Tony Gilroy on what George Lucas thought of Rogue One: “He loved it. He really did”

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Proving once again that he’s a man of class and distinction (like we didn’t know that already), George Lucas gave a very vocal seal of approval to 2016’s Rogue One when he called Tony Gilroy after the release of the smash-hit film, speaking for three-quarters of an hour and letting the Andor showrunner know just how highly he regarded the film.

Appearing on Deadline Behind the Lens with Pete Hammond, Gilroy discussed Lucas and much more in an interview taped before the recent writers strike.

“George Lucas called me after Rogue, I had a 45-minute conversation with him after he saw Rogue, and that’s the only time I’ve ever spoken to him. He loved it. He really did. He had a lot of things to say that I… It was like a call from the president.”

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Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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Proving once again that he’s a man of class and distinction (like we didn’t know that already), George Lucas gave a very vocal seal of approval to 2016’s Rogue One when he called Tony Gilroy after the release of the smash-hit film, speaking for three-quarters of an hour and letting the Andor showrunner know just how highly he regarded the film.

Appearing on Deadline Behind the Lens with Pete Hammond, Gilroy discussed Lucas and much more in an interview taped before the recent writers strike.

“George Lucas called me after Rogue, I had a 45-minute conversation with him after he saw Rogue, and that’s the only time I’ve ever spoken to him. He loved it. He really did. He had a lot of things to say that I… It was like a call from the president.”

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Star Wars: Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade
  • Hardcover Book
  • Dawson, Delilah S. (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 368 Pages - 07/18/2023 (Publication Date) - Random House Worlds (Publisher)
SourceDeadline
Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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