Lucas made his first onstage appearance at San Diego’s Comic-Con where he previewed his “temple to the people’s art,” located near USC and opening in 2026.

George Lucas has made his first appearance at Comic-Con in San Diego. The 81-year-old got a big ovation from thousands of fans when he took the stage.

It's been a long time coming for the Lucas Museum since it was first announced. In 2016, the museum was initially set to begin construction in Chicago near Lake Michigan. After a Chicago-based organization named "Friends of the Parks" filed a lawsuit over the construction on private land,