interview with George Lucas from 2015, the primary thing he laments is transferring the rights to the narrative to Disney. The agreement resulted in a gain of over $4 billion for the team behind Lucasfilm Ltd. Nonetheless, Lucas shared with Charlie Rose that his vision for “Star Wars” and Disney’s aspirations for the franchise were significantly divergent.
“They decided they didn’t wish to utilize those narratives; they opted to pursue their own direction,” Lucas remarked to Rose, referring to the story outlines he had already crafted for the final three films.
Lucas expanded on his views regarding Disney’s acquisition of “Star Wars” by expressing that he regarded the stories as “his children,” and that parting with them was challenging, particularly when he reflected on who he had entrusted the franchise to. News outlets picked up on Lucas’s statement that he had “sold them to the white slavers that take these things,” which was intended humorously but was nonetheless pointed.