Gary Poster, with essential assists from Galyn Norwood, Phiroon Phihakendr, Jose Quijada, Pavandeep Kalra. Lucas is now working on a three-part prequel. A source close to Lucas says he believes he can make the pictures at bargain prices by current Hollywood standards.
Sets are already under construction in warehouses outside London.
The release date is summer 1999. Lest anyone doubt the public's interest in the series, Fox re-released the trilogy as a boxed set on video last August and sold 22 million units domestically in six months. But it's the prospect of three brand-new Star Wars movies that has Hollywood's studios salivating. Sources close to Lucas doubt he'll slip his babies into the untested DreamWorks distribution pipeline. A Fox executive adds that Lucas has a keen sense of competition with Spielberg and is eager for the original Star Wars to pass Jurassic Park at the box office.