Recruited Kathleen Kennedy to be the sole leader at Lucasfilm while he set the stage for the major of the company and transitioned into retirement. Recruited Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill to be in the next installment, obtaining their buy-in to be in the next Star Wars Installment prior to the Lucasfilm acquisition by Disney. Successfully sold Lucasfilm to Disney for $4.05 billion on Oct. 30th, 2012.

Is George Lucas bitter? I really hope not.Charlie Rose's full interview with George Lucas will reportedly air some time in December as part of CBS This Morning Kennedy Center Honors coverage.Lucas will be honored atwhich will air Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 9/8c on CBS. He will be honored alongside classic-rock legends The Eagles, famed songwriter Carole King, actress/singer Rita Moreno, conductor Seiji Ozawa, and Broadway star Cicely Tyson.See also the CBS News Article here and about the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors here Jason Ward, Editor-in-Chief at MakingStarWars.net commented about this interview preview:My response:I don't think anyone has messed up. This is the way it was supposed to be.In 2012, George began a delicate and strategic process to retire as Bob Iger showed great interest in acquiring Lucasfilm and the Star Wars and Indiana Jones intellectual properties. So, George got his ducks in a row. Such a transition is no insignificant thing. But I believe George Lucas approached this in a very admirable fashion. He ensured that the legacy of the stories he created could be kept alive in society and continue to be marketed. This would ensure those properties not only survive, but thrive for the benefit of the fans and the economic support of thousands of employees and their families at Lucasfilm, Disney and their affiliate companies and vendors, including.For the Star Wars intellectual property, however, he oversaw and succeeded in accomplishing these 3 key steps:The papers have long been signed and the baton was passed in the dimmest of the dim far past...I understand this process was difficult to him. After the films are released, one by one, he'll see their success and perhaps may feel or say "I wouldn't have done that." That's okay. But I also hope he can put himself in our shoes and actually enjoy what's to come with us. He's got all the legacy anyone could ever dream of.Let go, George. The Force will be with you. Always.In the meantime, I'm definitely looking forward to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Chicago set to open in 2018.Thank you, George Lucas.