This Idea For Star Wars Wasn't Originally Disney's

A lot of people have been crediting Disney for the idea of the Star Wars Anthology film, but according to one Lucasfilm insider, the idea was actually that of it's creator...George Lucas.  This isn't just some run of the mill insider either, it was Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm's current president.  She recently sat down with EW for an interview when she discussed her time working with Lucas, and made the revelation then.

“George talked to me about doing this when I first came aboard. He had often thought about doing it and he had actually written down three or four thoughts and ideas, directions you could go. Obviously inside the mythology there were lots of opportunities. So that was the first conversation I had.”

She went into a few other details about early ideas, and when she was asked if the Han Solo stand alone film that Disney is currently working on was another of Lucas' ideas, she said this:

“No, we certainly talked about origin type stories, but we didn’t get into the specifics of that. We talked a lot about the Jedi and the foundational ideas that George had thought about when he created the mythology. It was sort of spit-balling ideas.”

These ideas being discussed back in the early eighties was pretty revolutionary.  If you think about it, the idea of a cinematic "shared universe" wasn't even considered seriously until Marvel came out with Iron Man back in 2007.  Now it seems that everyone and their brother are trying to establish one for themselves.  While the actual designs for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the yet to be titled Han Solo Anthology Film weren't necessarily ideas that George Lucas came up with himself, the idea for spinoffs and stand alone films for the Star Wars universe was.  You've got to give credit where credit is due, right?

I hope that everyone that reads this and gets to celebrate Thanksgiving has a happy holiday weekend.  I'll be away until Monday, spending time with family and friends.  If you have anything you want me to look into when I get back, feel free to leave your ideas in the comments section down below.