For Star Wars fans, George Lucas’ name will always be synonymous with galaxies far, far away. But more than a decade after selling Lucasfilm to Disney for $4.05 billion, Lucas has officially moved on from the juggernaut space opera media franchise. He’s unbothered. Moisturized. Happy. In his lane. Focused. Flourishing, as the kids might say.In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, Lucas says he’s fully left Star Wars in Disney’s hands. “[They] took it over and they gave it their vision. That’s what happens.” cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "106e33c0-3911-473c-b599-b1426db57530",}).render("0270c398a82f44f49c23c16122516796");});It might be bittersweet to hear Lucas describe stepping back from the saga he built, but he hasn’t retired from creating, he’s just shifted focus. “Of course I’ve moved past it. I mean, I’ve got a life. I’m building a museum. A museum is harder than making movies,” Lucas said as he discussed his current passion project, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles.The museum’s 11-acre campus has cost over a billion dollars and is set to open its doors in 2026. Curated by Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson, it aims to show how narrative art influences societies by shaping beliefs, communicating values, inspiring imagination, and creating communities.However, moving past Star Wars doesn’t mean a complete lack of it in this new project. A 33-foot model of the N-1 Starfighter will loom over the museum’s south wing, and there’ll be an exhibit focusing on vehicle designs from the franchise. But Lucas didn’t even want to do that.“It’s one gallery out of 33. And I did it grudgingly,” Lucas said. “I didn’t want people to come to the museum and say, ‘Where’s the Star Wars?’”Instead, visitors to the museum can expect to see works by Norman Rockwell, Jessie Willcox Smith, Maxfield Parrish, and N. C. Wyeth, along with art by comic book legends like Frank Frazetta, Jack Kirby, and Robert Crumb.It’s kinda comforting to know that Lucas is off building a space where stories, much like the ones he created, can inspire future generations, and he’s clearly found peace in watching the massive project come together. One suspects it is not quite as peaceful over in the halls and offices at Lucasfilm.The post Star Wars? “I’ve Got a Life,” Says George Lucas appeared first on Den of Geek.