George Lucas’ Abandoned STAR WARS Series Cost $40 Million an Episode and Would’ve ‘Blown Up’ Franchise
A former Lucasfilm producer says George Lucas' abandoned live-action Star Wars show would've cost $40 million an episode and "blown up" the franchise.
George Lucas' Axed ‘Star Wars' Series Cost ‘$40 Million an Episode' and ‘Would've Blown Up' the Franchise: ‘Disney Would've Never' Bought Lucasfilm If It Got Made
George Lucas’ “Star Wars” producer Rick McCallum recently appeared on an episode of the “Young Indy Chronicles” podcast and teased what would’ve been “Star Wars: Underworld,” an ambitious television series that was one of the last “Star Wars” projects Lucas was working on before he sold the franchise to Disney in 2012 for $4.
George Lucas' unmade Star Wars show was so expensive and risky that it would have cost $40 million per episode and “blown up the whole Star Wars universe"
"The problem was that each episode was bigger than the films, so the lowest I could get it down to with the tech that existed then was $40 million an episode." Star Wars: Underwor
Details Emerge on George Lucas' Canceled 'Star Wars' Series
Disney bought the rights to George Lucas' empire for $4.05 billion on October 30, 2012, changing "Star Wars" forever. Though there have been huge successes, Lucas' art has left a lasting impression. Back before he sold the rights,
Abandoned 'Star Wars: Underworld' TV Series Details Reveals $40 Million Per Episode Budget and Adult Content
George Lucas had 60 scripts ready to pitch to HBO for this very different entry in the 'Star Wars' franchise that was not meant to be.
What It Was Like to Write on George Lucas’ Unproduced Star Wars Show
March 2025 has turned into the unofficial Talk About Star Wars Underworld Month. Days after Star Wars producer Rick McCallum discussed the mythical, unproduced show, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek, and For All Mankind writer/producer Ronald D.
Fan favorite Star Wars prequel character is actually named after George Lucas's son
You may have always loved Dex, but do you know who he's named after? None other than George Lucas's son, Jett. The nickname "Jettster" really turned out to be a great name for an
20 Years Later, This Canceled Star Wars Project Still Makes Zero Sense (But There's a Way for Lucasfilm to Salvage It)
When the Star WarsSkywalker Saga seemingly ended 20 years ago with Revenge of the Sith, George Lucas still planned to keep the franchise alive in some capacity. In addition to the comic books and novels,
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‘Star Wars: Underworld’ Secrets That Could Have Changed Everything
Underworld, and it was a bold idea from George Lucas himself. Let’s dig into what could have been a game-changer for the ...
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George Lucas’ abandoned 'Star Wars' series cost $40 million an episode and would have 'blown up' franchise
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