Disney Acquires LucasFilm for $4.05 billion, Episode 7 in 2015, 8 and 9 to Follow, New Film Every 2-3 Years — Page 20

He never say that he was a SW fan, but he can do a KOTOR movie ;)

msycamore said:

cbaka said:

We all owe to George lucas the love of Star wars he IS the maker, he changes cinema for ever, he will be always "the Chosen one" who makes us dream, some of us (many) don't like what become to star wars..but it's his creation after all..George lucas is and always be a genius.

kevin smith, ben affleck, edgar wright, Duncan jones, one of these gentlemen should direct the next Star wars.

Don't forget Uwe Boll.

He never say that he was a SW fan, but he can do a KOTOR movie ;)

So first Pixar is sold to Disney, then Marvel and now Lucasfilm.

For a maverick filmmaker outside the studio system to sell his company to the studio system is like Luke joining the dark side.

This may signal the end of my being a general star wars fan and make me totally a oot purist.

I also suppose that it also means Indiana Jones V will also happen and Lucas is writing three star wars sequels, or at least writing the treatments.

God i don't have internet or power for like three days and after hurricane sandy, and Lucas goes nuts for real this time and sells star wars and Lucasfilm itself.

I feel like i have slipped through some portal into an alternate universe or the twilight zone.

And what the Hell happened to that live action tv series set between episodes 3 and 4 and there being no more star wars films.  I guess 4 billion is the price to change some ones mind.

I also suppose that means we will have like 14 seasons of the clone wars cartoon, because they want to make money of this thing.

I wish that the Zahn books would be adapted Anchorhead i really do but Lucas does not understand good drama.  He said in the empire 30th doc that nothing happens in that film and that they just stand around.

Kersh got star wars. He understood it was a fairy tale not science fiction.  And he understood the human element.  It does not surprise me that to this day Lucas still does not understand the impact of empire strikes back.

And since initially Jedi made more money Lucas thinks his instincts were right.

Make these movies cheaply and just good enough, they are like the old serials cop out became his manifesto.

I wouldn't want a new SW film to be an adaptation of an EU book.

And I must say, if Mark Hamill is back my emthusiasm for this project will skyrocket. (and I'm sure Disney knows this)

skyjedi2005 said:

I feel like i have slipped through some portal into an alternate universe or the twilight zone.

I know.  We were all in shock. 

Star Wars is such a big part of what made me who I am, and my whole life I thought it was Episodes 1-6.  So this was really disorienting- my whole frame of reference is gone. 

i'm not worried or shocked at all.

i was sad after episode 6 ended.

now with the news about 7, and 8 and 9 too.

it's the best that could happen to star wars for me.

i always wanted more to come out, and this is

perfect for that reason.

later

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ratpack1961: It doesn't necessarily mean he didn't have treatments, but all those details have to be filled in now and a full script written. And if they want to have Episode VII ready for 2015, they have no time for delays, so getting a writer involved to help makes sense.

As to the live action tv series, I'm rather annoyed. Haven't they been working on that for like 2 years at least? Don't they have at least a few episodes filmed and ready by now? There were so many possibilities with the story during this time period, plus getting to see more of Vader and Boba Fett and maybe Obi-Wan and so on, and now we get nothing?

As far as the Clone Wars cartoon series, it's been surprisingly good, and so if they have an extra couple seasons, I don't mind. And more of Count Dooku is always a good thing. :)


negative1: I was hoping for more at the time, as well. I just wish Lucas had done it back then, a few years after Return of the Jedi. Now we're liable to get some modern hollywood contaminated version. But I guess we'll see, I'm trying to remain positive, but am concerned how it will turn out.

for most people, 

it's better to have very low expectations,

and that way you can be pleasantly surprised

if they're good, or say 'i told you so' if they're not,

but not be too disappointed either.

i prefer to be neutral, leaning slightly towards

optimistic.

but i'm not like a lot of the fortune tellers here

that can predict the future, and know what's going

to happen before something actually come out.

i avoided ALL spoilers for the ALL the prequels

and was fine.  i'll do the same for the new postquels

(if that's a word?)... and avoid any major spoilers

as much as possible for these too.

later

-1

But this is Disney right.  They did not exactly handle Edgar Rice Burroughs or CS Lewis works in a good way.

They did not mess up the Avengers, but i count that a minor miracle and mostly because of Whedon.

But with their real franchise being Marvel projects like Avengers 2 where does star wars fit in?

Disney are also known for revision and rewriting history and altering their films. In some cases for good reasons like removing racism, in others just idiocy and political correctness.

On the other hand they give Pixar a lot of creative leeway, and respect the films of studio ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki.  They did not get in the way of Whedon on Avengers or  Stanton on John Carter.  But they probably should have on John Carter. 

Maybe Lucas has a contract with them that allows him to choose a director or writer, or have ultimate say in things. If not why sell Lucasfilm.  As far as i know they were not in financial trouble like after Lucas divorce or Howard the Duck which is probably why those star wars prequels were made.

More star wars films really is not a concern unless it further buries the oot.

As it is i only watch star wars, empire and Jedi.  And the Indiana Jones trilogy there is no new star wars trilogy or Indy 4.

So even if these 3 new movies are utter shit i still have six good movies in the indiana jones and star wars trilogies  Six good movies and seven ones that are shit is not a bad ratio.  

SilverWook said:

It's too bad Brian Daley is no longer with us. He had a good grasp on the SW universe.

Alan Dean Foster is still around.

Good points.

Game: bring in Larry Kasdan

Set: re-open the ILM garage/parking lot

Match: See if SW fan named Mr. Scott is available. Now there's some possibilities.

zee944 said:

Everybody is so pessimistic here!

I dunno about everybody.

I feel like the general consensus has gone from initial shock, surprise, and maybe a little dismay to one of very cautious optimism; don't forget we've been burned several times before with the special edition, one bad prequel after another, the special edition becoming the regular edition, more special editions, the disappointment of the failed GOUT, and finally a Blu-Ray that seemed to forgo fixing all the old errors in favour of adding in more changes.

Every time in the past we collectively got our hopes up, only to have them dashed. The GOUT was the last straw, so with the Blu-Ray we learned to regard everything with a very wary eye, and we were proven correct that time. This time I would say the overall feeling is to go in expecting nothing, but hoping for the best.

As for the Live Action TV Show, I feel like this Disney/Lucasfilm deal has been in the works for a long time now and might have something to do with the postponing of the show. If budget concerns were the only problem, I don't know if there's a company with more money and more TV experience than Disney (considering they own ABC especially), so it's entirely possible that Disney will be taking the reins there and moving ahead with Star Wars TV.