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Disney buys Lucasfilm Episode 7, 8, & 9 on the way

POSTED BY: Zeek
UPDATED: Saturday, November 3, 2012 12:48
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ZEEK

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 9:18 PM

I have no idea what just happened. Did the Onion buy Fox news?

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Disney is paying $4.05 billion to buy Lucasfilm Ltd., the production company behind "Star Wars," from its chairman and founder, George Lucas. It's also making a seventh movie in the "Star Wars" series called "Episode 7," set for release in 2015, with plans to follow it with Episodes 8 and 9 and then one new movie every two or three years.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/10/30/disney-buying-tar-wars
-maker-lucasfilm-for-405b/

STORYMARK

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 9:29 PM

Funny, I just had some students ask me this morning when there would be another Star Wars movie, and my best guess was "After Lucas dies."

The timing couldn't be funnier, from my POV.

I think its a good thing, though. Lots of room for stories in the universe, and while Im not a Lucas-hater - he needed to step away. There are a buttload of great filmmakers who would leap at a chance to play in that universe.

Note to anyone - Please pity the poor, poor wittle Rappyboy. He's feeling put upon lately, what with all those facts disagreeing with what he believes.

"We will never have the elite, smart people on our side." -- Rick "Frothy" Santorum

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

ZEEK

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 9:35 PM

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Originally posted by Storymark:
I think its a good thing, though. Lots of room for stories in the universe, and while Im not a Lucas-hater - he needed to step away. There are a buttload of great filmmakers who would leap at a chance to play in that universe.

Oh yeah I think some new blood could work wonders for the films.

And lets not forget that Disney owns Marvel meaning Avengers meaning Joss. I'm just sayin.

BYTEMITE

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 10:22 PM

They need to adapt the Thrawn trilogy. I'd also love to see Rogue Squadron and Wraith Squadron, but people might be disappointed in the much lower concentration of Jedi - they'd make great movies though.

TWO

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 12:01 AM

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Originally posted by CHRISDVANNE:
Let's do a Star Wars with Joss Whedon directing, Nathan Fillion as Han Solo, Summer Glau as a Jedi, and Morena Baccarin as Leia...or did we already did it :-)

http://minor-interest.deviantart.com/art/Jedi-Firefly-Chefs-109224995

http://scamble.deviantart.com/art/Princess-Leia-Glau-172063898

http://scamble.deviantart.com/art/Slave-Leia-Glau-172066448

http://minor-interest.deviantart.com/art/Firefly-Dark-Jedi-Chefs-13618
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The Joss Whedon script for "Serenity," where Wash lives, is
Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/two

FREMDFIRMA

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 4:58 AM

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Originally posted by BYTEMITE:
...but people might be disappointed in the much lower concentration of Jedi...

Well *I* certainly wouldn't be one of em, being not fond of the hypocritical, moralist-pontificating gits.
S'why I always liked Wedge, no fancy gimmicks, he's just that badass.

I'd loooove to see Michael Wincott as Talon Karrde, but that's just too much to hope for.

-F

THESOMNAMBULIST

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 8:05 AM

I think it's a shame these things need to go on for ever. I was happier with cinema and movie history when the world had only three Star Wars films.

Still, I don't add the money: so clearly I cannot understand.

°...Well here I am.°

BYTEMITE

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 1:31 PM

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Well *I* certainly wouldn't be one of em, being not fond of the hypocritical, moralist-pontificating gits.
S'why I always liked Wedge, no fancy gimmicks, he's just that badass.

I'd loooove to see Michael Wincott as Talon Karrde, but that's just too much to hope for.

Heh, yeah, I always liked the normals in the Star Wars verse better myself. But I think some people actually DO watch for the glow sticks, fancy powers, and silly dialogue about the force.

In favour of Rogue Squadron and Wraith Squadron, it'd be MUCH easier to cast than to focus on the Skywalkers and Solo again. Unless they went animated.

ZEEK

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 7:52 PM

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Lucas further indicated that he will be handing over already-made story treatments for the next trilogy of films (Episodes VII, VIII and IX).

Nooooooooooo!

The next sentence was not "and Disney plans to burn them immediately".

I really hope they're just taking them as suggestions and then redoing whatever they want. It did say Lucas will stay on as "creative consultant". Hopefully that's mostly ornamental. He really needs to just ride off into the sunset. It's not like Star Wars is some unknown quantity that people need help understanding. Tons of artists have played in that universe. It's well defined. Now let them have their turn.

STORYMARK

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 8:07 PM

Ive no problem with them working from Lucas' treatment. He's good at broad strokes, its just the details that he fumbles. But there was nothing inherently bad about the over-arching structure of the preqeuls. Had the same stories had better scripts, they'd be fine.

Note to anyone - Please pity the poor, poor wittle Rappyboy. He's feeling put upon lately, what with all those facts disagreeing with what he believes.

"We will never have the elite, smart people on our side." -- Rick "Frothy" Santorum

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"