"I found this article to be quite amusing. Its good that more and more people realize what's really going on. Maybe Star Wars can help with that, who knows."
Lucas hasn't made a good move since he fell ass-backwards into the greatest Hollywood contract fuckup ever.
(yes yes ILM is tha shit and a bank, but that would have ruined my one-liner)
I can't speak for Labell, but I fear my desire for stars to shut the fuck up, may be misconstrued as saying they should BE shut up. This isn't just when they make oppositional statements, but generally whenever their foodholes are open.
I work in the film industry, and it is the most souless, heartwrenching pile of shit on the planet. The star/title/series is the MOST marketable product of any film. That said, ANY press is good press; now, flame-seeking press is BETTER press. I have literally worked for stars who had to call me to get help figuring out how to board a goddamn plane by themselves. While their opinions aren't worth less than mine, they're certainly not worth more.
Even though I agree with the part about partisan bickering being the most useless shit of all time, I don't give a rat's about his opinion about it. I want George to give me empty, stupid stories, with lots of BADASS pretty pictures.
Lucas is a brilliant salesman, who happens to have an army of creative people who have garnered him millions. I too see it as a press grab.
On that note, We've all read "The Once and Future King" and all the other Jungian arch-myth stories out there. We could collectivly write our own SW by taking turns in a thread writing 10 lines at a time.
-tha fibba