Lucas Working on Fairy Musical

01 February 2010

0Comments | Comment on this Article

George Lucas is set to tackle another new genre - the Star Wars director is developing his first musical.

The untitled computer-animated film is in pre-production at Lucas' Skywalker Ranch production facility in Marin County, California, according tothe Hollywood Reporter.

The musical marks a rare step outside the Star Wars universe for the filmmaker, who last directed Star Wars Episode Iii - Revenge of the Sith in 2005.

too early to comment on the details of the project

Elf writer David Berenbaum wrote the screenplay, which is tightly underwraps but is rumoured to feature fairies.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Kevin Munroe is directing the project, which is expected to feature songs from a variety of sources.

A Lucasfilm spokesperson says it is "too early to comment on the details of the project".

0Comments | Be the first to comment!