ABSTRACT At its core, Star Wars is a franchise George Lucas has led via his auteur vision. Since Lucas handed over the franchise reins to Disney, the company has courted several other auteurs to direct new entries in the series—each of those endeavors ended problematically. This article engages these controversies by examining how Disney frames issues of creativity, freedom, and auteurism in their Star Wars trilogy by examining special features the company produced for each of these films. They illustrate how Disney both exploits and disavows elements of auteurism within and around the Star Wars universe.
