George Lucas Is Prepping A Cgi Musical About Fairies?!

Monika Bartyzel, Cinematical
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 7:46am

Get ready, folks -- George Lucas is bringing us a musical, and no, it's not Star Wars: The Musical. The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision Blog reports that Lucas and Skywalker Ranch are in preproduction on an "untitled, top-secret CGI-animated film." The only plot details that have been released: fairies are featured.

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