The Force Is Strong With This One: Disney Buys Lucasfilm For $4B

[sailingaway]

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way...001&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Link seems to have some security issues. Firefox no likey.

 

[sailingaway]

Link seems to have some security issues. Firefox no likey.

Is this better:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money...urce=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=826000

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Is this better:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money...urce=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=826000

Yep, that works.

Wow, more Star Wars movies coming...

Disney expects to more aggressively expand the Star Wars film schedule, Disney CEO Robert Iger said in a statement. Following the release of Episode 7 in 2015, "our long term plan is to release a new Star Wars feature film every two to three years," Iger said in the statement.

 

[Confederate]

Link seems to have some security issues. Firefox no likey.

Same with Chrome. I guess NPR isn't trustworthy. Probably an NSA front to collect your information.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

Another step away from what Lucas originally wanted-to be an independent film-maker devoted to art rather than popular tastes. George continues to disappoint and sell out.

 

[Matthew5]

And people thought they had seen the worst of the franchise...

 

[GeorgiaAvenger]

Another step away from what Lucas originally wanted-to be an independent film-maker devoted to art rather than popular tastes. George continues to disappoint and sell out.

Glad to see Lucas go. I'd love to see him write storylines, but there really should have been more movies by this point. He should have done it in chronological order as well.

And this recent cartoon business is crap.

 

[messana]

'Selling out' is a legitimate business practice.

Still a shame he sold it.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

'Selling out' is a legitimate business practice.

Still a shame he sold it.

Indeed. I meant in the artistic sense. It's not necessarily bad that he sold it-the new owners may take it in a better direction than Lucas was.

 

[mello]

This may actually be a good thing for Star Wars since they could get someone to write and direct a good trilogy instead of the JarJar-infused crap of episodes 1-3. Maybe Frank Darabont or the guy that wrote & directed Looper.

 

[Magsec]

There's a story that says there will be an episode 7, which is making me retch at how big of a betrayal that will be. Why don't they reboot Episodes 1-3 first?

 

[sevin]

Disney Buys Lucasfilm; Star Wars VII Announced!

http://thenextweb.com/media/2012/10/30/disney-purchases-lucasfilm-including-the-star-wars-franchise-for-4-05b-in-cash-and-stock/

Didn't think this would happen for another 10 or 20 years. Hopefully they won't make three more piles of crap like the prequels.

 

[sevin]

dang, I guess I'm the only nerd here.

Oh well, back to obsessing over the election.

 

[sailingaway]

No, it was already posted a couple of other places....

 

[jmdrake]

Too bad they didn't buy Lucasfilms before the prequels so that Disney could be blamed for them. That said, there have been some really good Star Wars novels. I'd love to see some of them made into films. (Han Solo and Lea have kids. One turns to the darkside. Luke Skywalker marries a Sith that he turned from the darkside etc.)

 

[jkr]

DI$NEY OWNS YOUR ENTIRE CHILDH00D...maybe i should buy stock with all that extra "income" i have

 

[ShaneEnochs]

Just think though... what if they get Joss Wheadon to direct it? We all know Lucas is way out of his prime. Joss Wheadon could bring it back.

 

[ropo]

Just think though... what if they get Joss Wheadon to direct it? We all know Lucas is way out of his prime. Joss Wheadon could bring it back.

They should have quidditchkid793 direct it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tmRHy3cu31M

 

[sevin]

No, it was already posted a couple of other places....

Oh, my bad. I didn't think anyone would post it somewhere besides Off Topic.

Just think though... what if they get Joss Wheadon to direct it? We all know Lucas is way out of his prime. Joss Wheadon could bring it back.

Unfortunately Joss Wheadon is busy with Avengers 2 and probably Avengers 3. JJ Abrams would be good, but he's working on the new Star Trek, which will also probably have a third installment.

I'd like to think that they'll take all the criticism of the prequels into account and do better with the new trilogy, but I guess we'll have to wait and see.