Itll Be a Working Birthday for George Lucas
Itll Be a Working Birthday for George Lucas
LONDON (Wireless Flash) Its going to be all work and no play for Star Wars mogul George Lucas on his birthday this year. The sci-fi godfather turns 58 tomorrow (May 14) and will be spending the day at the London premiere of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, which opens Thursday. This isnt the first time Lucas birthday has coincided with one of his movies hitting theaters The Phantom Menace was released just five days after Lucas 55th birthday in 1999. In fact, all of the Star Wars flicks have opened within weeks of the moviemakers birthday: The original Star Wars on May 25, 1977; The Empire Strikes Back on May 21, 1980; and Return of the Jedi on May 25, 1983. Although some have speculated Lucas is releasing his films as belated birthday presents to himself, a spokeswoman for Lucasfilm insists its merely coincidence.
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