I know - you probably looked at the title of this story, crossed your eyes, and scratched your head in apprehension as to what exactly it is referring to. Well, I gotta admit, I'm in the same boat as you are when reports of this story started coming in from various fans.

See the following article posted on HeatVisionBlog.com:

"George Lucas is tackling his first musical.

The untitled, top-secret CGI-animated film is in preproduction at Lucas? Skywalker Ranch in Marin County.

The project marks a rare foray outside the ?Star Wars? universe for Lucas who, while not directing a movie since ?Revenge of the Sith? in 2005, is putting the finishing touches on ?Red Tails,? the adventure movie that tells the World War II story of the Tuskegee Airmen, America?s first black pilots. Lucas wrote the screenplay for ?Tails? and is exec producing.

Kevin Munroe is directing the CGI film, which is expected to feature music from a variety of sources. Munroe hails from the animated world and made his directorial debut in 2007 with the fourth Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, ?TMNT.? He recently wrapped production on his live-action debut, the adaptation of the ?Dead of Night? comic that stars Brandon Routh and Taye Diggs.

David Berenbaum, who wrote the Will Ferrell comedy ?Elf? and children?s fantasy ?The Spiderwick Chronicles,? penned the screenplay. Plot details are locked tighter than the plans for the Death Star, but one element known is that the script features fairies.

It is not known whether Berenbaum is working from a story by Lucas, who tends to originate much of Lucasfilm?s intellectual property.

A Lucasfilm spokesperson said it was too early to comment on the details of the project."


It goes without saying that we will obviously be updating this little tidbit of news as more information becomes available on it. Let the speculation run rampant...

Thanks to everyone who sent in the update.

Source: HeatVisionBlog.com