Disney to acquire LucasFilm - Star Wars Episode 7 is coming 2015

[Bladexdsl]

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i spot the hidden mickey!
that's fucking AWESOME!!!!

 

[KingVamp]

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^Now that they got a space princess, they need a time traveling one.

i dont know if you're referring to what i was talking about or not,

I wasn't...



I do worry about Star Wars Clone Wars on Cartoon Network.

 

[suppow]

I do worry about Star Wars Clone Wars on Cartoon Network.

the Pixar-y CGI one is crap, the actual cartoon one (which are really short episodes) is great because Gendy Tartakovsky is genious

 

[Foxi4]

I can agree with one sentence he said - it is time to hand Star Wars to a next generation of filmmakers... except... why Disney?

There are so many talented writers involved in the Extended Universe, and yet George Lukas was always known for his personal attitude of denial towards it. He once said "Star Wars was a story about Anakin Skywalker - it started and it ended, and that's it" or something to that effect, denying any legitimacy current works of fiction outside of the movies may have... and now what? Episode 7? Suddenly Star Wars is no longer about Anakin?

He has always been a troll, but these are new heights even for him. If Disney does take over, I sincerely hope that they hire proper Star Wars talent. I'd love to see some more prequels, or perhaps sequels sparated by a generation from the film's finale... I guess time will tell.

 

[Gahars]

I can agree with one sentence he said - it is time to hand Star Wars to a next generation of filmmakers... except... why Disney?

There are so many talented writers involved in the Extended Universe, and yet George Lukas was always known for its attitude of denial towards it. He once said "Star Wars was a story about Anakin Skywalker - it started and it ended, and that's it" or something to that effect, denying any legitimacy current works of fiction outside of the movies may have... and now what? Episode 7? Suddenly Star Wars is no longer about Anakin?

He has always been a troll, but these are new heights even for him. If Disney does take over, I sincerely hope that they hire proper Star Wars talent. I'd love to see some more prequels, or perhaps sequels sparated by a generation from the film's finale... I guess time will tell.

Lucas had a lot of reasons... 4.05 billion, to be exact.

Plus, it's not exactly like he hasn't contradicted himself before. For instance, Lucas once appeared before Congress to protest the idea of altering classic films... we all know how that turned out.

 

[Foxi4]

Lucas had a lot of reasons... 4.05 billion, to be exact.

Plus, it's not exactly like he hasn't contradicted himself before. For instance, he once appeared before Congress to protest the idea of "special editions" for classic films... we all know how that turned out.

He was wearing a t-shirt saying "Han Shot First" during an interview wheras his official stance was that "Han is a noble character and wouldn't do such a thing" - he completely altered the character from a scumbag cowboy renegade into an "edgy angel" just because he figured it'd be more attractive for the audience of the revised editions.

He's a troll born and raised, we all know that. I don't think that those 4 billion reasons in any way equate to the possible profits from a franchise that just keeps on giving. I think he's just tired of it, in a sense. He's already filthy rich, so he calls it quits.

 

[KingVamp]

I seen this in another forum when I was looking for reactions.

Spoiler

 

[suppow]

my girlfriend's reaction:
me: baby, guess what...
her:
me: there's going to be a new Star Wars movie
her:
me: but-
her:
me: Disney just bought Star Wars...
her:
me: and... it's gonna be in 2015
her: D:


pretty much like that

 

[FencingFoxFTW]

the Pixar-y CGI one is crap, the actual cartoon one (which are really short episodes) is great because Gendy Tartakovsky is genious

the Micro-series was awesome. too bad Lucas decided to ignore it and make a filler-laden series, just to keep milking the cow.

 

[mysticwaterfall]

Shame its original, I was hoping to see the Yuhzhan Vong. I hope they at least keep some of the more important characters from the EU like Mara Jade, the solo kids, etc....

 

[TripleSMoon]

Shame its original, I was hoping to see the Yuhzhan Vong. I hope they at least keep some of the more important characters from the EU like Mara Jade, the solo kids, etc....

