Disney acquires Lucasfilm!!!

[jedisearcher]

Hot news!!

http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-news/press-releases/2012/10/disney-acquire-lucasfilm-ltd

Episode 7 to launch in 2015.

Don't know quite what to think yet, but whatever happens it's gonna be massive!!!

Just checked, it's not April 1st.

 

[tundra9]

 

[phantom]

For me George Lucas, ILM and Lucasfilm IS Star Wars, and it will always be the original Trilogy that is Star Wars for me..
Never cared too much for clone wars, old republic etc...

I don´t know what to think of this, maybe the original version of ANH, ESB and ROTJ will be released in some super collectors edition, that would probably be the only good thing to come out of this..

Ewoks the animated series 2012, Star Wars & Disney on Ice, Plush SW characters in Disney World, alot of crappy childrens cartoon series on Disney channel ? Alot of bad things can come out of this.. Feel like its loosing its soul, but then again I was never a fan of everything that came after ROTJ.

My basis in collecting lies with my fascination and memories of the original movies and the toys. Love the toys, but the movies are kinda what started it all for me.

 

[Dark Sith Lord]

WOW! Remember the 30.10. Oct 2012 Guys the Day Star Wars changed forever!!!!!

OmG I am still shocked!

 

[phantom]

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[jackabina]

It was only a matter of time. As soon as Micky picked up a lightsabre.......................................

 

[Andyclarke]

Trust me this is the best news for Star Wars in the past 29 years. The prequels were a travesty compared to the originals. Lucas has tried his level best to destroy his legacy. At last we might see the sequels we always wanted to see.

Rejoice an amazing day for all Star Wars fans.

 

[chiffy]

I know people can do spoof/fake **** but is this for real???? I've just rung my mate in the boozer and told him and he started crying on the phone :lol:

 

[tundra9]

Would be good news if it wasn't for Disney...I mean, it's DISNEY!!!! :?

 

[Badboybez1]

Don't know whether to laugh or cry

 

[jedisearcher]

Trust me this is the best news for Star Wars in the past 29 years. The prequels were a travesty compared to the originals. Lucas has tried his level best to destroy his legacy. At last we might see the sequels we always wanted to see.

Rejoice an amazing day for all Star Wars fans.

Star Wars will always be the first 3 for me, but I have to think that if Disney had made the prequels they'd have done a much, much, much better job than George Lucas did. For all his creativity he failed badly on the silver screen with the prequels.

From a vintage perspective at the very least it'll enthuse a new generation of Star Wars fans to buy all our stuff for crazy money when we're old and grey :mrgreen:

 

[ODB]

If you thought Lucas was greedy or exploitative wait till you get a load of the new guys.

Perhaps they will leave it alone but I think they will want a return on investment so expect more sequels.

 

[sith-smith]

On the one hand it's disney

On the other it was Lucas

While we owe it all to Lucas, people seem to have done nothing but complain about him since Jar Jar binks etc.

Maybe it's a case of the lesser of two evils

Maybe it's better the devil you know

Maybe it's some other cliched line

Either way, may the force be with you :wink:

 

[PGowdy]

Trust me this is the best news for Star Wars in the past 29 years. The prequels were a travesty compared to the originals. Lucas has tried his level best to destroy his legacy. At last we might see the sequels we always wanted to see.

Rejoice an amazing day for all Star Wars fans.

Star Wars will always be the first 3 for me, but I have to think that if Disney had made the prequels they'd have done a much, much, much better job than George Lucas did. For all his creativity he failed badly on the silver screen with the prequels.

From a vintage perspective at the very least it'll enthuse a new generation of Star Wars fans to buy all our stuff for crazy money when we're old and grey :mrgreen:

Agreed and agreed. It's finally out of the hands of that cretinous idiot. Cannot be a bad thing.

 

[Stormtrooper37]

Only read part of the article, episode 7 in 2015, followed by episodes 8 and 9 and then a Star Wars film every 2 to 3 years? - sounds like overkill to me.

Mixed views on this.

To many on this forum Star Wars will be episodes 4, 5 and 6 - end of story. We grew up with these 3 films during our childhood and the accompanying toys and figures and sometimes I wish it was left at that, but we live in a money making world and so sadly we had to endure episode 1 -awful & childish, episode 2 - ****ing boring, episode 3 OK in parts.

On the plus side the vintage toys will become even more prized I assume especially if they want to keep the Star Wars name going strong for many many years to come. Modern star wars toys now will become almost vintage when they start to produce toys to accompany the newer films so as younger fans come to appreciate the toys I can only see the original toys rising in value.

Be interesting to see how this develops

One thing is certain the 3 original films can never be bettered

 

[Dark Sith Lord]

Ep7 to be in 3D too! Not so sure this is a good thing! :|

 

[David Tree]

Star Wars blah blah blah blah

Lets just get down to the nitty gritty....... Howard The Duck II

 

[tundra9]

Star Wars blah blah blah blah

Lets just get down to the nitty gritty....... Howard The Duck II

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Stormtrooper37]

Ep7 to be in 3D too! Not so sure this is a good thing! :|

Hate 3D films normally trying to make up for a crap storyline.

Still won't be as good as when I first watched TESB round a mates house on a pirate video tape in the early eighties :lol:

 

[theslider]

They can't be as shite as the prequels were.