George Lucas Paid a Secret Visit to the Game of Thrones Set

It pays to be the creator of a multi-billion-dollar franchise. George Lucas got to visit the set of Game of Thrones, according to EW, who say the cast confirmed Lucas visited the set of the film’s final season during season eight. While Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss would not confirm the report, the cast members said that the Star Wars creator toured the sets.

“It’s funny because George came here and talked to the boys, and the one thing the Star Wars franchise has been missing lately is decent storytelling,” said Liam Cunningham (Davos). “There’s a lot of brilliant stuff in Star Wars, it’s an epic franchise, but occasionally, story-wise, it’s left a little to be desired. Dan and David are brilliant at surprises and can transfer the demographic from this show to that [franchise]. They’re incredible at adapting a world and making it their own and they could add a layer of complexity to it. I’d love it if they gave me some words to say, though I’d probably just be in a helmet.”

The visit came a couple of months before it announced in February of last year that Benioff and Weiss would be creating a new set of films in the Star Wars universe. Online rumors suggest the film would be set during the Knights of the Old Republic era, but neither would confirm the rumor.

Game of Thrones returns for its final six episodes starting April 14th.