George Lucas Embraces AI, Says It Makes Filmmaking Easier and Slams Hollywood Studios: 'The Audience Doesn’t Know What They Want to See'

George Lucas Sounds The Alarm On A Worrying Franchise Trend

ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty ImagesEver since the Star Wars sequel trilogy tried to bring George Lucas’ beloved galaxy into the modern era — only to fail spectacularly — the franchise has been in disarray. Lucasfilm seems to care more about appeasing its fans, who’ve grown more vocal and entitled by the day, than about challenging the status quo. It’s been unbelievably frustrating to watch, and it’s hard to believe that anything can truly save the sag…

George Lucas embraces AI, says it makes filmmaking easier and slams Hollywood studios: 'The audience doesn’t know what they want to see'

George Lucas is fully embracing the potential of artificial intelligence in the film industry, viewing it as a natural step forward for moviemaking technology. While many in Hollywood are worried about the rapid advancement of these tools, Lucas is taking a pragmatic approach that compares the shift to the transition from horse and buggy transportation to automobiles. He notes that while new technology comes with its own set of problems, it is u…

George Lucas Name-Drops Scorsese, Spielberg And Coppola While Revealing He Really Hates Movie ‘Focus Groups’

George Lucas name-drops his famous friends, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and more while airing grievances about movie 'focus groups.'

George Lucas Slams Hollywood for Letting Fans Shape Movies: “The Audience Doesn’t Know What They Want to See”

George Lucas has spent decades watching Hollywood evolve, and if there's one thing he thinks has changed for the worse, it's how much power studios give to audience reactions before a movie even has a chance to speak for itself.The Star Wars creator believes too many studios are chasing fan approval instead of trusting the filmmakers they've hired to tell a story. It's an interesting perspective coming from someone whose own work has been dissec…