Disney Acquires Lucasfilm
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This could be a good thing, it really could 
Disney probably bought the rights to George Lucas would stop Star Wars ;p
Seriously though, I think this is a good thing. Might get an episode 7 or something, I'm not a hardcore fan so I picture it as a good thing
Disney probably bought the rights to George Lucas would stop Star Wars ;p
Seriously though, I think this is a good thing. Might get an episode 7 or something, I'm not a hardcore fan so I picture it as a good thing
I sense a disturbance in the force...
As though millions of fanboy voices were crying out in pain...
I really feel like someone should post that video of Vader going "NOooOoOoOoOooOOOOoOoOO!!!" (By the way, who else laughed out loud at that shit in the theater when they first saw it? I know I did.)
As though millions of fanboy voices were crying out in pain...
I really feel like someone should post that video of Vader going "NOooOoOoOoOooOOOOoOoOO!!!" (By the way, who else laughed out loud at that shit in the theater when they first saw it? I know I did.)
DON'T F**K UP THE EXTENDED UNIVERSE DISNEY!
Seriously guys, don't ruin and/or completely erase the YEARS of extended/semi-canon fiction that expanded into the 'After' of Episode 6 and the future of StarWars. It's AMAZING stuff, and even Lucas knew not to F**k with the Extended Universe, so DON'T make yourselves a new Menace to the series by going "Lolz, WHAT EXTENDED UNIVERSE?".
Seriously guys, don't ruin and/or completely erase the YEARS of extended/semi-canon fiction that expanded into the 'After' of Episode 6 and the future of StarWars. It's AMAZING stuff, and even Lucas knew not to F**k with the Extended Universe, so DON'T make yourselves a new Menace to the series by going "Lolz, WHAT EXTENDED UNIVERSE?".
I was a bit "meh" about all this, then i realized;
"Holy shit! This means it's okay for Star Wars to appear in a Kingdom Hearts game!"
"Holy shit! This means it's okay for Star Wars to appear in a Kingdom Hearts game!"
Hey, imagine if Episode VII was done by Pixar (originally a Lucas company), and let Mark Hamill and the others voice their own characters. Would be pretty sweet, no?
I am pleased by this, it just means that instead of seeing HD/3D re-re-releases of five old movies we get to roll the dice on some new canon. And given how much I have enjoyed the works of Disney recently I couldn't be happier with where two of my most cherished franchises have ended up.
Friends and I were discussing 'what if the original Trilogy was re-made?' a few days ago. Overall our consensus was that we just wanted another team to take a crack at rekindling the spark and heart of the originals while keeping in mind what took the 'soul' per-say out of the prequels.
My only problem is no one to my knowledge could be as compelling as Harrison Ford's Han Solo, and you know they will try to craft a similarly archetypal character for these movies. And even if they don't, then the audience will say that it lacked that kind of character. I can't see them winning in that department.
Also what far too many of you are glossing over is that with Disney owning these franchises Kingdom Hearts 3 could have a Star Wars themed world!
Lightsaber Keyblade anyone!? (nope... just me still waiting, ok...)
And does this mean I now have to ask Disney who shot first?
Friends and I were discussing 'what if the original Trilogy was re-made?' a few days ago. Overall our consensus was that we just wanted another team to take a crack at rekindling the spark and heart of the originals while keeping in mind what took the 'soul' per-say out of the prequels.
My only problem is no one to my knowledge could be as compelling as Harrison Ford's Han Solo, and you know they will try to craft a similarly archetypal character for these movies. And even if they don't, then the audience will say that it lacked that kind of character. I can't see them winning in that department.
Also what far too many of you are glossing over is that with Disney owning these franchises Kingdom Hearts 3 could have a Star Wars themed world!
Lightsaber Keyblade anyone!? (nope... just me still waiting, ok...)
And does this mean I now have to ask Disney who shot first?
Sad fact of the matter is, they're never going to make another movie that can even come close to the original trilogy. They really need to just let the IP die while it still has some small shred of dignity left, instead of continuing to milk it until no one likes the thing anymore (it's already most of the way there btw).Dexter111 said:
I'd have preferred a Star Wars movie without the whole "Episode" thing, just to give it a fresh start, but oh well. Disney generally makes quality movies, and they haven't yet shown signs of restricting the creativity of the companies they own like Pixar, so i'm thinking this will be a very good thing. We can have Star Wars back to being something beyond a joke, and with new directors and minds behind the projects we might see some real creativity shine through. So yay. And stuff.
Personally I'm really hoping Joss Whedon gets to direct the next movies. Avengers aside, he has a good rep when it comes to Star Wars style sci-fi -- Serenity and Titan AE come to mind. Plus he's said that if given the chance he would make a movie with lots of big space ships blowing up other big spaceships and frankly I'm sick to death of the Jedi.
Star Wars is the perfect universe for that. I mean hell, what if we got to see a Star Destroyer and a Mon Calamari cruiser duking it out? I mean like real ship to ship combat involving a Star Destroyer? Or imagine a space battle taking place in the ruins of the Death Star II over Endor? Arrgh, the possibilities!
On another note, given that Disney is great at preserving the classics, maybe, just maybe we'll finally get to have the original theatrical releases on dvd/blu-ray. I seriously want that, Star Wars in its original un-blemished form.
Star Wars is the perfect universe for that. I mean hell, what if we got to see a Star Destroyer and a Mon Calamari cruiser duking it out? I mean like real ship to ship combat involving a Star Destroyer? Or imagine a space battle taking place in the ruins of the Death Star II over Endor? Arrgh, the possibilities!
On another note, given that Disney is great at preserving the classics, maybe, just maybe we'll finally get to have the original theatrical releases on dvd/blu-ray. I seriously want that, Star Wars in its original un-blemished form.
Can we please let Star Wars die the slow painful death? I am sick and tired of listening to the bitching whining and complaining that fanboys have done over the last 15 years because Lucas raeped their childhood, or whatever else they are complaining about. Get over it, fanboys.
Maybe Lucas did the right thing with changing the movie around the way he did. Considering that you are still talking about these changes 15 years later means that it was a successful gambit.
To Disney, Star Wars is nothing more than a cash cow that they are going to milk until it's dead.
For me, that is going to make summer very boring. 1-2 Super hero movies every year, A transformers movie every 3 years, now a different Star Wars movie every 2-3 years. That's going to be boring, more boring than it really should be.
Maybe Lucas did the right thing with changing the movie around the way he did. Considering that you are still talking about these changes 15 years later means that it was a successful gambit.
To Disney, Star Wars is nothing more than a cash cow that they are going to milk until it's dead.
For me, that is going to make summer very boring. 1-2 Super hero movies every year, A transformers movie every 3 years, now a different Star Wars movie every 2-3 years. That's going to be boring, more boring than it really should be.
You know, I was letting this percolate around in my brain for a bit and a peculiar thought bubbled up: What does this mean for all the people who make Star Wars fan videos? Lucasfilm never had an issue with that sort of thing- in fact, I'm fairly sure they were known for lending expertise and tips- but Disney tends to be a LOT more restrictive with their properties.
There are suppose to be 9 chapters total, I could spoil a few things from some one that reads BOOKS but that wouldn't be fun.Anachronism said: