"One of the more ludicrous rumors currently doing the rounds is that a theatrical re-release of the previous Wars trilogy, with upgraded special effects, is imminent."
- Chris Gore (editor), Sci-Fi Universe Magazine #1, 1994.
"The advantage of computer graphics is you don't have to work much with blue screen, something that's very difficult to do well. On Empire we used a huge amount of light and blue screen and it took forever. Now, you just say 'We'll do it CGI', and put it in later".
- Irvin Kershner.
"The first trilogy is about the young Ben Kenobi and the early days of Luke's father when Luke was a little boy"
- George Lucas.
"It's possible that the new stories may not be told chronologically. Lucas may instead use a storytelling method similar to that used by his old friend Francis Ford Coppola in The Godfather, Part II."
- Chris Gore.
"The first trilogy will not be as much of an action-adventure kind of thing. Maybe it will have some humor, but right now it's much more humorless than the second trilogy."
- George Lucas.
"The most convincing sign of Lucas' seriousness about continuing the saga is that all licensing agreements now being made with Star Wars licensees expire in December 1996 - regardless of when they were signed. This [prequel trilogy release] would allow Lucasfilm to reassess its licensing partners and their activities prior to the inevitable onslaught of merchandise accompanying any new film"
– Chris Gore.
Here are the scans of the entire article:
Head page
Introduction
Mature technology
Original movies review
Star Wars memories
Collage
The Clone Wars
More speculation
Even more speculation (and pictures)
Last page
