George Lucas was once mistaken for having directed Steven Spielberg's iconic E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, and he had the perfect response to this mix-up.
George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars and executive producer of 1988's Willow, was once mistaken for having also directed another classic family blockbuster: E.T. the Extra Terrestrial. With a sequel television series now debuting on Disney+, returning cast members from the original Willow have been sharing anecdotes from its production. Although Lucas is credited with having devised Willow's story, the screenplay was written by Bob Doleman, and the film was directed by Ron Howard. E.T.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Lucas is best known for his involvement in numerous beloved works of '80s cinema, but it has emerged that he was once erroneously praised for directing E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. With the arrival of the Willow TV series on Disney+, itself a direct continuation of the original movie's story, the awkward episode was shared by returning actor Kevin Pollak. Speaking with ComicBook.
And also when my dad met George Lucas, he said... well, shaking his hand, 'I really loved ET.' And to George's credit, George said, 'Oh, me too.'" How Willow & E.T. Share Similar Tones Lucas’ response was fittingly understated for the famously soft-spoken director.
Pollak’s tidbit from his experience of making the original Willow holds a certain poetic irony, in that the tone and narrative stakes of both Willow and E.T. have commonalities. Both movies are ultimately centered on the effort to protect a helpless dependent from the power of a cold and uncaring regime and shepherd them to safety. In Willow, this was the quest of the eponymous wannabe sorcerer to safeguard a baby against an evil sorceress queen, whereas in E.T.
Lucas himself is not involved with the new Disney+ Willow series, having semi-retired from larger productions in 2012. Memories such as those shared by Pollak are welcome injections of the kind of modest charm which Lucas brought to his work, all the more striking given his creation of one of the biggest franchises in history.
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