Disney buys Lucasfilm, Star Wars Episode 7 due in 2015 & more after...

[RB2004]

Dunno how princess Will work, lol I think it will ruin it for the Star Wars fans lol

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Will21st

Lucas today confirmed that all three re more or less signed up or just about to do so.
One has to bear in mind that there is a lot of deception going on in this whole project. These movies have been in planning for at least 18 months,if not more...
it is only now that we are hearing about all this. Lucas Film have a history of lying anyway.They will deny something that everybody knows is coming and then one day just admit. the script has been worked on for quite a while,I'm also pretty certain that pre-production is well under-way.

Can't wait.

Brilliant news Will.

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni48528573/

[Chad]

The original cast are getting pretty old. I'd find it very hard to get past that everytime one of them was on screen.





Harris Ford I could just about accept but not Mark Hamill. Maybe if Luke was dead and only in the movie as a Jedi ghost I could accept this. They could use Hamill for the voice and movement capture but the actual ghost would be a CGI version of Skywalker from around Return of The Jedi.



In fact if his family don't object I'd be happy with a brief ghostly visit from Alec Guiness too!

[Kymmy]

Read the books

Spoiler: 

Luke is now old and fairly looking his age.. The Solo's had 3 kids (though two are now dead), chewie died a good 15 years ago. Luke now has a child who is 18+

So please don't get fixated on character looks from a timeline that is now 40+ years old

[Will21st]

Good article on how the whole Disney/LucasFilm Deal came together.....

http://www.businessweek.com/articles...r-star-wars#p1

I hope they pull off the Live Action show,it's been planned for a few years now,but making a Tv show to Star Wars standard is almost prohibitively expensive. If they can bring the cost down further I'm sure the Sky Broadcasters of the World will be more than willing to pay a quid or two for it.

Also good to hear that Bob Iger is aware that Disney shouldn't over-commercialise the brand.Not having a new SW movie every other year is one of the brands strengths,and is also the reason why I am just a tad sceptical about the proposed spin-off films.... a SW glut could damage the brand.

In Disney we trust!

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Will21st

Also good to hear that Bob Iger is aware that Disney shouldn't over-commercialise the brand.Not having a new SW movie every other year is one of the brands strengths,and is also the reason why I am just a tad sceptical about the proposed spin-off films.... a SW glut could damage the brand.

In Disney we trust!

The same Disney that re-releases it's back catalogue on every new distribution format? The same Disney that then repeats those re-releases every few years? The same Disney that has licenced the likeness and names of it's characters to every kind of product from dolls, through lunchboxes, to theme parks?

Yep. They aren't going to overcommercialize Star Wars.

[Will21st]

Originally Posted by Stuart

The same Disney that re-releases it's back catalogue on every new distribution format? The same Disney that then repeats those re-releases every few years? The same Disney that has licenced the likeness and names of it's characters to every kind of product from dolls, through lunchboxes, to theme parks?

Yep. They aren't going to overcommercialize Star Wars.

Eh? You mean just like any other Studio that releases it's films on every new distribution format?
You mean just like any other studio that repeats re-releases every few years?
You mean just like Lucas has licensed the Star Wars figures to all sorts of products?

All that is normal and expected,and indeed drives revenue.

What I'm talking about is the amount of films they produce,and which could cheapen the brand by having too many of them,a point which unfortunately went over your head.

By the way,your point about re-releases is wrong since Disney have always managed to keep their classics under lock and key and doing limited releases only,especially on VHS and DVD. Some films were hugely sought after on DVD,and Disney knew how to hold back on releases until the ideal moment had come.

So yes,Disney won't necessarily cheapen the brand...

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Will21st

What I'm talking about is the amount of films they produce,and which could cheapen the brand by having too many of them,a point which unfortunately went over your head.

By the way,your point about re-releases is wrong since Disney have always managed to keep their classics under lock and key and doing limited releases only,especially on VHS and DVD. Some films were hugely sought after on DVD,and Disney knew how to hold back on releases until the ideal moment had come.

