George Lucas received quite a large fan backlash when he released Star Wars: Episode I and the next two prequels were also criticised. However, Samuel L Jackson, who played Mace Windu, has defended George for the prequels, saying that he should be allowed to do whatever he wants with the Star Wars franchise.
Samuel L Jackson as Mace Windu in Star Wars
Speaking to Total Film, Jackson said, “Us older guys who watched Episodes IV, V and VI were kinda too cold, especially for Episode I. Because Episode I was basically a kiddie movie. It’s about this little kid who gets to do all this fantastic sh*t. Little kids watch that and they’re like ‘Wow, I wish I could do this.’ And they love Jar Jar Binks, who all adults hated.”
He added, “But that’s what George [Lucas] was doing. George knows what George is doing. Everyone else can question it. Or we take possession of things in a certain way and go, ‘I don’t care if the creator is writing it; he has right to write that because he’s letting me down because that’s not the story I wanted him to tell.’ Let him tell the story he wants to tell.”
Samuel L Jackson and George Lucas
Samuel L Jackson is highly unlikely to appear in the new Star Wars movie, as his character was killed off in the prequels. Star Wars: Episode VII is currently being written and is eyeing up a release date sometime in 2015.
Mace Windu
