Stephen Colbert to Interview George Lucas About Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and More Next Month — vanityfair.com

After shuttering The Colbert Report in December, Stephen Colbert will resurface in New York City next month to interview George Lucas as part of the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. The conversation—which will traverse subjects including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and filmmaking—is not only a coup for the Manhattan fest but one for Colbert, who has described himself as “the original fan of Star Wars.” During his time on Comedy Central, Colbert has celebrated the sci-fi franchise by describing his first experience seeing the film in 1977; analyzing the new lightsaber design; battling Jon Stewart in a Star Wars trivia contest; and hilariously hosting Lucas during The Colbert Report’s Green Screen Challenge.

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