Success Of 'Indiana Jones' Spurred George Lucas To Make 'Star Wars' Prequel Series
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy says the prequel trilogy in the Star Wars franchise was born because filmmaker George Lucas felt "antsy" after the success of Indiana Jones movies.
Lucasfilm
president
Kathleen
Kennedy
says
the
prequel
trilogy
in
the
Star
Wars
franchise
was
born
because
filmmaker
George
Lucas
felt
"antsy" after
the
success
of
Indiana
Jones
movies.
Lucas
had
famously
created
the
sci-fi
franchise
with
A
New
Hope
in
1977,
which
he
followed
up
with
the
sequels
--
The
Empire
Strikes
Back
(1980)
and
Return
of
the
Jedi
(1983).
Years
later,
he
returned
to
the
franchise
with
a
prequel
trilogy
comprising
of
The
Phantom
Menace
(1999),
Attack
of
the
Clones
(2002),
and
Revenge
of
the
Sith
(2005).
During
an
episode
of
Disney
Gallery:
The
Mandalorian
on
Disney
Plus,
Kennedy
said
after
the
success
of
"Indiana
Jones" movies,
produced
by
Lucas
but
directed
by
Steven
Spielberg,
he
was
keen
to
get
back
into
the
director's
chair.
Hollywood
veteran
Harrison
Ford,
who
is
synonymous
with
Star
Wars
as
Han
Solo,
has
starred
in
the
title
role
of
the
bullwhip-wielding
adventurer
in
four
"Indian
Jones"
films.
A
fifth
film
in
the
fantasy
series
is
in
the
works.
"I
was
around
with
the
movies
that
were
in
between
(Star
Wars
trilogies)
which
is
the
Indiana
Jones
movies.
I
don't
think
he
ever
stopped
thinking
about
whether
he
would
do
more
'Star
Wars'
and
I
think
what
happened
during
Indy
(Jones)
was
that
he
was
not
on
the
floor
directing.
He
was
not
necessarily
in
it,
because
it
was
primarily
Steven," she
said.
"So,
with
anybody
like
George,
and
anyone
who's
a
filmmaker.
They
get
antsy
after
a
while
at
not
being
able
to
be
on
that
floor
telling
stories,
making
movies,
and
his
love
of
pushing
the
technology,"
she
added.
Though
the
Star
Wars
prequel
trilogy
was
well
received
by
the
fans
of
the
original
films,
critics
were
not
very
warm
towards
the
new
movies.