So Disney has bought Lucasfilms...
What are peoples' thoughts on this? I'm hopeful based on what they've done
(or not done) with Marvel that we might see some promising stuff out of this
deal. They've already announced Star Wars episode 7 to come out in 2015 and
with their choice of people at the helm, we should be spared the awful
cheesy romance dialogue and stupid Jar Jar like characters?
I'm also wondering if they'll make another Indy movie too.
So Disney has bought Lucasfilms...
I think what they did with Marvel was to put money in, get money out
and have as little other input as possible.
With Lucasfilm, I think the big change is that Lucas is stepping back
and outright saying "Star Wars is somebody else's now". He's made a
big deal of handing over the creative reins and I think *that's* the
big change, rather than the Disney buyout. Star Wars has
traditionally been better with him as an ideas man and somebody else
calling the shots, and with him on as a consultant only... that's
where we're at now.
So it's promising, but it'll depend what the new head honchos of the
franchise want to do with it.
Adrian Long
http://about.me/AdrianLong
http://www.eggbox.org.uk/
On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 10:39 AM, Chris Turner <themadone68@> wrote:
What are peoples' thoughts on this? I'm hopeful based on what they've done
(or not done) with Marvel that we might see some promising stuff out of this
deal. They've already announced Star Wars episode 7 to come out in 2015 and
with their choice of people at the helm, we should be spared the awful
cheesy romance dialogue and stupid Jar Jar like characters?
I'm also wondering if they'll make another Indy movie too.
So Disney has bought Lucasfilms...
Now that I've read the actual press release, there's a touch more to say!
As well as getting LucasFilm, Disney have all of the subsidiaries...
including LucasArts. Who else is now thinking of the possibilities
involving the words "Grim Fandango" and "Pixar"? Not that I expect
anything would come of that, but I can dream :)
Adrian Long
http://about.me/AdrianLong
http://www.eggbox.org.uk/
On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Adrian Long <adrian@> wrote:
I think what they did with Marvel was to put money in, get money out
and have as little other input as possible.
With Lucasfilm, I think the big change is that Lucas is stepping back
and outright saying "Star Wars is somebody else's now". He's made a
big deal of handing over the creative reins and I think *that's* the
big change, rather than the Disney buyout. Star Wars has
traditionally been better with him as an ideas man and somebody else
calling the shots, and with him on as a consultant only... that's
where we're at now.
So it's promising, but it'll depend what the new head honchos of the
franchise want to do with it.
--
Adrian Long
http://about.me/AdrianLong
http://www.eggbox.org.uk/
On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 10:39 AM, Chris Turner <themadone68@> wrote:
What are peoples' thoughts on this? I'm hopeful based on what they've done
(or not done) with Marvel that we might see some promising stuff out of this
deal. They've already announced Star Wars episode 7 to come out in 2015 and
with their choice of people at the helm, we should be spared the awful
cheesy romance dialogue and stupid Jar Jar like characters?
I'm also wondering if they'll make another Indy movie too.
So Disney has bought Lucasfilms...
Posted by Raphael Sikorski on
2012/
10/31 13:03
I'll volunteer as the obligatory voice of DOOM!!!
(cue Darth Vader)
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!
(end DV)
IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD! WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!
Seriously though I don't see the need for Star Wars 7. It'll either adapt the EU or invalidate half of it. Both options are likely to cause millions of fans to suddenly cry out in terror.
As for LucasArts, etc. well this is DISNEY we're talking about, I don't trust them to not meddle too much.
No good can come of this, mark my words.
So Disney has bought Lucasfilms...
Posted by Freya Mayger on
2012/
10/31 21:32
So Disney has bought Lucasfilms...
