 In 1984, Lucas relinquished his presidency of Lucasfilm to focus on producing films.According to the documentary "A Look Back at Howard the Duck", Huyck, Katz and Lucas began to seriously consider adapting "Howard the Duck" as a film, and met with Gerber to discuss the project.Steve Gerber's account differs slightly; he recalls that at the time he was approached to discuss the film, Lucas was not yet involved with the project.