There are so many ways this can go wrong.

The Tuskegee Airmen were black pilots who formed their own Army Air Corps fighter group in World War II. Nearly 1,000 pilots were trained in Tuskegee, and in combat they were stellar. Still, they fought racism stateside, including a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee after they were accused of cowardice and incompetence.

Retired Col. Herbert Carter, who flew with the Airmen from 1942-1949, is excited at the prospect of seeing the 332nd Fighter Group’s exploits replayed on a movie screen. Several years ago, Lucas flew him and four other pilots to the filmmaker’s home at Skywalker Ranch to tell their stories.

“We spent three days doing oral history interviews,” said Carter, 88, who still lives in Tuskegee. “He had a couple of staff people there taking notes and recording what was being said so they could have some foundation for this movie.”

At least Lucas is not writing it. His skills at editing are keen and we all know he can film a ship-to-ship air battle. John Ridley(THREE KINGS) sounds like a decent choice for writer, too. I’ll give you the benefit for now, Mister Lucas.

The Ledger-Enquirer was right. That HBO nonsense wasn’t worth the time of day.

(via medic mike, ap news, ledger-enquirer)