George Lucas Selects Los Angeles for $1 Billion Star Wars Museum

[SupergirlDC1959]

Very cool!!

 

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/george-lucas-selects-los-angeles-for-1-billion-museum-234525592.html

[mattn792]

I guess Chicago's homicide rate put LA over the top.

[SupergirlDC1959]

I guess Chicago's homicide rate put LA over the top.

 

Sorry I don't want to get this topic into politics just wanted to share this piece of news.

[oakman29]

Awesome!

[ChrisInBaltimore]

I guess another reason I need to get off my and head to see the Pacific.

[paperheart]

can Northern California vote to evict him from Skywalker Ranch?

[90sChild]

It will be sad when all the collectibles are lost to the ocean one day.

[SupergirlDC1959]

It will be sad when all the collectibles are lost to the ocean one day.

 

That could be said of any place in the world....on any given day something devastating could happen (many people could lose their lives and in the process collections will be destroyed never to be seen again). Comics and humans will not exist forever such is the life process (as sad as it might be).

[catman76]

It's not a Star Wars museum though, there will be that, but Lucas has a great collection of illustration art and comic art, that's what its for. I remember a interview with him where he talked about it and how one of the first things he bought when he had the money was lots of Carl Barks original art.

[Darth Corgi]

Yes! George has an amazing collection.

Looking forward to making the trip out there.

[GM8]

There was a news report, I think 60 minutes but not sure, on the choice of LA vs. SF was fascinating stuff. Seems like he wouldn't disclose much and wanted the building to be taller than SF would allow in the Presidio. SF's loss IMHO.

 

By the way, there's no way you can discuss this without discussing politics at least subtly. This is a political story.

[nochips]

Actually he wanted it in Chicago. They royally jacked him around about the whole project. Tree huggers unite! It was all over the local news when they screwed him over. George Lucas deserved more respect than they gave him. Chicago lost that museum for sure.

[shadroch]

When I think of George Lucas, and or Star Wars, Chi Town doesn't spring to mind.

[CAHokie]

Im surprised anyplace else was even considered. It's going to be near the USC Film School building which he paid to build I think.

[Bronty]

When I think of George Lucas, and or Star Wars, Chi Town doesn't spring to mind.

 

you may know this already but his wife is from there and he spends half his time there.