In an interview with Chris Castellani Chris and company Last month on YouTube, Star Wars prequel trilogy coordinator Nick Gillard talked about the intended audience for the first films in the franchise, echoing a sentiment George Lucas himself shared last May — and please!
The host came to talk behind the scenes about watching the prelude and the feeling he had watching it. George Lucas on the set.
“I think there’s something fascinating about Lucas, it’s kind of like watching him play in a $100 million sandbox. Where he just plays with his toys. I think there’s something fascinating about seeing this guy’s vision come to fruition.“- he said.
Nick Gillard Totally approved and also recalled a pivotal moment during the auditions that speaks volumes for the vision George Lucas.
“It’s interesting because I remember when we did that fight, “Duel of the Fates,” we created it pretty early because we used it for the audition. Ray Park (Darth Mole). We created this battle and it became a battle. But when I first showed it to him, he said, “I don’t know.” You know he doesn’t know anything about fighting and he said let’s go Jet Look at him. Jetty was his son then, and still is. Jetty was 5 years old and said if Jetty liked it, it would be fine. And Jett loved it. So, and I think before that with A New Hope, that’s why he did it: 5 to 14 years old.“
Jet Lucas “Revenge of the Sith” (2005)
He went on to compare it to the last Star Wars series, The Acolyte, which was not particularly well received by audiences: “And now, The Acolyte, I think it was made between 16 and 25, I don’t know. But I think it’s designed for an older crowd and maybe that’s where they went wrong. You know, do it for the kids, do it well. We need to make movies for kids that will grow up with them.“
Because of this, the incomprehensible trilogy according to George Lucas
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter last May, George Lucas also insisted that the previous trilogy – and Star Wars in general – “It was supposed to be a children’s movie“. He specifically mentions children who were just beginning to understand the world around them and how he tried to help them answer life’s questions through his films.
“It was supposed to be a movie for 12-year-olds going through puberty, who don’t know what they’re doing, and who are asking all the big questions: “What should I worry about? What is important in life?’ And Star Wars has it all. They are buried there, but you can hear them perfectly, especially if you are young.“
Lucas then revealed that this is why characters like C-3PO, the Ewoks, and Jar Jar Binks were criticized. They were all considered too childish when in fact that was his goal all along. The characters he created were intended to appeal to children because Star Wars has “It was always a children’s film“. Therefore, it seems to him that this disconnect is the main reason why the previous trilogy in particular has been misunderstood for so long.
“Everyone said the same thing about 3PO, that he was annoying and we should get rid of him. When I did the third one, it was the Ewoks: “They’re little teddy bears. This is a children’s film, we don’t want to watch a children’s film.’ I said: This is a children’s film. It was always a children’s film.’– said the master.
The entire Star Wars saga can be seen on Disney+.
Rediscover Nick Gillard’s interview in the video below:
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