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My jaw dropped when I saw this news. I figured Lucas would have to die before it was passed on to other directors. If it's being released in 2015, they must already have a story or a director in mind or something. Not exactly a quick project to put together a blockbuster of this magnitude. Disney already has Avengers II penciled in for May of 2015. So I guess July 2015 or December 2015 is the plan. I do know one director who has a penchant for July blockbusters.
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Glitterbomber posted:Shouldn't they be happy because it means more armor to sell? There are fears that Disney will start applying their extremely restrictive policy on derivative works, replacing Lucasfilm's extremely permissive policy.
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Oct 31, 2012 00:15
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Glitterbomber posted:Shouldn't they be happy because it means more armor to sell? IIRC The 501st aren't actually sanctioned officially and they pretty much only ever existed because Lucasfilm chose to look the other way so long as they didn't actually sell any of their armor or replica stuff.
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Oct 31, 2012 00:16
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Michael Bay's Star Wars. Do it, Disney. Make it happen.
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Oct 31, 2012 00:18
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The EU, for better and (mostly) a lot worse, is predictable as a casualty of this deal and greenlight, if it is touched at all. The original cast members are in their sixties and a recasting would essentially be as impossible as it is stupid. We're far more likely to get a new set of characters entirely, which would generally be for the best. Well, the best would be for the book to be closed on Star Wars, but whatever.
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Oct 31, 2012 00:21
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OneThousandMonkeys posted:The EU, for better and (mostly) a lot worse, is predictable as a casualty of this deal and greenlight, if it is touched at all. The original cast members are in their sixties and a recasting would essentially be as impossible as it is stupid. Set it as long from the end of 6 as actual time has passed, have 1-2 character reprise their role in a cameo and "X time has passed SEE???" and go fresh on everything else.
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Oct 31, 2012 00:22
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Oct 31, 2012 00:26
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bobservo posted:Godspeed to Disney in their gradual takeover of all American pop culture. When Disney and Warner finally merge in 2057 we'll finally see the ultimate showdown: Bugs vs. Mickey
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Oct 31, 2012 00:33
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Now I totally can't wait to see if that SuperShadow guy I totally believed when I was 14 years old was right about Episodes 7-9. 
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Oct 31, 2012 00:34
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mr. stefan posted:IIRC The 501st aren't actually sanctioned officially and they pretty much only ever existed because Lucasfilm chose to look the other way so long as they didn't actually sell any of their armor or replica stuff. Exactly. And Disney is super protective of their IP. The 501st is hosed.
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Oct 31, 2012 00:36
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This is madness  I'm optimistic though. Star Wars is best when people not named George Lucas are behind the camera and, ideally, chopping the script up into something sensible.
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Oct 31, 2012 00:42
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Wait ............doesn't this mean that Disney now own Sam & Max Something good must come of that!
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Oct 31, 2012 00:44
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Arkane posted:My jaw dropped when I saw this news. I figured Lucas would have to die before it was passed on to other directors. That's what really shocked me: I figured Lucas was going to hang onto Star Wars until he reached his deathbed. That, plus this news coming the gently caress out of nowhere has made it probably the biggest news to hit Hollywood in some time. Everyone is talking Star Wars but the purchase of Lucasfilm means ILM and Indiana Jones are under Disney control which is going to be interesting to watch to say the least.
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Oct 31, 2012 00:48
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Gaz2k21 posted:Wait ............doesn't this mean that Disney now own Sam & Max Disney owns Sam & Max. Steve Purcell works for Pixar. We'll be getting the announcement of a Pixar Sam & Max movie any day now. They're a perfect match, right? Right? 
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Oct 31, 2012 00:50
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Maybe he did the accounting and determined that 2 and a half billion in cash money plus 40 million shares of Disney Stock would be worth more than his personal ownership of the company. If that's the case then he wouldn't even think twice about that call. He's got no personal attachment to his legacy. That or maybe he's got some terminal illness and he's cashing out.
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Oct 31, 2012 00:52
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feedmyleg posted:Disney owns Sam & Max. Steve Purcell works for Pixar. We'll be getting the announcement of a Pixar Sam & Max movie any day now. They're a perfect match, right? Right? Actually, Purcell owns Sam and Max since he invented them and everything- they were comics he did before they were videogames. That's why Telltale was able to do the new Sam and Max games. This possibility has already existed for a while. Now, Pixar's Monkey Island, on the other hand...
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Oct 31, 2012 00:54
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 What if they make a THX-1138: Legacy?  This announcement really blindsided me, and now I'm left with many mixed feelings. Lucas built his empire by securing all his intellectual properties away from the big studios, and now it's out of his hands.  Say what you will about Lucas, but the only way he succeeded was through perseverance.I suspected I would see another Star Wars movie in my lifetime, but I never expected it this soon. I just really hope they don't start messing around with Indiana Jones.
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Oct 31, 2012 00:54
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Murder McMurderson posted:I suspected I would see another Star Wars movie in my lifetime, but I never expected it this soon. I just really hope they don't start messing around with Indiana Jones. I honestly wouldn't mind Indiana Jones 5 if Lucas is in the same creative consultant position away from directing and scripting (though Spielberg has to direct and if not someone he hand-picks).
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Oct 31, 2012 00:57
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Does anyone really want more Star Wars movies? If so, why?
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Oct 31, 2012 01:03
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Dr. Video Games 0055 posted:I honestly wouldn't mind Indiana Jones 5 if Lucas is in the same creative consultant position away from directing and scripting (though Spielberg has to direct and if not someone he hand-picks). I would be fine with that also, as long as it had Harrison Ford and was not a reboot or spin-off. I have no interest in seeing an Indiana Jones movie without Harrison Ford.
