Dec 6, 2010 by B. Alan Orange

George Lucas to Reanimate Famous Dead Actors for Feature Film

George Lucas has been buying up the rights to old movies for his collage project
George Lucas has been buying up the rights to old movies for his collage project
In a strange, disturbing story that has been making the rounds today, it seems that Star Wars creator George Lucas is planning to jigsaw together a new feature film out of old film stock that he will manipulate and animate with CGI. This strange Frankenstein-like cinematic tale comes from director Mel Smith, who helmed Lucas's often derided comedy Radioland Murders.

Talking with the UK's Daily Mail, Smith had this to say:

"He's been buying up the film rights to dead movie stars in the hope of using computer trickery to put them all together in a movie, so you'd have Orson Welles and Barbara Stanwyck appear alongside today's stars."


Mel Smith is reportedly too busy to help George with this new venture. There were no further story details, and there is no official statement from Lucasfilm about this project yet.


Sources: The Daily Mail

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Comments (30)

  1. slysnide

    That'd be cool though to see a flick like "Casino Royale" (1967) again which united David Niven, Peter Sellers, Orson Wells, Woody Allen, David Prowse, and Ursula Andress for a 137 minute spy spoof. Hilarious. Imagine if such an idea was up Lucas' sleeve?

    And for those who haven't seen it, you should check out "Radioland Murders." Very '20s/'30s in tone & style

    1 year agoby @slysnideFlag

  2. Stiles

    I read the interview in full with Mel Smith and to be honest, it was very bitter, name calling and frankly there could have been some BS slipped in there. I wouldn't put this past Lucas though - seeing how he enjoys f*cking all that is sacred.

    1 year agoby @stilesFlag

  3. Diaigma

    Come again? : /

    1 year agoby @diaigmaFlag

  4. Worth5Bucks

    George thats kinda freaky. I wonder what south park will end up doing with this lol

    1 year agoby @mattbierwagenFlag

  5. Mutant

    Sounds interesting, at least its not SW. On a different note: He needs to return to Willow with Ron Howard, thirty years later sort of deal

    It seems to me he only wants to stick with SW and Indy Jones, I want another Howard the Duck and another Willow film. I know I sound like a geek

    1 year agoby @zenderFlag

  6. Billyboy

    I've done a bit of research on this. Lucas has actually plowed his vast fortunes into perfecting Carbonite and actually plans on bringing these dead celebs back to life for real and under a minimum 6 movie contract. The blindness should pass in time for them to read scripts.

    1 year agoby @billyboyFlag

  7. spynet315

    I'm calling shenanigans on this story. Is it April Fools day already?

    1 year agoby @spynet315Flag

  8. Billyboy

    My first thought was Steve Martin's Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, which worked well because it was a comedy. Not sure if CGI is quite up to this yet. I think I must be one of the few who remains unconvinced by the CGI'd Jeff Bridges in the Tron Legacy trailers. Still looks CGI to me.

    1 year agoby @billyboyFlag

  9. Narzion

    george lucas snapped

    1 year agoby @narzionFlag

  10. The Soylent Green Monkey

    Wait, what?

    1 year agoby @soylentgreen2Flag

  11. Daveactor7

    This sounds very intriguing and i would like to see him working on something besides star wars

    1 year agoby @daveactor7Flag

  12. Messenger

    Interesting.

    1 year agoby @messengerFlag

  13. skywise

    @incmob the first thing that came to my mind was Forest Gump as well. The concept is not a new one but this may take it to a whole other level. If that is a good thing or not is yet to be seen.

    1 year agoby @skywiseFlag

  14. ZanyZap

    This COULD be awesome. But then again, it COULD be terrible. I'm not placing any bets, but I'm interested. Although this sounds like one of those projects that ultimately gets shelved or tossed into developmental hell.

    1 year agoby @zanyzapFlag

  15. incmob

    I agree that i think george has finally either 1) gone completely nutz 2) does some drunk calling late at night with ideas to buddies 3) is secretely one of the most gifted and fantastic film makers, and it is an illusion to all others....

    well i am sure it is none of the above, however... i think this could be an intriguing idea. After all, i thought it was used well, and for the time and even still today looked great in forest gump, so who knows it might work, if someone else directs it that is.

    1 year agoby @incmobFlag

  16. Sonia Brand-Fisher

    This could either be a total fail or totally fascinating. There really is no in between.

    1 year agoby @sonia-brand-fisherFlag

  17. TheDude1

    This clearly shows that the people in Hollywood are running out of ideas. This is just beyond stupid.

    1 year agoby @thedude1Flag

  18. thedude-abides

    Agree @Insert. Strange indeed. This coupled with John Cena in talks to be the next Batman posted earlier today.

    1 year agoby @thedude-abidesFlag

  19. Vincente 'Avengers' Alonso

    Dear George Lucas,
    F*ck off
    Sincerely, The Fans

    1 year agoby @vincente-avengers-alonsoFlag

  20. Josh

    It sounds f*cked. I'm in!

    1 year agoby @shuabertFlag

  21. Cmakom

    George = Crazy loon

    1 year agoby @cmakomFlag

  22. Emmytt

    what the hell George!

    1 year agoby @emmyttFlag

  23. slysnide

    Well CGI has come a long way. They made Jeff Bridges look younger for "Tron: Legacy," and people believed that a CGI Joker was possible. So...

    1 year agoby @slysnideFlag

  24. gandoff2169

    So how far the mighty has fallen that they go to a idea to use the film of dead actors for nothing more then to make a movie for money reasons. Yes only money reasons. We all might wonder what a movie with some of the long forgotten passed actors with some moderen day ones might look like. But this is sad.... Real sad..... Lucas needs to go back to what he douse the best. Sci-fy movies and fantasy....

    1 year agoby @gandoff2169Flag

  25. T.Clark

    A lot of the stuff MW posts nowadays seems fake. This is just so strange...I mean, it could be done, but doesn't it seem strange?

    1 year agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  26. The Dark Knight

    I dont really know what to think

    1 year agoby @thedarkknight23Flag

  27. Wichy

    Hmmmm...Not quite sure what to think about this lol.

    1 year agoby @wichitagalzlFlag

  28. moviegeek

    I don't know that I really see the point....but I'm sure this would be entertaining.

    1 year agoby @moviegeekFlag

  29. Dan

    Hey, as long as it isn't Star Wars related, I can get behind it.

    1 year agoby @dan1Flag

  30. slysnide

    "Radioland Murders" IS underrated. Good movie. This idea? I dunno...

    1 year agoby @slysnideFlag

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