'They're all in Star Wars and stuff!' Lena Dunham explains at Sundance why she is 'freeing' Girls cast as final season nears
Lena Dunham's co-star on Girls, Adam Driver, has become a hot commodity thanks his role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
The 29-year-old Dunham explained she'd like Girls to end on a blockbuster note too at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday.
The creator, director, producer, writer and star of the HBO comedy drama told the Cinema Cafe at Filmmaker Lodge that she was putting her smash hit show to pasture after its next and final season.
The end is nigh: Lena Dunham explained at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday why she was putting her smash hit show to pasture after its next and final season
'We were always conscious, especially because the show has been at times such a lightning rod, of overstaying our welcome,' she told the Hollywood Reporter.
'We've been very blessed to have the experience of people continuing to engage in the show in a really kind of rabid way after four - heading into five - years. We wanted to make sure we kept the momentum alive and didn't allow it to soften over time.'
She said that the series was about an 'incredibly specific period in these women's lives' - which on a personal level, she has already moved on from.
Bowing out: The creator, director, producer, writer and star of the HBO comedy drama told the Cinema Cafe at Filmmaker Lodge that she wanted to end the show on a high
The producers: The 29-year-old shared the stage with veteran producer Norman Lear
Chat: The pair were interviewed by journalist Logan Hill
'I was 23 when I wrote the pilot; I'm gonna be 30 as we shoot the sixth season,' she said. 'And it just felt as though, if we were to continue on, it wouldn't be about what it was originally about.
'It would be the equivalent of moving them to California, only California is them getting married and having kids and stuff like that. It just feels like at this point, it makes sense for us to wrap their stories up.'
On top of that, the show has made household names of many of its stars, none so more than The Force Awakens' Adam Driver - who are ready to move onto new projects.
On a high: 'We were always conscious, especially because the show has been at times such a lightning rod, of overstaying our welcome,' she said
Getting on: She said that the series was about an 'incredibly specific period in these women's lives' - which on a personal level, she has already moved on from
Women: 'I was 23 when I wrote the pilot; I'm gonna be 30 as we shoot the sixth season,' she said. 'And it just felt as though, if we were to continue on, it wouldn't be about what it was originally about.'
'These birds have to fly! They're all in Star Wars and stuff,' she added. 'They're busy!'
As well as serving as a juror, Lena is at the festival to promote Suited, a documentary about Brooklyn LGBTQ tailoring company Bindle & Keep, which she produced.
The fifth season of Girls debuts on HBO on February 21, with the sixth and final season already ordered by the network.
Finish what you started: On top of that, the show has made household names of many of its stars, none so more than The Force Awakens' Adam Driver - who are ready to move onto new projects
Busy: As well as serving as a juror, Lena is at the festival to promote Suited, a documentary about Brooklyn LGBTQ tailoring company Bindle & Keep, which she producedÂ
Home stretch: The fifth season of Girls debuts on HBO on February 21, with the sixth and final season already ordered by the network
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