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Tech Sergeant
Based on the Tuskegee Airmen.
Don't know how that will turn out.
Just to clear up, George Lucas is not directing his first non-Star Wars movie in 35 years. I repeat, George Lucas is not returning to the director's chair. Once again ... never mind, I think you've got it.
Two days ago there was an AP story about Lucasfilm's Tuskegee Airmen film, Red Tails -- perhaps you caught my post -- but it didn't note what Lucas' involvement would be. As I wrote, the article seemed to assume that he was directing the project. A number of sites around the web also treated the news (more like an update) as if it claimed that Lucas was indeed helming the WWII-set picture. Others speculated that he was taking the reigns. Well, he's not. He's merely serving as executive producer. There is no director signed on yet.
The clarification comes via David Cohen, posting on Anne Thompson's blog. He relates the following facts received from Lucasfilm: the only people on board so far are Lucas, producers Rick McCallum and Charles Floyd Johnson and screenwriter John Ridley. There is no distributor, no financing yet. And while Lucas is not going to direct the project, neither is Steven Spielberg, who apparently is not interested.
While I'm sure that some people are disappointed by this update, I've seen enough comments around this week to believe that most will be relieved Lucas isn't directing. But now the real question is: will he ever direct again?
Haven't had much P-51 stuff in movies since "Empire of the Sun," and even that was just one scene.
Oh yeah, and "Dogfights."
Don't know how that will turn out.
Just to clear up, George Lucas is not directing his first non-Star Wars movie in 35 years. I repeat, George Lucas is not returning to the director's chair. Once again ... never mind, I think you've got it.
Two days ago there was an AP story about Lucasfilm's Tuskegee Airmen film, Red Tails -- perhaps you caught my post -- but it didn't note what Lucas' involvement would be. As I wrote, the article seemed to assume that he was directing the project. A number of sites around the web also treated the news (more like an update) as if it claimed that Lucas was indeed helming the WWII-set picture. Others speculated that he was taking the reigns. Well, he's not. He's merely serving as executive producer. There is no director signed on yet.
The clarification comes via David Cohen, posting on Anne Thompson's blog. He relates the following facts received from Lucasfilm: the only people on board so far are Lucas, producers Rick McCallum and Charles Floyd Johnson and screenwriter John Ridley. There is no distributor, no financing yet. And while Lucas is not going to direct the project, neither is Steven Spielberg, who apparently is not interested.
While I'm sure that some people are disappointed by this update, I've seen enough comments around this week to believe that most will be relieved Lucas isn't directing. But now the real question is: will he ever direct again?
Haven't had much P-51 stuff in movies since "Empire of the Sun," and even that was just one scene.
Oh yeah, and "Dogfights."