Star Wars: Battlefront II director Mark Thompson on working with Lucasfilm

Star Wars: Battlefront II is one of the biggest expansions of the Star Wars universe since Disney purchased the rights to the franchise from George Lucas — and it is all happening outside of Lucasfilm at publisher Electronic Arts. But while EA has the rights to make Star Wars games for console and PC, that doesn’t mean Lucasfilm doesn’t have a say (it is very involved, actually). The two corporations work together closely on an almost daily basis to maintain canon, approve artwork, and more. For Battlefront II director Mark Thompson, this is a highly collaborative process.

“When we work with Lucasfilm’s story group, they’re all passionate Star Wars fans and storytellers,” he told GamesBeat. “Nobody we work with seems like a license person or a business person or a marketing person. They’re all huge fans of Star Wars, as well as experts in the lore and the IP, and also experts in their own craft.”