George Lucas

George Lucas is an American filmmaker, writer and producer whose work transformed modern cinema through groundbreaking storytelling and technological innovation.

After emerging as part of the ‘New Hollywood’ movement in the early 1970s, Lucas achieved worldwide success with ‘American Graffiti’ before creating the ‘Star Wars’ franchise in 1977, one of the most influential and commercially successful series in film history. He also created the ‘Indiana Jones’ franchise alongside Steven Spielberg and founded Lucasfilm, Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound, companies that revolutionised visual effects and film production. In 2012, Lucas sold Lucasfilm to The Walt Disney Company, marking the end of his stewardship of the ‘Star Wars’ saga while remaining one of cinema’s most influential creative figures.