Disney buying Lucasfilm (new Star Wars movies on tap)
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I knew there was some deeper meaning behind this
:lol
On serious note, I'd have preferred it if GL hung on in in there, rather than even begin to associate SW & Indy etc with Disney :wacko
:lol
On serious note, I'd have preferred it if GL hung on in in there, rather than even begin to associate SW & Indy etc with Disney :wacko
You can clearly see who are members of the 501st here. "They wouldn't dare touch us" :lol
Randy Newman will take over I'm sure...
darth_myeek
Sr Member
He's been saying he's done with Star Wars for a while.
Good for George! (seriously)
Bring on EP7, JJ! Faster, more intense, with a truckload of lens flare.
-Mike
Good for George! (seriously)
Bring on EP7, JJ! Faster, more intense, with a truckload of lens flare.
-Mike
KrokoHunter
Sr Member
I soooo wanna hear "you got a friend in me" performed by Chewie ;-)
HUGE news. Everything that was off the table is now at least able to see the table. Only time will tell if it's a good thing.
I certainly didn't wake up thinking Episode 7 would be announced today, let alone buried in the 6th paragraph of a press release.
I certainly didn't wake up thinking Episode 7 would be announced today, let alone buried in the 6th paragraph of a press release.
I agree (sincerely). I'm glad he decided to move on.
Now people can maybe go back to liking him for giving us SW in the first place again.
Please... No JJ!!
Flash Dixon
Active Member
Some thoughts:
- Star Wars merchandise in Disney retail shops
- Even more DVD/blu-ray (or whatever the next format is) special gold sparkly editions
- Star Wars animated shows on Disney XD channel
- "I told you so"s from nerds elated that Star Wars is officially more valuable than any pro sports team ( I keed, I keed...)
- kickstarter project to buy enough Disney stock to force a change back to Han shot first, lol
- Okay so $4B value, roughly half cash and half stock. Exactly what Uncle George's share will be doesn't matter ($1B?, $500M? more? less?), but it will be a lot, especially combined with whatever he already has - all likely well more than he can spend before the end of his days, even Brewster's Millions-style. So, who or what institution will be the beneficiaries? Buildings on USC campus? Film school? What charities? There's a lot of philanthropy coming from that man in coming years, will be interesting to see what he does with it.
- re: props and costumes, militant Disney legal goonery partially offset by continued lack of any action whatsoever by eBay
- Star Wars vs Avengers vs Iron Man vs X-Men vs Wolverine vs Iron Man Stormtrooper all = Kill It With Fire
(edit) one more: - hundreds of droning "reaction" videos posted on YouTube, average views per vid: 34.
- Star Wars merchandise in Disney retail shops
- Even more DVD/blu-ray (or whatever the next format is) special gold sparkly editions
- Star Wars animated shows on Disney XD channel
- "I told you so"s from nerds elated that Star Wars is officially more valuable than any pro sports team ( I keed, I keed...)
- kickstarter project to buy enough Disney stock to force a change back to Han shot first, lol
- Okay so $4B value, roughly half cash and half stock. Exactly what Uncle George's share will be doesn't matter ($1B?, $500M? more? less?), but it will be a lot, especially combined with whatever he already has - all likely well more than he can spend before the end of his days, even Brewster's Millions-style. So, who or what institution will be the beneficiaries? Buildings on USC campus? Film school? What charities? There's a lot of philanthropy coming from that man in coming years, will be interesting to see what he does with it.
- re: props and costumes, militant Disney legal goonery partially offset by continued lack of any action whatsoever by eBay
- Star Wars vs Avengers vs Iron Man vs X-Men vs Wolverine vs Iron Man Stormtrooper all = Kill It With Fire
(edit) one more: - hundreds of droning "reaction" videos posted on YouTube, average views per vid: 34.
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KrokoHunter
Sr Member
Just saw the most fantastic comment on FB:
" Does this make Carrie Fisher a Disney Princess"?
" Does this make Carrie Fisher a Disney Princess"?
Solo4114
Master Member
Honestly? I'm ok with that. I used to have a problem with the proliferation of the brand on any old piece of junk out there, but (A) I eventually remembered that it was like that when I was a kid (e.g., Star Wars crappy elastic belts), and (B) I finally just got to a point where I didn't NEED them making any new content for me. I mean, I'd love it if they did, but if not, no biggie. The only thing I really want from Star Wars anymore, is the Star Wars I grew up with. I'd even be delighted to pay for a mega box set that collects the prequels, the SEs, and the restored OOTs...just for the restored OOTs. That's all I want anymore. Just that. And I think Disney recognizes there's a market out there for it -- a market in it's early 30s to mid 40s, with disposable income, that WANTS this product. Without the emotional tie to "my stories" that Lucas had, I expect Disney will get to work on it. Then the only question will be whether they do a good job.
Indy's a LOT harder to mess with for things like the costume. I mean, it's not like they're gonna just shut down Akubra or Flightsuits or whathaveyou (but if they do, damn I'm glad I got my G&B Goatskin....). The props like the fertility idol, and the staff of Ra headpiece, though, those are a different story. I'd hope that Disney continues LFL's policy of "benign neglect", but I wouldn't necessarily count on it.
Mickey will most definitely not shoot first :lol
Oh boy, the news hasn't quite sunk into my head yet. I want to say alot, but all I can think of is ... it just sounds .... wrong :confused
Oh boy, the news hasn't quite sunk into my head yet. I want to say alot, but all I can think of is ... it just sounds .... wrong :confused
