Jon Stewart to interview George Lucas at 'Star Wars' convention

Tish Wells | McClatchy Newspapers

Jon Stewart, of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," is scheduled to interview filmmaker George Lucas live from Celebration V, the mega-"Star Wars" convention to be held Aug. 12-15 in Orlando, Fla.

The interview will be an hour-long discussion of the past and future of "Star Wars." Stewart is known to be a fan of the six-film saga and has interviewed Lucas before on his program.

Fan questions for Stewart and Lucas can be submitted on the official Star Wars Celebration V website at www.starwarscelebration.com.

Celebration V will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the second film, otherwise known as Episode V, "The Empire Strikes Back."

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