Did George Lucas always intend for their to be 9 Star Wars Films?

"Star Wars" sequels: George Lucas (R) with Disney CEO Robert Iger.

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?  Only George Lucas knows, maybe....

By now you've heard the very widely reported deal where Disney purchased Lucas Arts, right?   Well, Disney has said that it will make three more Star Wars movies.  Was that George's plan all along?

"This was never planned as a nine-episode work," Lucas told MTV. "The media (pounced when) I made an offhand comment, `It might be fun to come back when everyone's 80 and do another one of these' But I never had any intention of doing that."

The idea of more sequals really began to gain buzz after a 1983 book by Denise Worrell called "Icons: Intimate Portraits." The book quotes Lucas saying he intended to make three "Star Wars" trilogies: one dealing with the social and political (the set that fans believe covers the movies released from 1999 through 2005), another would cover personal growth and self-realization (topics covered in original trio of films) and the final stanza would delve into moral and philosophical problems.  If this is true, then the Disney films will be dealing with the moral problems, something they've done before.

As for his recent statements  that he would stop at six, Lucas said that's still true. In selling to Disney, he said he is entrusting the lucrative franchise to a new generation of filmmakers. Kathleen Kennedy, the current co-chairman of Lucasfilm, will lead that effort, with Lucas serving as creative consultant.

What do you think of the Disney purchase of Lucas Arts?  Do you want to see more Star Wars movies?  How about a Darth Vader Disney ride?

Source: Huffington Post