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George Lucas Was Told He’d ‘Destroy’ The ‘Star Wars’ Franchise By Casting Young Anakin In ‘The Phantom Menace’

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“Star Wars” writer-director George Lucas is telling all in the new book The Star Wars Archives: 1999-2005. While the “Star Wars” prequels remain a polarizing trilogy among franchise fans, Lucas says he was warned by Fox that centring “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace” on a 10-year-old Anakin would “destroy” the film series. “‘You’re going to destroy the franchise; you’re going to destroy everything!'” Lucas recalls the reaction from Fox executives who told him he’d be “‘making a movie that nobody wants to see'” with child actor Jake Lloyd in the lead, according to NME.

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