Director announced for Star Wars Series
March 06, 2008
News reports online from both TheForce.net and the Liverpool Daily Post are stating that Jim Marquand will be directing the live-action Star Wars television series. If that name sounds familiar to you, you're not alone - Jim is the son of Richard Marquand, who was the director of Episode IV: Return of the Jedi.
The news sources move forward to state that George Lucas was impressed with Marquand's Liverpool-based film Dead Man's Cards, that he offered him the job as a director of the series.
It is unclear at this point whether Marquand will be the only director selected, or whether Lucas is aiming to choose numerous directors for the series.
The article at the Liverpool Daily Post also includes some of Marquand's anecdotes from when his dad was directing Return of the Jedi:
"I've got so many vivid memories of the five months I spent on the set of Return Of The Jedi," recalls Jim. "I was about 18 and spent five fantastic months with dad while he filmed the movie in North California and Pinewood studios.
"I can remember walking onto one set which was the Ewok village, during a break in shooting. All these midget actors who were playing Ewoks had taken their costume heads off and were sat around smoking, drinking tea and reading newspapers. It was surreal.
"I got to know all the cast, too, and can remember Harrison Ford talking about being a carpenter before he got into acting. He was a very down-to-earth bloke."
Richard Marquand died 10 years ago, but along with his talent behind the camera he passed on a love of Liverpool to his son.
News reports online from both TheForce.net and the Liverpool Daily Post are stating that Jim Marquand will be directing the live-action Star Wars television series. If that name sounds familiar to you, you're not alone - Jim is the son of Richard Marquand, who was the director of Episode IV: Return of the Jedi.
