True, Disney has displayed a level of branding versatility in recent years that gave us reason to be optimistic. Their main concern was whether with Disney, now at the helm of the Star Wars universe, would wreck the atmosphere at the beginning with its trademark fairy-tale castle and looping script. And in keeping with their dad’s line of work, they weren’t so worried about bad plot twists or clunky new characters or contrived visual effects. This was no sequel or franchise in their eyes, but part of a treasured legend. Soft vignette fade-in to 2015 – to quote the classic Star Wars style – and my sons were anxious as we counted down to the launch of The Force Awakens. Lucas resigned from both the writers’ and directors’ guilds and all future Star Wars opening titles were untouched and consistent with the original. It was a pyrrhic victory for the guild, however. When it countersued, he decided to pay the fine to avoid entangling Kershner in the dispute. Lucas was incensed and took the guild to court. The guild wanted the movie withdrawn from theatres, the opening re-titled with Kershner’s directing credit at a cost of US$500,000 ( £1.4m today), and that Lucas pay a $25,000 fine. This time the Directors Guild of America objected, even though Kershner didn’t mind. Lucas did the same thing for Empire Strikes Back in 1980, which was directed not by himself but by Irving Kershner.
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