George Lucas has been an influential director and producer since the debut of his hit films Star Wars and Indiana Jones. Through the course of his career, Lucas has won multiple awards and created Skywalker Ranch, which is the base of operations for LucasFilms Ltd. Lucas has also participated in numerous charities, donating large sums over the majority of his career. In 2012, George Lucas sold Lucasfilm Ltd. to Disney for a sum of $4.05 billion dollars, which the majority was given to charities. Lucas semi-retired in 2012, stating that he wished to focus on less budgeted films instead of large blockbuster hits.

Daniel and I chose George Lucas as our legends project based on our enjoyment of the Star Wars Franchise. Because of George Lucas, Star Wars has become a major film that has created a large following fan-base. besides the awesome lightsaber fights and space battles, the story of Good vs. Evil has intrigued many viewers into philosophical debates over what is really conveyed by the films. The popularity towards Lucas and his films is justified by the work that Lucas and his film crew put into the films themselves.