J.J. Abrams Has Sympathy for George Lucas Letting Go of 'Star Wars'
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J.J. Abrams Has Sympathy
for George Lucas Letting Go of 'Star Wars' The filmmaker has directed two films in the new
'Star Wars' trilogy after Lucas sold the rights to the
sci-fi franchise to Disney in 2012. Disney CEO Bob Iger recalled in his memoir that Lucas, 75, was "upset" that 'The Force Awakens' would ignore the plot he had planned for any sequel to 'Episode VI - Return of the Jedi.' Bob Iger, via memoir Bob Iger, via memoir Abrams, 53, has met Lucas and said he
never showed he was disappointed with 'Episode VII.' J.J. Abrams,
via 'Rolling Stone' Abrams previously revealed that he and Lucas had exchanged ideas during the production of 'The Rise of Skywalker.'
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