Mogul Slams George Lucas: ‘Sanctimonious Hypocrite’

Barry Diller is making his thoughts on Star Wars creator George Lucas known.

In a portion of Diller’s tell-all, Who Knew, he details working with Lucas on the Indiana Jones franchise back when the mogul was CEO of Paramount Pictures. Diller had doubts about approving Raiders of the Lost Ark, despite studio president Michael Eisner’s support. The film, led by George Lucas as co-writer and executive producer and Steven Spielberg as director, seemed risky. Though Diller liked the script and had faith in Spielberg...