Nicasio, CA. George Lucas' next feature film, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, fulfill's the director/producer's long-time dream: to fill a full-length feature film with CGI graphics. In an interview with Lucas at Skywalker Ranch, the exuberant and giddy director talked about his latest creation.

FatGeeks.com: What is the inspiration for this film?

Lucas: When I created the first three films [A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi], I felt that the special effects were lacking. I was dissapointed because we couldn't put more "stuff" on the screen. I was so sad while we were filming A New Hope because we had to cut all 375 puppets from the Mos Eisley scene. I was hoping to have the streets covered with crazy "stuff"--things that no one had ever seen before and so much activity that no one could even see the action on the screen. After the financial success of the three films, I pioneered digital graphics just so that I could one day go back and add more "stuff" to those films. Finally technology reached a point in which we could digitize the original films and then go back and add stuff. I was so happy. I went back to each film and added "stuff" all over the screen. I could fulfill my dream--almost. I knew that the fans would complain if the screen were covered with as much "stuff" as a I wanted, so I scaled the Special Editions back as much as I could--I wanted to replace all of the human characters with CGI. I wanted to Jar Jar Binks everyone's performances. I never liked Carrie Fisher's acting in those films and I wanted to clean it up. But, those damn fans and all of their fantasies about Slave Leia, etc., I had to leave her pathetic acting on screen[*]. After the Special Editions were released, I went to work on Episodes I through III. It hadn't been done before so I decided to test a CGI main character in Episode I, Jar Jar. I watched the film and thought, "That's it! No more stupid actors to direct or to mess up my lines or make silly faces! I can create someone from scratch to do exactly what I want and to act my lines exactly the way I intended." Then it was released and all of those pathetic fans complained about Jar Jar. Binks was a masterpiece. He did everything I wanted--what's up with those fans? I thought that they were supposed to unconditionally love everything that I created, but they revolted against Binks. Why? He's a technological marvel? Fans. [At this point Lucas shakes his head and looks down, sadly] Anyway, so then in Clones I decided to scale back Jar Jar and add a ton more stuff. That last scene in Clones with the Jedis watching the clones march down the street--that was awesome! So many things were CGI on that screen! I just watched it over and over and over! After that, I knew that I had full reign to do more CGI. But, I had already started with those damn humans playing characters so I had to keep them on screen. We finished up Episode III and then I said, "I'm never hiring humans again." When we decided to create a movie about the Clone Wars, I knew I would keep those humans off of my screen--I would fill the screen 100% with CGI. I could put anything anywhere and make anything do whatever I want--like R2 flying, man, that garbage can we used in Star Wars [A New Hope] could never fly. But look at me, I could make R2 fly--ha! Take that fans!

FatGeeks.com: So, the whole inspiration for this film is to create a full CGI feature film?

Lucas: Oh yeah! No humans! Fill the screen with CGI! Why else?

FatGeeks.com: How does the storyline fit into this?

Lucas: Storyline? I just have a bunch of Jedis and stormtroopers shooting at crappy robots and blowing stuff up. This film has the BEST special effects.

FatGeeks.com: Is there a plot?

Lucas: Yeah, it's the Clone Wars.

[uncomfortable pause]

FatGeeks.com: Anything else?

Lucas: What more do you need? They're blowin' stuff up and there's stuff all over the screen. Man, it's awesome. Did you see that trailer? That street battle with the lasers shooting both directions and all of those robots, man, I couldn't have written a better screenplay.

Interviewer: So, this doesn't really tell us much about the Clone Wars? It doesn't really fill any holes?

Lucas: I don't understand the question.

FatGeeks.com: You made a film called "Clone Wars" and we believe that it's there to fill in the time between Episode II and Episode III--does it?

Lucas: Oh yeah, there's far more fighting and killing that you missed between Episodes II and III. It's all in this one.

FatGeeks.com: "Fighting and killing"?

Lucas: Yes.

FatGeeks.com:Let me confirm: this whole film is just you fulfilling your fantasy to have CGI fill up the screen and nothing more.

Lucas: Yeah!

FatGeeks.com:Thank you for your time.

Lucas: Wait, next we're going to CGI the [explitive] out of that Jedi-Fly fight on that crazy planet in Episode II. I didn't feel that we added enough detail to that battle. We're going to make two films out of that one!

FatGeeks.com:Anything else?

Lucas: Oh yeah, you know that Ewok thing with the muppets on Endor defeating the Empire? We're going to CGI the [explitive] out of that too. Oh yeah, we plan to go back and re-do all of the battles from Episodes I-VI. I may even create another Clone Wars movie, Clone Wars Special Edition.

FatGeeks.com: I can't wait.

Lucas: Woooooh! CGI rules!