Despite his retirement, the godfather ofStar Warsstill weighs in occasionally about the new films.

And George Lucas has one main area of interest: the Jedi.

Not really, she said.

George Lucas

Credit: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; Lucasfilm

But hell whisper in my ear every now and then.

Usually its something specific or important to him about Jedi training.

Its taken a while.

Its hard to let go, after 40 years.

Thats a lot of expectation and things he thought a lot about.

Suddenly that next generation, that whole thematic idea he came up with, is in process.