Jackson Eyeing Red Tails

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Lucas Looks For Jedi Help For Non-Star Wars Movie
Published 8/20/2008 at Cinema Blend News
... to be exactly what the bearded one is doing, as word is that Lucas has moved his focus from a galaxy far, far away to an era a little closer with his World War II project. Red Tails is a project that Lucas has been working on on-and-off for a while now. It’s a story looking at the exploits of the Tuskeegee Airmen during the second World War. Now it looks like Lucas is turning to a familiar face for help with his African-American drama, although not in the capacity we might expect. IGN reports that former Jedi Master Samuel L. Jackson has seen the script for Red Tails , ...

George Lucas’ Red Tails Finds a Director?
Published 8/21/2008 by Sean at Film Junk
... during World War II. The weird thing is, he’s not directing it himself, and he didn’t write it either (the screenplay is by John Ridley). As far as I know, Lucas is on board as executive producer only, and he is reportedly in search of the right director for the film (Spielberg wasn’t interested). Here’s where it gets a little weirder: apparently one of the people he approached as a possible director is none other than Mace Windu himself, Samuel L. Jackson. In a recent interview with IGN , Jackson gave this scoop on Red Tails:“I just read it like two weeks ago. It’s a pretty ...

Samuel L. Jackson Interested in Red Tails?
Published 8/21/2008 by James Cook at TheMovingPicture.net
... Tails ? jackson_redtails.jpg Red Tails is the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II, and it’s a film George Lucas has been developing for a few years now. Last time we heard about the project Lucas was hoping to get into theaters in 2009, and was still looking for a director. Lucas still hasn’t found a director but seems to have expressed interest in one, a fellow Jedi. Samuel L. Jackson recently talked with IGN where he revealed that Lucas has approached him about possibly directing the film.“I just ...