TheNewTeddy Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 Disney is buying Star Wars and making a 7th movie? http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/article/1279943--disney-buying-star-wars-maker-lucasfilm-from-george-lucas is this some kind of joke, cause I don't get it. Quote Feel free to contact me outside the forums. Add "TheNewTeddy" to Twitter, Facebook, or Hotmail to reach me!
Michael Hardner Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 Disney is buying Star Wars and making a 7th movie? http://www.thestar.c...om-george-lucas is this some kind of joke, cause I don't get it. Oh, I'm sure the product will just be excellent... he said with no conviction whatsoever. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
bush_cheney2004 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 Hey, if fans can tolerate the way George Lucas butchered the original versions for continuity and digital special effects, how much worse could Disney do? Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
guyser Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 Hey, if fans can tolerate the way George Lucas butchered the original versions for continuity and digital special effects, how much worse could Disney do? I bet George has $4 B reasons not to care. $4B ,,,,now he can retire and mail in the scripts Quote
Wild Bill Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 Oh, I'm sure the product will just be excellent... he said with no conviction whatsoever. Might not be so bad, Michael. According to the article, a LucasFilm person will remain as manager and George himself will still be around as a creative consultant. Considering that Mr. Lucas is no longer a spring chicken this might be the best one might hope. As I said, George at least is still alive. Things in the Star Trek franchise were touch and go for a while when Roddenberry died. Quote "A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul." -- George Bernard Shaw "There is no point in being difficult when, with a little extra effort, you can be completely impossible."
bush_cheney2004 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 I bet George has $4 B reasons not to care. $4B ,,,,now he can retire and mail in the scripts OK, but ironically, I care more about the original VHS copies that cost pennies. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Boges Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 (edited) They've made post Episode VI video games. The universe has fiction that goes beyond the death of the Emperor. I'm not a Star Wars nerd so I have no idea what it is though. Since all the actors involved are old they might have to move forward a few decades like the difference between Episode III and IV. Or they could go the Star Trek route and recast all the actors in sort of a reboot. Tyler Perry as Lando anyone? Jennifer Lawrence as Leah? Aaron Paul as Luke? Ryan Gosling as Han? The Star Wars Universe has such a geek following it would be idiotic not to make another movie to rake in the money. Re-doing all the movies in 3D is kind of lame. Edited October 31, 2012 by Boges Quote
Moonlight Graham Posted October 31, 2012 Report Posted October 31, 2012 I'm a massive Star Wars nerd. This is shocking, but honestly a relief. It means much needed change, and change by a powerhouse company like Disney. The Star Wars brand has been a sinking ship creatively since George brought out those garbage "special edition" versions of the original trilogy a few years before Episode One came out. Lucas made those horrible prequels, and has continued to tinker with the original films in awful ways (with awful CG) every time a new home video release comes out. The further the Star Wars brand is from Lucas, the better. He's a more of a business man than filmmaker now, twisted and evil. The best things that have come from the brand in the last 25 years have come from other creators/writers, so I'm excited to see where Disney will lead SW. They have Pixar in their pocket so even CG films could be amazing. I've also always dreamed of a SW amusement park where i could explore the millennium falcon and Death Star, drive speeder bikes, say wussup to Jabba the Hutt etc. so I'm sure Star Wars will now be incorporated into the Disney theme parks in a significant way which is exciting. Following huge criticisms of the prequels and home video changes, Lucas has felt for years like he can never please fans. I think he's tired of the Star Wars brand, I don't think he wants much to do with it anymore and wants to move on in his life. He's said he wants to create new kinds of films, like small dramas like "Red Tails". Maybe this will mean one day we'll finally get a restored & unedited dvd/blu-ray release of the original trilogy as they appeared in the theaters without all of Lucas' crappy CG changes. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
Moonlight Graham Posted October 31, 2012 Report Posted October 31, 2012 (edited) Following huge criticisms of the prequels and home video changes, Lucas has felt for years like he can never please fans. I think he's tired of the Star Wars brand, I don't think he wants much to do with it anymore and wants to move on in his life. He's said he wants to create new kinds of films, like small dramas like "Red Tails". Maybe this will mean one day we'll finally get a restored & unedited home video/dvd/blu-ray release of the original trilogy as they appeared in the theaters without all of Lucas' crappy CG changes. Just watched a Lucas interview. He basically said he's getting close to retirement from the filmmaking business. Also, he's handing the company creative controls off to a friend and longtime creative partner within Lucasfilm so now I'm doubtful of any future home video release of the original trilogy without the recent crappy Lucas CG changes...at least while he's alive. At least he didn't hand the company off to his children where there'd be no chance they'd go against his father's twisted revisioning. Edited October 31, 2012 by Moonlight Graham Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
WWWTT Posted October 31, 2012 Report Posted October 31, 2012 He's a more of a business man than filmmaker now, twisted and evil. His betrayal is now complete,he has turned to the "Dark Side" WWWTT Quote Maple Leaf Web is now worth $720.00! Down over $1,500 in less than one year! Total fail of the moderation on this site! That reminds me, never ask Greg to be a business partner! NEVER!
