March 16, 2006

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    "The End of Hollywood Blockbusters"


    Star Wars creator George Lucas says the days of the big-budget Hollywood blockbuster are numbered.

    The
    director believes cinemas will soon be showing mainly independent
    films, and that in 20 years time most movies will only cost around $15m
    to make.

    "The market forces that exist today make it unrealistic to spend $200 million on a movie," Lucas told the New York Daily News.

    "Those movies can't make their money back anymore."

    He said it was "great" that the major Oscar nominations had gone to small films.

    "In the future, almost everything that gets shown in theatres will be indie movies," Lucas added.

    "I predict that by 2025 the average movie will cost only $15m"