Mr Webber
Master Member
Re: Kathleen Kennedy to step down from Lucasfilm?
Well at least you acknowledge it had a former glory. Their business model is failing, they kicked of with a 2 Billion take and six years later have produced an 80 Million dollar lose. Making movies for kids isnt going to help that one bit as the kids dont buy the tickets, pay for the park rides or buy the toys. I wont loose any sleep if they dont want to make movies that appeal to everyone and boost their revenue but the prospect of seeing a great Star Wars movie is something very much to look forward to and anticipate so if enough people "wail" about it, it might actually happen. Simply buying a movie ticket makes you a customer.
Sure I've got some thoughts on it, mostly that it will never be returned to it's former glory! I don't see any way it could happen, regardless of who's in charge of LFL. If you don't like the direction of the ST (like me) there's no way of undoing it.
Even the prequels damaged the OT. Star Wars glory days ended with ROTJ. It's Disney's now and they don't care if some fans don't like what they're doing with it. They should be (and are) focused on kids with cartoons and theme parks. That's where the long term money is. My kid slept on my SW, ESB and ROTJ sheets as a kid, I didn't buy new ones for her so they didn't get any money from me even though I'm a big fan. Same with her toys, all purchased off eBay since a lot of them weren't available in stores when Santa brought them. People like me aren't their customer, just a fan. Fans that aren't likely purchasers don't mean anything to a business, Star Wars is just a business now.
Disney is beholden only to share holders and SW is a tiny portion of the company, wailing away about it won't change anything.
Well at least you acknowledge it had a former glory. Their business model is failing, they kicked of with a 2 Billion take and six years later have produced an 80 Million dollar lose. Making movies for kids isnt going to help that one bit as the kids dont buy the tickets, pay for the park rides or buy the toys. I wont loose any sleep if they dont want to make movies that appeal to everyone and boost their revenue but the prospect of seeing a great Star Wars movie is something very much to look forward to and anticipate so if enough people "wail" about it, it might actually happen. Simply buying a movie ticket makes you a customer.
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