If you loved the record-breaking Game of Thrones season 8 premiere, you can literally Thank “The Maker”, George Lucas. According to our sources, the Star Wars creator stepped in to help showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss craft the major themes and plot points for the final season of the smash hit show.

“At first he was only interested in working with the CG elements, dragons and such, but slowly he warmed up to the humans on set,” said our insider.

We’re told Lucas provided extensive notes and many unused Star Wars ideas to Benioff and Weiss. The news confirms a juicy rumor we’ve heard before. Namely, that Lucas is a Game of Thrones superfan, and has become very friendly with creator George R.R. Martin. In fact, the pair of legendary creators are said to be collaborating on an open-world video game by FromSoftware, developers of Dark Souls and the recently released Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.

Of course, the Lucas/Martin connection goes deeper than simply two masters of fantasy excited to be working together. They’re also very keen on mentoring the next generation of creators. To that end, as a result of his frequent visits to the Game of Thrones set, for which any nude scenes are placed on hold, Lucas has become a father figure to Benioff and Weiss.

Not only has “The Maker” provided creative direction on the final season of Game of Thrones, but he’s also begun to weigh in on Benioff and Weiss’ forthcoming Star Wars trilogy, rumored to take place hundreds of years before the Skywalker saga.

FSW can’t wait to see where Benioff and Weiss take things, with a little help from the legendary imagination of Lucas.

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