WWWTT Posted October 31, 2012 Report Posted October 31, 2012 Hey, if fans can tolerate the way George Lucas butchered the original versions for continuity and digital special effects, how much worse could Disney do? Actually the Marvel series movies are still doing well if not better! (in my opinion) And Stan Lee still makes a cameo appearance in every one! I wouldn't know the difference unless someone told me. WWWTT Quote Maple Leaf Web is now worth $720.00! Down over $1,500 in less than one year! Total fail of the moderation on this site! That reminds me, never ask Greg to be a business partner! NEVER!
kimmy Posted October 31, 2012 Report Posted October 31, 2012 I'd be much more interested in seeing a Star Wars series set in the "Old Republic" era than one set after Return of the Jedi. The only Star Wars books I've read were the "Heir to the Empire" series, set in the "New Republic", and they were ok. But I loved the "Old Republic" video games, and I gather there's a whole lot of pre-history to the Star Wars universe that they could turn into a movie series. It's a huge mythos, there's no end of possibilities. I think that trying to cast a new Han Solo is a disastrously bad idea that would only end in shame and failure for everyone involved. -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
WWWTT Posted October 31, 2012 Report Posted October 31, 2012 I think that trying to cast a new Han Solo is a disastrously bad idea that would only end in shame and failure for everyone involved. -k Hi Kimmy,when you write end in shame and failure,do you mean that a new Star wars series casting a new Han would not earn billions?Or just that you would not like it? WWWTT Quote Maple Leaf Web is now worth $720.00! Down over $1,500 in less than one year! Total fail of the moderation on this site! That reminds me, never ask Greg to be a business partner! NEVER!
Guest Derek L Posted October 31, 2012 Report Posted October 31, 2012 Well I hope Disney doesn’t Frak up the series……………I wouldn’t mind seeing Hamill, Ford, Hoffman and Fisher reprise their roles………..Older, wiser and fatter………Just as long as they CG Fisher in the Bikini……….. Quote
kimmy Posted October 31, 2012 Report Posted October 31, 2012 Hi Kimmy,when you write end in shame and failure,do you mean that a new Star wars series casting a new Han would not earn billions?Or just that you would not like it? WWWTT oh, I'm sure that the new Star Wars movie(s) will earn vast sums of money-- hell, I'll probably pay to see them myself. But trying to recreate Han Solo with another actor is just not going to work. In my opinion. I mean, you can keep re-casting Batman over and over, because the character is much bigger than the actor playing him. But Han Solo *is* Harrison Ford. The character is irrevocably linked with the actor. Maybe you could say that the idea of anybody other than Sean Connery being James Bond was unthinkable at some point as well, but "he's not Sean Connery" was (and still is) a criticism raised against every actor who has played the role since. -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
Moonlight Graham Posted October 31, 2012 Report Posted October 31, 2012 But I loved the "Old Republic" video games, and I gather there's a whole lot of pre-history to the Star Wars universe that they could turn into a movie series. It's a huge mythos, there's no end of possibilities. I think that trying to cast a new Han Solo is a disastrously bad idea that would only end in shame and failure for everyone involved. Ya the first Knights of the Old Republic game from around 2005 was really great, superb storyline and good characters (though a few cookie cutters like the wookie, the yoda-esque jedi master, and the r2d2-like droid). They should get those writers on board. I'd hope nobody would be so stupid as to recast the aoriginal trilogy characters. The old fogies would be fun to have together again but I'll bet they'll do a series post-Luke with a new generation of characters. Maybe Luke's son/grandson or something. Then again, I believe all of the cast from the original series is still alive minus characters that already died on-screen (Alec Guinness, Peter Cushing, dude who wore the Vader suit on-screen). Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
