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Walt Disney to buy Lucasfilm, including Star Wars franchise
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article published on 30 October, 2012
Disney to buy Lucasfilm.
The reported deal is worth $4.05 billion in stock and cash, which is good news for George Lucas, who is the sole owner of the studio.
It was also announced that Star Wars: Episode 7 would be targeted for release in 2015. That will be followed by Episodes 8 and 9.
"Lucasfilm reflects the extraordinary passion, vision, and storytelling of its founder, George ... [ read the full article ]
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30. October 2012 @ 16:19 |
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holy shit! big move!
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CNDLG
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30. October 2012 @ 16:30 |
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Sweet deal. Now we can look forward to the super duper, mega, ultra enhanced, 3D, uncut, directors , remastered again, Bluray+DVD+digital download+ultra violet, tickle my balls while I watch, oh my god I got a small plastic toy with it, Darth Vader mask included, wonder edition!! I'm gonna be first in line for that wearing my storm trooper outfit.
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30. October 2012 @ 16:34 |
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Originally posted by CNDLG:
Sweet deal. Now we can look forward to the super duper, mega, ultra enhanced, 3D, uncut, directors , remastered again, Bluray+DVD+digital download+ultra violet, tickle my balls while I watch, oh my god I got a small plastic toy with it, Darth Vader mask included, wonder edition!! I'm gonna be first in line for that wearing my storm trooper outfit.
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30. October 2012 @ 16:46 |
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Oh god, all the merchandise... Mickey as Luke, Donald as Han, Goofy as the Emperor!
Why can't I be 5 years old again?
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30. October 2012 @ 16:48 |
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First Pixar then Marvel and now Lucasfilm. Not a bad 6 years for Disney. What's next...Nintendo?
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30. October 2012 @ 19:25 |
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Live Free or Die.
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30. October 2012 @ 20:25 |
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Did anyone else see Star Wars: Episode 7 in the headline and think "That's got to be a joke"? Not sure how I feel about all this. Maybe at least now George will stop his incessant tinkering with the first two trilogies...
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30. October 2012 @ 21:23 |
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Originally posted by nonoitall:
Did anyone else see Star Wars: Episode 7 in the headline and think "That's got to be a joke"? Not sure how I feel about all this. Maybe at least now George will stop his incessant tinkering with the first two trilogies...
Why a joke? It was always on the cards. There are nine of them afterall, only six have been made to major motion picture.
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30. October 2012 @ 22:25 |
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always was intended to be 9 part series, even back in the late 70's when i was in my late teens seeing star wars 6x.
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30. October 2012 @ 23:30 |
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Originally posted by ddp:
always was intended to be 9 part series, even back in the late 70's when i was in my late teens seeing star wars 6x.
Lucas didn't want to make the last three because they were uneventful or something?
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31. October 2012 @ 02:00 |
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Originally posted by Dela:
There are nine of them afterall, only six have been made to major motion picture.
Hmm, first I'd heard of it. Guess that makes me feel marginally better. :-P
Still hope George stops messing with the old ones.
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31. October 2012 @ 03:22 |
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Originally posted by CNDLG:
Sweet deal. Now we can look forward to the super duper, mega, ultra enhanced, 3D, uncut, directors , remastered again, Bluray+DVD+digital download+ultra violet, tickle my balls while I watch, oh my god I got a small plastic toy with it, Darth Vader mask included, wonder edition!! I'm gonna be first in line for that wearing my storm trooper outfit.
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31. October 2012 @ 03:30 |
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Let's just hope we get a decent Star Wars film out of this. The Avengers, at the very least, is amazing. Maybe Hollywood will actually get the point now: Good movies sell.
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31. October 2012 @ 03:47 |
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can't wait! I just can't wait to see where the story goes! I hope i don't die before they have all been made.
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31. October 2012 @ 14:02 |
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Will be very interested in this as well. The story line has to be good. I know I watch with my kid the anime of the clone wars. That is a decently written story.
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31. October 2012 @ 14:03 |
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Originally posted by WW3:
Originally posted by CNDLG:
Sweet deal. Now we can look forward to the super duper, mega, ultra enhanced, 3D, uncut, directors , remastered again, Bluray+DVD+digital download+ultra violet, tickle my balls while I watch, oh my god I got a small plastic toy with it, Darth Vader mask included, wonder edition!! I'm gonna be first in line for that wearing my storm trooper outfit.
Don't forget, about "the vault"
Ah crap... First poster got me all wound up until you threatened to lock away my Star Wars for 10 years!
Originally posted by Qliphah:
Oh god, all the merchandise... Mickey as Luke, Donald as Han, Goofy as the Emperor!
Why can't I be 5 years old again?
Bingo!
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31. October 2012 @ 14:26 |
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Originally posted by Han Solo:
I got a bad feeling about this.
Ditto.
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31. October 2012 @ 16:55 |
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I'm actually pretty happy to hear this; not much surprised, though: Lucas and Disney have been pretty tight for the last few decades (Star Tours, Indianna Jones ride, ETC).
As far as I'm concerned, the only good things to come from Star Wars post-Episode VI have been without Lucas' direct involvement, and the bad having all too much to do with him (I-III).
I can only pray VII uses some of the universe fans have been building for the past three decades.
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31. October 2012 @ 20:18 |
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I, too, would pay $4 billion to take the Star Wars franchise out of the hands of Lucas.
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31. October 2012 @ 21:25 |
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Dela, i think it was because of the time taken to do the 6 parts especially the time delay part 6 & part 1, he didn't think he'll live long enough to do parts 7-9.
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mscritsm
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1. November 2012 @ 12:03 |
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Originally posted by Dela:
Originally posted by ddp:
always was intended to be 9 part series, even back in the late 70's when i was in my late teens seeing star wars 6x.
Lucas didn't want to make the last three because they were uneventful or something?
No, because each movie consumed three or four years of his life. Even when he wasn't directing he was occupied full-time in story boards, planning sets, overseeing alien design, etc.
He's 68 now. When you get to be that age, you start thinking very seriously on how you want to spend your remaining time. Why do more Star Wars movies when he's overseen six before and could better spend the time on something new?
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