Why didn't George Lucas direct Star Wars Episodes 5 and 6? 1 / 7
After regaining control of Star Wars by financing the sequel himself... 2 / 7
Lucas started looking for another director... 3 / 7
As he chose to focus on his other production roles... 4 / 7
As well as on his special effects company and financing the film. 5 / 7
Lucas came back as director for the prequel trilogy... 6 / 7
Which didn't do well with fans. 7 / 7