Guest Derek L Posted November 3, 2012 Report Posted November 3, 2012 Was talking to my wife about it, and she pointed out that Lucas has potentially saved a fortune selling Star Wars, for if Obama wins, and Lucas sold the franchise next year, he’d pay considerably more money in taxes on the sale. Quote
WWWTT Posted November 6, 2012 Report Posted November 6, 2012 Can you imagine the negotiations between Lucas and Disney? I can't resist! The gohst of Walt Disney approaches Lucas and tells him that Hollywood has fallen under the shroud of darkness and that in fact a "Dark Sith" was controlling Hollywood! Lucas says,"No,you are lying!I would feel the presence of a Dark Lord" The Gohst Of Walt says "The dark side has surrounded you in confusion my young padawan,join me and together we will rule hollywood! NOOOOOO! And then they both draw their light sabers and battle! But because Lucas is fat and smokes his arm gets cut off! Lucas drops to his knees and says "I will do anything you ask my master,just please save Hollywood,she is all I have" And Darth Walt says "GOOOOOOOD" And ya that's pretty much how it went. WWWTT Quote Maple Leaf Web is now worth $720.00! Down over $1,500 in less than one year! Total fail of the moderation on this site! That reminds me, never ask Greg to be a business partner! NEVER!
Guest Derek L Posted November 6, 2012 Report Posted November 6, 2012 Can you imagine the negotiations between Lucas and Disney? I can't resist! The gohst of Walt Disney approaches Lucas and tells him that Hollywood has fallen under the shroud of darkness and that in fact a "Dark Sith" was controlling Hollywood! Lucas says,"No,you are lying!I would feel the presence of a Dark Lord" The Gohst Of Walt says "The dark side has surrounded you in confusion my young padawan,join me and together we will rule hollywood! NOOOOOO! And then they both draw their light sabers and battle! But because Lucas is fat and smokes his arm gets cut off! Lucas drops to his knees and says "I will do anything you ask my master,just please save Hollywood,she is all I have" And Darth Walt says "GOOOOOOOD" And ya that's pretty much how it went. WWWTT Just think.........Star Wars.........The musical Quote
Argus Posted November 8, 2012 Report Posted November 8, 2012 Lucas wiped out all the magic in Star Wars with the three prequels. They seemed designed more to sell toys than to be good movies, so I don't see how Disney could possibly do worse. Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
Michael Hardner Posted November 8, 2012 Report Posted November 8, 2012 The first movie was right for the times, but no masterpiece. The 2nd movie had its good points, but was pretty much ruined by a cloth puppet. The 3rd movie was a mess of cuddly bears flying around a forest. And, yes, the 4th through 6th were garbage. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
WWWTT Posted November 8, 2012 Report Posted November 8, 2012 Just think.........Star Wars.........The musical Ok I'm all ears,you write it and I'll edit. WWWTT Quote Maple Leaf Web is now worth $720.00! Down over $1,500 in less than one year! Total fail of the moderation on this site! That reminds me, never ask Greg to be a business partner! NEVER!
TimG Posted November 8, 2012 Report Posted November 8, 2012 Just think.........Star Wars.........The musical Quote
WWWTT Posted November 8, 2012 Report Posted November 8, 2012 Thanks for wasting 2 minutes of my life watching that vid! WWWTT Quote Maple Leaf Web is now worth $720.00! Down over $1,500 in less than one year! Total fail of the moderation on this site! That reminds me, never ask Greg to be a business partner! NEVER!
segnosaur Posted November 8, 2012 Report Posted November 8, 2012 (edited) Just think.........Star Wars.........The musical Errr... its been done. Edited November 8, 2012 by segnosaur Quote
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