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Oct 31, 2012 01:06
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Aatrek posted:Actually, this means we could get a SW movie by BRAD BIRD. Okay, Lucas and the Disney guy, I'm on board, where on the dotted line do I sign?
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Oct 31, 2012 01:06
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skirth posted:Does anyone really want more Star Wars movies? If so, why?
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Oct 31, 2012 01:07
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sportsgenius86 posted:I will withdraw my complaint if they approve a Boba Fett movie where he just fucks poo poo up for two hours. 
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Oct 31, 2012 01:09
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skirth posted:Does anyone really want more Star Wars movies? If so, why? Because we want something to supplant the prequels. This isn't shocking news. People always wanted more movies, now they want something to wash away the bad taste in their mouths from the bad ones.
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Oct 31, 2012 01:14
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Strange Matter posted:That or maybe he's got some terminal illness and he's cashing out. maybe his neck goiter has developed sentience and has taken over their body.
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Oct 31, 2012 01:14
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Oh God. Oh my God. The next Kingdom Hearts... 
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Oct 31, 2012 01:15
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skirth posted:Does anyone really want more Star Wars movies? If so, why? I like Star Wars, I even liked parts of the prequels, if we're doing the stuff after the original trilogy there's some fun ground to cover there. Star Wars, as a big concept, has a little of everything, so I like the idea of a big, multifaceted, company like Disney having the controls because it means we can get a lot of neat things from it, including more movies.
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Oct 31, 2012 01:17
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Timby posted:
The joke's on us, because it's a pretty good movie on its own. Watch it some time and imagine there's no other part of the franchise to connect it with; like it's Forbidden Planet or Disney's The Black Hole. Also, you guys give Lindelof way too much poo poo, but yeah, keep him away from Star Wars.
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Oct 31, 2012 01:18
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Roddenberry co-wrote and produced The Motion Picture. He was kicked upstairs as "creative consultant" after the first film.
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Xombie posted:Because we want something to supplant the prequels. This isn't shocking news. People always wanted more movies, now they want something to wash away the bad taste in their mouths from the bad ones. Honestly I had no idea. I thought the sentiment after the prequels was 'let's draw a line under this.'
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Oct 31, 2012 01:19
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While they did get the rights to Indiana Jones too, I'm pretty sure they said they aren't planning on doing anything with it anytime soon because it's too tied up in an existing deal Lucas and Spielberg had with Paramount.
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Oct 31, 2012 01:19
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Diabolik900 posted:While they did get the rights to Indiana Jones too, I'm pretty sure they said they aren't planning on doing anything with it anytime soon because it's too tied up in an existing deal Lucas and Spielberg had with Paramount. Yea I'd love Indiana Jones to get some love but that's a whole separate ball of twine so we still have a good few years before Indy's in play.
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Oct 31, 2012 01:20
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skirth posted:Does anyone really want more Star Wars movies? If so, why? Me, I like movies where spaceships fly around and shoot each other. It's possible to do that badly, but hey, that's a risk you take with every film. I doubt Eps. 7-9 will be that spectacular since years of EU novels (ranging from "Still fighting what's left of the Empire" to "freaky Gigeresque force-immune alien religious fanatics destroy everything") have proven it's hard to actually come up with a proper continuation to the story, but hey, might be fun times.
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Oct 31, 2012 01:24
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skirth posted:Does anyone really want more Star Wars movies? If so, why? Does anyone really want more Star Wars movies? Yes If so, why? Because it's Star Wars
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Oct 31, 2012 01:25
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I'm at Disneyworld in Orlando right now. Holy poo poo! I want Indiana Jones adventures!
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Oct 31, 2012 01:25
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My feeling is that we've already gotten a lot of bad Star Wars so the worst case scenario is more of the same, but this is the best chance we have of getting more good Star Wars movies so I'm kind of excited again.
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Oct 31, 2012 01:27
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Big Bob Pataki posted:Give me Tony Stark digging for nazi gold gently caress yeah. Merge it all, man. Micky comes to perform at Tony Stark's swank party, Tony sneaks around with his Magic Hat and is transported to the future where he has to help Chewie stop the Empire from finding an ancient Nazi superweapon.
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Oct 31, 2012 01:30
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I was just reminded that Disney also owns the Muppets. Muppet remakes of all the Star Wars movies. ALL OF THEM.
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Oct 31, 2012 01:35
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I want more Star Wars because there aren't enough big budget movies about space ships and aliens anymore. Also my dream of replacing episode 1 with a Star Wars remake of Seven Samurai.
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Oct 31, 2012 01:36
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:I don't even understand what an Episode VII would entail. It's not like the Sith are around anymore. Unless this is addressed in EU. I read one of those books in like 5th grade and it was okay I guess. When I was a kid, my dad told me about an article he had read in Starlog or something about how Lucas envisioned the saga. He wanted I, II, and III to be about the clone wars and Anakin's fall, eventually with Obi-Wan and Anakin fighting over a volcano and Anakin falling it. For the episodes after the original trilogy, there was to be an episode VII like 15 years after RotJ. He said that Luke was turning to the Dark Side and Leia was a hermit jedi hiding from him. She must find an apprentice and attempt to bring Luke back before he completely slips to the dark side. This was to be the main story of the next three movies. Bringing Luke back while the Republic thinks that he's the main good Jedi in the galaxy and Leia is this weird renegade Jedi trying to take power for herself. I have no idea if he was making it up, but a lot of that ended up in the prequels, and I know Lucas used to talk of nine movies. That stopped some time after Jedi, and he started denying everything.
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skirth posted:Honestly I had no idea. I thought the sentiment after the prequels was 'let's draw a line under this.' With Lucas in charge, yes. But no one thought he'd ever step down and we'd have to wait until his corpse got cold.
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