Disney buys Lucasfilms... WTF

[neorichieb1971]

I'm all good with this movement.

[Specineff]

Another thought; Honestly, Star Wars has been very kid friendly ever since Jedi. Maybe Disney buying the rights from Lucas is something that should have happened years (decades?) ago, given how the early 80's was the last time Lucas had any edge. Seriously, his films feel pre-adapted for Disney. Might as well cement the thing.

I don't think decapitations, amputations, 3rd-degree burnings, and bisections are that kid-friendly, IMHO. Not gory, but still shocking to see sometimes.

[gameoverDude]

While I like the SW series, I was hoping they'd have stayed with Lucas' original plan to let it remain closed with Return of the Jedi.

A Star Wars VII with Luke Skywalker should've been made soon after RotJ. As it is now, they should probably relegate Luke to being the next Obi-Wan Kenobi/Qui-Gon Jinn, mentoring a padawan. That said, let's not see him also get killed or stuck with a lamer for his apprentice.

I view this one with guarded optimism. They need Yoda to make some appearance, either as a ghost or even if it's in a flashback from TESB.

[dave4shmups]

Oh boy-get ready for Jar-Jar's Saga 1, 2, and 3.

But seriously, I'm wondering what will happen to Lucasarts, and Industrial Light and Magic?

[PC Engine Fan X!]

LucasArts & Industrial Light & Magic will continue on as usual, it's just part of the Disney empire now.

With ILM spread out in various countries (besides it's main San Francisco location) with lower overhead, it's still a special EFX & CGI powerhouse for the Hollywood film crowd not to mention it's state-of-the-art audio dubbing facilities.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[Mischief Maker]

The new Star Wars movie will probably be better than the prequels, but it will still suck. Star Wars was never meant to be put under the kind of close scrutiny that 9 movies necessitate. Firefly's Malcolm Reynolds, on the other hand, is a much more complex and interesting character than Han Solo and it's a damn shame that Serenity wasn't the first film in a new firefly movie franchise.

(Although the movie is barely watchable for people who didn't watch the show)

[PC Engine Fan X!]

This article was published on Sunday, November 25, 2012 by The Associated Press by author Ryan Nakashima. Here it is in it's entirety:

Note: I've added in the brackets more info related to what has been written.

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"'Star Wars' Episode 7 storyline uncertain"

Los Angeles -- Darth Vader is dead. The evil Emperor exploded after being thrown down a (reactor) shaft (of the Death Star II). And Luke Skywalker and his allies destroyed both Death Stars, restoring balance to the Force. For The Walt Disney Co., the prospective new owner of the "Star Wars" franchise, what's left to tell? A lot, apparently.

There are more than 110 novels and 80-plus comic books (and graphic novels as well) set after the events of "Return of the Jedi," the sixth episode in the film series and the third to be made (May of 1983). All of these additions to the so-called "expanded universe" were sanctioned by Lucasfilm Ltd., founded by series creator George Lucas.

That has left a lot of room for speculation ever since Disney announced last month that it would buy Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion and resume making "Star Wars" movies, starting with Episode 7 in (possibly in May of) 2015.

For fans, some big questions remain.

Will Luke take on a Jedi apprentice?

Will Han Solo and Princess Leia have kids?

And who will be the movies' villain?

(A) A revived Emperor (the Emperor had easy access to the Sparrti cloning technology with his massive Stormtroopers army, so a clone of himself would be quite possible/feasible)

(B) the hard-to-kill bounty hunter Boba Fett (it's been said that he escaped unharmed from the Sarlicc Pit of Carkoon after the rebels left Jabba the Hutt's sail barge wreckage in RoTJ, thus making him such a formidable enemy/opponent to return again)

(C) some new corrupt leader of the remnants of the Empire (the "Heir to the Empire" series mentions Grand Admiral Thrawn)

(D) or all of the the above?

Each of these senarios have been explored in some fashion away from the big screen. Whether they will be incorportated into the next trilogy of films is anyone's guess.

"Right now, everyone is literally just reading tea leaves," said Bryan Young, a "Star Wars" watcher and editor of the blog, Big Shiny Robot.

The facts so far about the announced Episodes 7, 8 and 9 are scant: Lucas will be a creative consultant but won't direct the films. Kathleen Kennedy will produce them as president of Lucasfilm. And Oscar-winning writer Michael Arndt, who wrote "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Toy Story 3," will pen the screenplay for Episode 7.

One of the most telling clues as to the next next trilogy's direction, according to Young, is the fact that Lucas invited Luke actor Mark Hamill and Princess Leia actress Carrie Fisher to lunch some time ago to tell them that the sequels were going to be made, a reversal of his denials over the years.

Hamill talked about the lunch with Entertainment Weekly, saying he also spoke with Lucas about three weeks before the Disney annoucement and just missed a call from him the day the deal was made public October 30th, 2012.

That suggests that Luke and on-screen sister Leia, will be involved in some way in the sequel. After all, their characters are the last members of the Skywalker family, and the most potent wielders of the Force that appear to be left in the galaxy.

"I think that's the best clue we have," Young said.

Responding to a query from the Associated Press, Hamill said he couldn't comment further, but noted in an e-mail, " I should have all the information I need very soon." Fisher, Lucasfilm and several people whom work for the company declined comment.

The notion that Luke will make a comeback doesn't veer far from what's known about the movies themselves or from what has been said over the years. (You might recall that the Jedi twins were 23 years old and Anakin Skywalker is age 46 in the events that take place in the RoTJ flick.)

In 2004, Hamill told Movieblog.com that Lucas' ideas for the sequels go as far back as 1976 during the (film) shooting of the original "Star Wars," when the director said an older Hamill would have roles in them.

There is further backing for the idea that Luke will reappear from the films that have already been released, including "Return of the Jedi."

And others around Lucas have spoken publicly about the idea that the family drama that began with Anakin Skywalker and continued with his son Luke would carry on for at least the next three films.

"It's really nine parts of of one film," said Rick McCallum, producer of the prequel Episodes 1, 2 and 3, in 1999, according to the "The Secret History of Star Wars" by author Michael Kaminski.

The cohesion that McCallum suggested belies the haphazard nature with which the movies have been put together. At different times, Lucas has said there was just one, three, six, nine or even twelve films envisioned in all.

"Almost anything is possible," said Jay Shepard, a content editor at fan site TheForce.net. "But I don't believe it will be any type of plotline we've already seen."
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PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[Mortificator]

It sure took that guy a lot of writing to say "no one knows."

[GaijinPunch]

It sure took that guy a lot of writing to say "no one knows."

I'm GaijinPunch, and I approve this post.

My 2 cents... I really hope "creative consultant" means they pay him to come and watch the sets and say nothing.

[Specineff]

My 2 cents... I really hope "creative consultant" means they pay him to come and watch the sets and say nothing.

So as to show him how to properly make and direct and movie, while rubbing it on his face? Oh, I'd pay for that to happen.

[Obiwanshinobi]

So as to show him how to properly make and direct and movie, while rubbing it on his face? Oh, I'd pay for that to happen.

They hope you will, don't they?

[GaijinPunch]

Not into rubbing out on his face... plenty of internet sites that can fill that void in my life.