George Lucas to receive Cannes film fest’s Honorary Palme d’Or

Director George Lucas and his spouse Mellody Hobson arrive for the Los Angeles premiere of Lucasfilm’s “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Future” on the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California, on June 14, 2023. The Cannes movie pageant will give the Star Wars creator a particular award at its closing ceremony this 12 months, organizers stated Tuesday, April 9, 2024. MICHAEL TRAN / AFP

PARIS—The Cannes movie pageant will give Star Wars creator George Lucas a particular award at its closing ceremony this 12 months, organizers stated Tuesday, April 9.

“Star Wars is nothing wanting mythology,” organizers stated in an announcement paying tribute to the legendary 79-year-old producer and director who will obtain the Honorary Palme d’Or on Could 25.

“The Competition de Cannes has all the time held a particular place in my coronary heart,” stated Lucas, whose first film, THX 1138, was proven on the French pageant in 1971.

“Since then, I’ve returned to the pageant on many events in a wide range of capacities as a author, director and producer. I’m actually honored by this particular recognition which suggests an incredible deal to me,” he was quoted as saying within the assertion.

Organizers in contrast Lucas’ achievement with the 9 “Stars Wars” films to J.R.R. Tokien, author of the “Lords of the Rings” sequence.

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“He imagined a universe, with its geography, populations, languages, ethical values and even its automobiles,” stated the assertion, which highlighted the “unprecedented success.”

“The movie captivated American crowds and have become a worldwide socio-cultural phenomenon, which continues to today.”

As a producer, Lucas additionally created the Indiana Jones sequence of flicks and was related to tasks resembling Akira Kurosawa’s “Kagemusha.”

The Cannes pageant might be held from Could 14 to Could 25. Organizers will announce the official number of films on Thursday.