So yes,Disney won't necessarily cheapen the brand...

You believe Disney won't make unnecessary films to cash in on Star Wars? Look up how many of their classics have two or three direct to video or DVD sequels. You'll find it's quite a few.

As for the limited releases, that is good business sense. They re-release the classics every 7-10 years (which ensures a good number of kids are available to enjoy the re-release) and limit the releases, which ensures demand.

I am not saying that companies cashing in on films is a bad thing (something which appears to have gone over your head), just that I don't believe for a second they won't cash in.

Star Wars ruined Fisher's life and Hamill did very little after. I would say specially in Fisher's case the fee would have to be huge

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I think Chloë Grace Moretz would make a wicked young Jedi student

[Will21st]

Originally Posted by Stuart

You believe Disney won't make unnecessary films to cash in on Star Wars? Look up how many of their classics have two or three direct to video or DVD sequels. You'll find it's quite a few.

Apples and Oranges.Aladdin,Lion King and Co. are not Franchises with their own Universe.These are single Films that were extended to raise additional revenue. Once the budget/return ratio is negative you simply seize to produce further sequels and no harm done. SW is it's own Universe and intended to produce a steady stream of revenue through Brand recognition,and grossly inflating the amount of films could hurt the brand. Iger understands this and that is a good thing. I hope this clears it up for you.

Originally Posted by Stuart

As for the limited releases, that is good business sense. They re-release the classics every 7-10 years (which ensures a good number of kids are available to enjoy the re-release) and limit the releases, which ensures demand.

Indeed,that amongst other reasons is why Disney was the right choice,they mastered the Art of Revenue Optimisation.

Originally Posted by Stuart

I am not saying that companies cashing in on films is a bad thing (something which appears to have gone over your head), just that I don't believe for a second they won't cash in.

Nothing is going over my head as I never said they won't cash in and I never believed that you believe it to be a bad thing.Of course they will cash in and so they should after investing $4 billion.What Iger is saying and I totally agree with is that they can not over inflate the amount of films they produce as not to damage the brand,that is all. I never said anything about toys,crisp packets and the Sith-Cheeseburger.

Why you're even arguing with me over this is indeed going over my head.

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Originally Posted by tizmeinnit

Star Wars ruined Fisher's life and Hamill did very little after. I would say specially in Fisher's case the fee would have to be huge[COLOR="Silver"]

No,it didn't. In fact Carrie Fisher has been very successful in the film business,just not as an actress.
I agree on Hamill,although he also hasn't been doing too badly with voice-over work and other bits and pieces.

[denphone]

Harrison Ford (Almost) Confirms Star Wars Return.

http://skymovies.sky.com/harrison-fo...ar-wars-return

So the old scoundrel returns to the fold.

[Will21st]

Originally Posted by denphone

Harrison Ford (Almost) Confirms Star Wars Return.

http://skymovies.sky.com/harrison-fo...ar-wars-return

So the old scoundrel returns to the fold.

Yeah,I think there only ever was a slim chance of the old guard not returning.I think it's great and can't wait for these Films.

[denphone]

The Best Star Wars Episode VII Fan Art, Posters & Trailers.

http://www.totalfilm.com/features/th...ar-wars-knight

Nice.

[alferret]

Originally Posted by Kymmy

Read the books

Spoiler: 

Luke is now old and fairly looking his age.. The Solo's had 3 kids (though two are now dead), chewie died a good 15 years ago. Luke now has a child who is 18+

So please don't get fixated on character looks from a timeline that is now 40+ years old

The timeline is huge, spans 3997 years before A New Hope to 40+ years after. I do have a spreadsheet that I made of the timeline, hasn't been updated for 4 years but it's pretty comprehensive and only covers books, films, audio but not comics. I'll dig it out and post it if anyone is interested.

[denphone]

New Star Wars trilogy to arrive in 2015, 2017 and 2019.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/...i-trilogy-2015