...At least, that's what his son Jett revealed in a recent interview for Flicks And The City.
The announcement of the Disney aquisition of Lucasfilm, and the accompanying announcement of a new Star Wars trilogy surprised pretty much everyone when it was made last year. But according to Lucas The Younger, George had already begun work on the third trilogy when Disney approached him.
"We knew probably a year prior (to the purchase) he had started writing and king of researching, starting his whole little process," Lucas said about his father. "About half way through that process was when the idea of selling to Disney came up...It's nice because he's happiest when he's writing and doing something with his time."
As to whether Lucas found it hard giving up his writing on Episode VII in favour of letting Michael Arndt, Jett compared Lucas' feelings to that of a parent. "I knew that he was very torn on the matter, he was like a kid who had turned 18 and was ready to leave the house. Every parent has wanted to let their children go but they want to hold on to you." Jett did reveal, though, that his father is working closely with director JJ Abrams on Episode VII.
But when it comes to the most important question - "What happens in the new trilogy", Lucas Jr. remains tight-lipped. "I already know what happens. I'm happy with what's going to happen." As for us?
We'll have to wait and see.
Star Wars: Episode VII is out in 2015.
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