a major operation on the "Star Wars" series.
So I am not sure whether the new version of "Star Wars" produced after paying a huge price will be popular with the audience. I will like it."
Naomi Watts is not worried about this. She said: "I think as long as the film bears the name of "Star Wars" while retaining those classic designs and frames. , you will never have to worry about failure."
"So you recommend me to take over "Star Wars"?"
"It depends on your own wishes, no matter what you decide, we will support it. You." Naomi Watts laughed.
"Thank you, Naomi."
Little Gilbert held Naomi Watts in his arms, but he had more on his mind.
In fact, if the "Star Wars" movie series is to be restarted, little Gilbert has a suitable direction in mind.
First of all, we need to analyze the reason why most passersby, except fans, are unwilling to pay for the "Star Wars" series today.
There is no doubt that George Lucas bore the brunt of this.
In the 1970s and 1980s, "Star Wars" relied on its excellent computer special effects. Even if the plot structure was simple and direct, even a little brainless, it would still shock the audience who had little knowledge at that time.
But today, with the rapid development of computer special effects, audiences who have been baptized by countless special effects blockbusters have become immune to special effects blockbusters, and exquisite and good special effects cannot excite them anymore.
So at this time narrative becomes particularly important. The basis of the movie is storytelling, but it is a pity that "Star Wars" did not do this.
It’s not George Lucas’s fault, many Hollywood movies don’t know how to tell stories.
In addition, abrupt character growth arcs, confusing emotional lines, and poor editing are all inherent shortcomings of George Lucas's movies.
It’s not surprising that a little adds up to a big impact, and it affects the movie itself.
If Gilbert Jr. wants to take over "Star Wars", the first thing he has to do is to create a complete narrative. The story is the core of everything.
He has also thought about the general creative direction, which is actually to draw on the routines of previous Internet articles.
Many literary creators have always looked down upon online novels, and online novels have always been at the bottom of the contempt chain in the field of novels. But there is one very good thing about online novels. They are very refreshing and full of immersion.
If nothing else, replacing the "Star Wars" template with those popular science fiction novels from the starting point will definitely attract a lot of audiences.
Although those science fiction novels are very fantasy in nature, "Star Wars" also has settings like the Force, which is essentially the same.
You can also integrate future cities, doomsday wastelands, and popular mecha battles, etc., which is absolutely fun.
Critics have always criticized the "Star Wars" movies for not having any in-depth thinking and for being purely fun movies. But little Gilbert felt that "Star Wars" was still not exciting enough.
His adaptation is cool enough.
(End of this chapter)