As a lifelong “Star Wars” nut, I grew up believing in a supreme being that you didn’t worship every Sunday at church, but rather in a movie theater on a Friday night. I’m speaking, of course, about George Lucas.

As children, we all grew up thinking he was the ultimate auteur, who’d dreamt up every eccentric alien, battered space ship, and gonk droid himself. But now, the Comic-Con floor is buzzing with anticipation over “Clone Wars,” the slick-looking CG “Star Wars” flick that hits theaters next month. So I had to ask: After handing over the reigns to so many animators, how much creative input does the film’s “Executive Producer” still exert?

“It’s more like I have milestones, almost like I have a final exam every couple weeks,” grinned director Dave Filoni when I sat down with him backstage after unveiling footage to eager geeks, explaining that George isn’t quite as hands-on as he used to be. Read more...

Nineteen years after he last hung up his whip, the man with the hat is officially back next weekend, when "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" opens May 22. Now just how much longer will we have to wait before he returns again?

That's the question we're asking today with news that George Lucas has already come up with a storyline for a potential 5th Indiana Jones film. The Search for Atlantis? The Quest for the Fountain of Youth? How about, the Pursuit of a New Leading Man?

Believe it, Lucas told Fox News, saying that any future installment of the Indy franchise would most likely move forward with Shia LaBeouf's Mutt Williams as the main character, Indy regulated to sidekick status, a la Sean Connery in "Last Crusade." Read more...

- Amazing! "Spider-Man 4” and "5” shooting simultaneously, with a story arc that spans two films, says report. (Cinematical)

- Already the sexiest man alive, George Clooney to make things blow up…with his MIND, in "Men Who Stare at Goats," the story of a paranormal unit in the US Army. (Variety)

- Believe it or not, he's the GOOD GUY. New one-sheet for "Hellboy II" friggin awesome. (Coming Soon)

- Mary Elizabeth Winstead joins Michael Cera in "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World." Flick is directed by Edgar Wright. (Hollywood Reporter)

- "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" gets a trailer. (Yahoo)

- When will Variety and the Hollywood Reporter enter the 21st Century, and start crediting websites for breaking stories? (Collider)

- Just for fun: The worst celebrity video game renderings of all-time. (Games Radar)

"Indiana Jones" takes over TRL! That's right, on Tuesday, May 20th at 3:30pm EST, tune in for an entire show dedicated to everyone's favorite adventurer. As part of the show, our correspondent Tim Kash headed down to the home of a certain George Lucas. You'll have to watch the show to see our full tour of the Indy archives, but for now read an accounting of Tim's fun-filled day below.

Today I saw the strangest thing: Four grown men walked into a room and almost immediately turned into little boys — and one of them was me!

About two weeks ago, we got the call that everyone should get at least once in their life: an invitation from film producer George Lucas to visit his legendary Skywalker Ranch. Oh yes, it's true!

According to The Wall Street Journal, the 5000-acre Skywalker Ranch (only 15 acres have been developed) cost Lucas $100 million; it's home to one of the finest collections of film memorabilia in the world, most famously from "Indiana Jones" and "Star Wars." Read more...

If you thought the cantina in Mos Eisley was a "wretched hive of scum and villainy," well you'd better be cautious because an upcoming journey back to the "Star Wars" universe is going to reveal the "greasy, seamy underbelly of 'Star Wars.'"

That's what Steve Sansweet, Lucasfilm's Director of Fan Relations, revealed to MTV News at New York's Comic Con yesterday about the much anticipated live-action "Star Wars" TV show in development. Confirming that the show will "involve some characters we know" along with new creations, Sansweet said the show would be "of epic scale." Read more...

- “It’s not the mileage, it’s the years?” Steven Spielberg and George Lucas discuss “Kingdom of the Crustal Skull.” (Entertainment Weekly)

- While their star discusses the possibility of Indy 5…in twenty years. (USA Today)

- This is where the magic happens: Jon Favreau takes us on a tour of Tony Stark’s pad. (Yahoo)

- Ashley Tisdale in negotiations for “Teen Witch,” a fantasy musical. (Hollywood Reporter)

- Ridley Scott taps Casey Affleck for “The Kind One,” the story of an amnesiac who winds up working for a mobster. (Variety)

After a long script-writing process for "Indiana Jones 4" that he told MTV News last spring was "a waste of a year," celebrated director Frank Darabont wondered in November whether there would be any arbitration over credit, given how many of his own ideas seemed to find a way into David Koepp's "Crystal Skulls."

So we wondered: Now that the movie has been finished, will Darabont at last get to see his name on the big screen for an Indiana Jones adventure?

"Nope. Not on this one," Darabont said when we caught up with him last week. "I know there are some common elements to what I gave Steven [Spielberg] and what was eventually shot, but I guess not enough to warrant credit. It's clearly a disappointment, especially after Steven loved my script." Read more...

Hollywood is filled with the what-could-have-beens...Tom Selleck as Indy, Dougray Scott as Wolverine, Nicolas Cage as Superman. And with an eye towards a galaxy far, far away, don't forget Ryan Phillippe as Anakin Skywalker, at the time one of the most aggressively pursued roles in Hollywood.

Of course, the winning candidate was Hayden Christensen, but Phillippe -- soon to be seen in this weekend's "Stop-Loss" -- confirmed to MTV News that he nearly had the part, making it so far as to meet with George Lucas and Queen Amidala herself. "I read with Natalie Portman," the actor revealed. "I think it was sort of an age thing in their mind. It wasn't quite right, but yeah, they were interested." Watch the video below for more, and then click here for the rest of our chat.

- A slew of "Dark Knight" related sites pop up online, including a link to "The Gotham Times," a Drudge-like "Maiden Avenue Report," the Gotham Cable News, a site in support of Dana Worthington for D.A., a group calling themselves "Citizens for Batman," The Gotham City Advocates Foundation and St. Swithun’s Church. Whew.

- Way to raise expectations: George Lucas calls "Indy 4," "just a movie." (USA Today)

- Grab my Quietus. "Children of Men" becoming a TV series. (Sci-Fi Wire)

- "Rambo" hottee Julie Benz cast opposite Tobin Bell in "Saw V." (The Hollywood Reporter)

- Elizabeth Banks to portray Laura Bush in "W," Oliver Stone’s biopic of George W. Bush. (The Hollywood Reporter)

- George Lucas talks "Clone War" series, his future in movies. (Coming Soon)

- Jonah Hill is madly in love with Andy Samberg's dad in this hilarious short from SNL. (JoBlo)

- Orlando Bloom pulls out of "An Education." (Hollywood Reporter)

- In a world where trailers are becoming raunchier, one theater chain plays them all. (Yahoo)

- In honor of St. Patrick's Day, the best and worst Irish accents on film (Screenhead)