Well, they did incorporate expanded universe characters into previous movies (Aayla Secura being one example), so I don't see why not.

 

[mysticwaterfall]

Lucas has used a few things from the EU here and there, but nothing really significant - just background stuff. He's never used somebody as significant as say, Mara Jade.

EDIT Full list, for the curious: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_C-canon_elements_in_the_films

 

[chartube12]

Kingdom Hearts 3 to feature a star wars level now. calling it first. Disney be dammed if they give Luke a keyblade instead of a lightsaber.

 

[The Milkman]

Im sorry, how is anyone happy about this, what was the last time Disney made a live-action film that didnt suck? The 90s or something? I can see hope that it will get better, but did Marvel get any better from disney, or did they just make the spiderman 3 and then reboot it for no reason?

 

[Gahars]

Im sorry, how is anyone happy about this, what was the last time Disney made a live-action film that didnt suck? The 90s or something? I can see hope that it will get better, but did Marvel get any better from disney, or did they just make the spiderman 3 and then reboot it for no reason?

Spoiler

Yes, because Disney's involvement with live action films is a sure sign of unmitigated disaster.

(Also, Disney had nothing to do with the Spider-Man fiasco; that's all Sony's film department.)

 

[nachoscool]

This means more Plinkett reviews!

 

[Veho]

Im sorry, how is anyone happy about this, what was the last time Disney made a live-action film that didnt suck?

Suck is such a relative term.

 

[TripleSMoon]

Im sorry, how is anyone happy about this, what was the last time Disney made a live-action film that didnt suck? The 90s or something? I can see hope that it will get better, but did Marvel get any better from disney, or did they just make the spiderman 3 and then reboot it for no reason?

Um, The Avengers and any of the more recent Marvel cinematic universe films (Spider-Man and X-Men are handled by other companies, not Marvel/Disney), Chronicles of Narnia 1 and 2, Tron Legacy, The Muppets, Pirates of the Caribbean, almost every Pixar film? And that's just off the top of my head.

 

[FAST6191]

Im sorry, how is anyone happy about this, what was the last time Disney made a live-action film that didnt suck?

Others have already gone but I do feel the need to mention again that Disney own touchstone pictures ( http://www.imdb.com/company/co0049348/ ) and many see that as their would be "perhaps not so family friendly" brand, I can agree that some of their recent output was not on par with their 90's output (love me some Enemy of the State) and missing everything from there would not leave me missing much, but it is not like they are consistently bad (ignoring the step up franchise of course). I know I promised to dig up the article detailing some of their accounting practices but I have to run shortly.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Just tl;dr'd this thread so my general opinion on the whole topic.

The optimist in me sees an opportunity. Star Wars has gone the way it has because of George Lucas. His creative chokehold over the franchise led to disastrous prequels and the general whoring of the franchise.

The realist in me knows Disney. If there's one thing they do, it's brand whoring, to the extent of essentially holding corporate monopoly. When Disney makes something, they control all distribution. They make the movie, the TV show, the toys, the cereal bowls, the bedsheets, everything. Like you know in Spaceballs when they are showing the merchandising of Spaceballs? That's Disney.

But franchises can evolve past their originators. Star Trek grew even without Roddenberry, Lord of the Rings grew without Tolkein, Bond grew without Fleming, and in general new talent to a franchise can really help it evolve. Give this movie to a solid director with an appreciation for Star Wars and you may have an excellent film.

As for the story, they did write books about the post-Episode VI stuff. It's also not unreasonable to make it take place many years after Episode VI, perhaps hundreds or thousands of years, and show how the defeat of the Empire expanded over the years. The Jedi have "returned" but mind you there was only two of them (Luke and Leia) and there are no remnants of the Sith. That's an imbalance in the Force, shit can go down, perhaps a descendent of Skywalker is involved, there's a lot of stuff open.