I wonder how long it will be before they do a reboot....
Episode 7 might be interesting, depending on who they get to work on it. With this change, I assume the war between Lucasfilm and the guild system is over.
I reckon Lucas finally landed that one final mega-payday he was always holding out for. LOL
I shudder to think of how bad Disney can screw up the franchise. They’ll probably make a prequel that centers around a gay Bothan planet or something.....
If Disney is the buyer, why is Lucas paying them $4 billion?
I got a roll of 35mm film I never developed.
They can buy it for a kewel $1million.
It’s 20 years old so there might be something neat on it, not sure what.
I can't say I'm enthused for an Ep 7. One the upside a high quality release of the "original" films may be in the cards some day.
There was an article in the 1970’s shortly after the first Star Wars movie in which Lucas stated that the intent was a 9 movie series - 3 sets of 3 trilogies. The final set would be related to what came after the first 3 released movies. Some people thought that he would show that it is all a cyclical process, but nothing much was learned about the “final 3” movies. I’m hoping that intent of the ideas for the final 3 movies are what they hope to create in these and not the han-leia twins scenario of the paperbacks that has developed over the years... still I’d love to see any advancement of the series beyond the clone wars and endor scenarios in the movies/videos.
I think the price is good for Disney overall, but I’m concerned about the cultural ministry getting their hands on the property.
Star Wars Episode 7, featuring Miley Cyrus and Lindsey Lohan as Princess Leia’s adult daughters. Britney Spears guests as their nanny from early childhood.
Disney already bought/owns Pixar
after they buy Lucas, will there be any large successful animation studios left OUTSIDE of Disney???
I just had a terrible thought, what if they do a JJ Abrams style time/change like they did on the recent Star Trek and we get a whole new different history of Star Wars?
Other than that horrid thought I would hope Disney does indeed come up with a satisfying “next generation” (Star Trek?)that at the very least should give them tourism rights for any newer theme park rides. Moviewise it can go either way but my guess is it will be something aimed at increasing interest at the theme parks first because that is good for twenty years or more.