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Lucas says Hollywood won't support black films 
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Director George Lucas says it took 20 years to get his latest film made, "because it's an all-black movie".

Speaking on The Daily Show, Lucas said he had to self-fund Red Tails, the true story of a group of African-American pilots who fought in World War II.


A serious amount of cash used to self-fund the film too:

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Lucas put $58 million (37.8 million) of his own money into the movie. It will be released by his company Lucasfilm, and distributed by Twentieth Century Fox.

He is putting a further $35 million (£22.8 million) towards the distribution costs, said trade paper The Hollywood Reporter.


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If his film does well at the box office, Lucas said he had a prequel and sequel planned.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16525977

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Fair play to him, but he can afford it anyway! Also, it looks sh1te...

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Wasn't this already covered, with "The Tuskegee Airmen"?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114745/

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