Ron Howard Says George Lucas Pitched 'Star Wars' Terribly (opens in new tab)

Directors Ron Howard and George Lucas go way back. Lucas directed Howard in American Graffiti, and Howard has described him as a mentor. If anyone was primed to be sold on Star Wars, it was Howard.But he just… really wasn’t, it turns out. He revealed as much during an in-depth conversation with Graham Bensinger.Back then, when Howard asked Lucas what his next project would be, Lucas said it would be science fiction that would "use all the special effects and the technical breakthroughs that y...