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.

Del Toro, himself a famous hoarder of pop culture artifacts and a museum board member, said the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year came “frighteningly close” to the collection he keeps at home. “Now that the museum exists, a lot of it may go there,” Del Toro said.

George Lucas attended Comic-Con for the first time ever on Sunday, July 27. The famed filmmaker headlined a panel alongside Guillermo del Toro and 'Star Wars' designer Doug Chiang, plus moderator Queen Latifah.