Date: September 13, 2004
Source: IESB.NET
Author: Robert Sanchez
Update..Update! We are always willing to admit when we may be wrong or posted something that may not be accurate. As I have said before, stealing a tag line from the Fox News Channel " We Report, You Decide." It's come to our attention from one of our readers and friend that the PG rating on Star Wars might be a requirement because of the merchandising licenses. Moriarty from Aintitcoolnews posted this earlier today:
And as much as I like the guys over at InlandEmpireStrikesBack, they are wrong, wrong, wrong about the rating of STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH. George Lucas is locked into merchandising contracts that have been in place since he started production on the prequels, and those contracts state in no uncertain terms that he must deliver a PG rated film next May. There’s no wiggle room about it, either. You’re talking about a decision that affects hundreds of millions of dollars in potential Lucasfilm income, and they’re not about to blow off those partners, including Hasbro. Besides, Lucas has proven time and again that he’s good at talking the MPAA into giving him a lower rating than he deserves. Trust me on this one... PG. Absolutely.
I would like to point out what George himself has said to MTV: "it's pretty dark. It's pretty intense. I'm not sure this one is going to end up a PG like the others were."
So will it be PG or PG-13? Only time will tell!
Stay tuned for the latest on Star Wars!!
Posted orginally on September 10, 2004
Our Lucasfilm insider has chimed in once again with a very interesting tid bit. It seems more likely that Revenge of the Sith, the last of the Star Wars feature films will be rated PG-13. It seems that George is open to having the last of the prequels break from tradition and be the first of the Star Wars films to not have a PG rating.
George in the past has always said that Star Wars films were catered to kids but acknowledges that to make ROTS PG would take away from the story and wouldn't be convincing to movie goers. It will be darkest of the series and we will see plenty of deaths unlike any of the previous films. George also recently spoke about the MPAA rating with MTV, " All the good guys die," he said, laughing. "And you know, it's pretty dark. It's pretty intense. I'm not sure this one is going to end up a PG like the others were."
We have also been told the departure from a PG rating is also a sign of things to come on the future TV series. The live action TV series will be catered to adults and not to children. Lucasfilm is planning for more of a drama with great special effects then a wam bam sci-fi action TV show. It will be more character driven then any of the previous films, but that George does not want Star Trek style series.
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