Currently, Chiang also serves as Production Designer for the Star Wars live-action series, The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka and Skeleton Crew. He served as Production Designer on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and most recently worked on Disney’s Pinocchio. He was Lucasfilm’s Principal Designer for Disney World Resort’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. instead of selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012, the sequel trilogy would have featured the microbiotic world of the Whills.Detroit, Michigan, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - On Thursday, May 11, the College for Creative Studies is pleased to welcome Vice President & Executive Creative Director of Lucasfilm, Doug Chiang, as the Honorary Degree recipient and commencement speaker for the graduating class of 2023.ĭoug Chiang, Academy Award-winning artist, author and production designer, oversees designs for the Star Wars franchise, including films, theme parks, games and new media. Lucas said that, had he held onto Lucasfilm Ltd. George Lucas' concept of the Whills align with the canon concept of the will of the Force, which was held by the Cosmic Force. The midi-chlorians were in turn symbionts with all of life: the midi-chlorians lived in every single cell of every living thing, and communicated to living beings the will of the Whills'-the will of the Force. Individuals were controlled by the Force's will, yet they had free will all had a destiny if they wanted to follow it. Maintaining a symbiotic relationship with the midi-chlorians, the Whills fed off the Force and controlled the universe, offering destinies to sentients such as Anakin Skywalker, who was destined to be the Chosen One of the Force to act as the tool by which balance was restored to the Force-to restore balance and harmony to all of life by destroying those who violated and would continue violating the symbiosis of life users of the corruptive, addictive force of the dark side. Star Wars creator George Lucas intended the Whills to be microscopic single-celled life-forms who were essentially God the will of the Force. The Whills, in a general sense, they are the Force.' ―George Lucas ' The midi-chlorians are the ones that communicate with the Whills.

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