Disney buys Lucasfilm; Star Wars Episode 7 coming in 2015

[Super Dude]

Maybe George Lucas out of the picture means it might be good?

That's what I'm thinking as well.  Lucas ruined the prequels, despite having the foundation for a really good story.  The foundation for a really good sequel trilogy is there and was even planned by Lucas originally.  With Disney calling the shots, it just may get done properly.

Just, y'know, the watered-down kiddie version. Not that I think Star Wars go full-on Disney, but you can say goodbye to hacking off limbs with lightsabers and all that. And I shudder to think what the future of Star Wars videogaming will be like, if such a thing will be allowed to go on existing.

[Adami]

Maybe George Lucas out of the picture means it might be good?

That's what I'm thinking as well.  Lucas ruined the prequels, despite having the foundation for a really good story.  The foundation for a really good sequel trilogy is there and was even planned by Lucas originally.  With Disney calling the shots, it just may get done properly.

Just, y'know, the watered-down kiddie version. Not that I think Star Wars go full-on Disney, but you can say goodbye to hacking off limbs with lightsabers and all that. And I shudder to think what the future of Star Wars videogaming will be like, if such a thing will be allowed to go on existing.

The original trilogy was never very violent either. I don't recall a whole bunch of blood and gore in episodes 4-6.

And tons of people died in Disney produced films. You just don't get tons of blood.

[zepp-head]

This could possibly be the worst thing ever.

To me, it already is.  I have been absolutely devastated since hearing the news of this earlier today.  It feels like I just went through a break up.

I am a lifetime Star Wars fan, and the reason I chose the career path I did was almost entirely because of these films.

To see them continue on after Episode VI is the biggest sting, I probably would have been able to stomach something taking place earlier in the timeline.  But let's face it, looking at the saga 1-6, or even one of those stubborn types that only looks at 4-6, the story has a clear ending either way.  I don't care if some Star Destroyers are still out there somewhere, Luke's journey is complete and Anakin Skywalker (plus the Emperor) is dead.  Plus, this is where Lucas always drew the line on where his story end and the EU crapfest began.

Not only this, there are grander implications to this whole move.  The movie industry took a huge blow and a loss of independence today.

People like to say 'ole George is a money whore, because he does evil rich guy stuff like pledge half his net worth to the Bill Gates foundation and make the biggest educational donation in the history of film school.  His wealth has been almost entirely reinvested back into the art of film itself, which is what makes this move so strange and hard for me to take.  The studio is his life's work.

I wouldn't be surprised if we find out in the next few months that he has cancer or something.

Perhaps the saga as I knew it was simply too good to last.

[Perpetual Change]

You don't need blood and cursing to make a good movie that all ages can enjoy. For the upteenth time, I'll remind everyone what Disney did with The Avengers.

[Implode]

Agreed. Star Wars isn't going to become a Disney musical cartoon guys.

[Super Dude]

Maybe George Lucas out of the picture means it might be good?

That's what I'm thinking as well.  Lucas ruined the prequels, despite having the foundation for a really good story.  The foundation for a really good sequel trilogy is there and was even planned by Lucas originally.  With Disney calling the shots, it just may get done properly.

Just, y'know, the watered-down kiddie version. Not that I think Star Wars go full-on Disney, but you can say goodbye to hacking off limbs with lightsabers and all that. And I shudder to think what the future of Star Wars videogaming will be like, if such a thing will be allowed to go on existing.

The original trilogy was never very violent either. I don't recall a whole bunch of blood and gore in episodes 4-6.

And tons of people died in Disney produced films. You just don't get tons of blood.

A New Hope, that dude gets his hand cut off, with a bonus close-up on the floor. And in every single movie so far, someone has lost a limb (visibly) - heck, even Anakin was lucky enough to lose three of 'em.

I'm not saying they're gonna turn it into a House of Mouse type deal, it's just gonna be...Tron.

[bosk1]

Are you kidding?  Nemo's mom and 300-something sibilngs get eaten by a friggin' barracuda in the first five minutes of Finding Nemo.  That's a pace of over 60 deaths per minute (and violent ones too, I might add)!  You don't think Disney can do dark/violent?

[Super Dude]

All off-camera though and entirely implied. And I don't, although you might have examples for a my younger self. Although perhaps even that might suggest something about where Disney is going rather than what they're capable of.

[bosk1]

Well, I mean, they're not going to do Pulp Fiction II anytime soon.  But what they have done (the example I cited, people dying and having eyeballs ripped out of their skull in Avengers, etc.) is certainly dark enough for a Star Wars sequel, IMO. 

[DebraKadabra]

I'll second that. Mara Jade has to finally get some screen time and Thrawn is an incredible fascinating character.

Yes on both points fo sho.

[zepp-head]

I will cry myself to death if any of that Thrawn hogwash ever makes it to the screen.

[DebraKadabra]

Oh whatever, those books were AWESOME.

[j]

Maybe George Lucas out of the picture means it might be good?

That's what I'm thinking as well.  Lucas ruined the prequels, despite having the foundation for a really good story.  The foundation for a really good sequel trilogy is there and was even planned by Lucas originally.  With Disney calling the shots, it just may get done properly.

Just, y'know, the watered-down kiddie version. Not that I think Star Wars go full-on Disney, but you can say goodbye to hacking off limbs with lightsabers and all that. And I shudder to think what the future of Star Wars videogaming will be like, if such a thing will be allowed to go on existing.

The original trilogy was never very violent either. I don't recall a whole bunch of blood and gore in episodes 4-6.

And tons of people died in Disney produced films. You just don't get tons of blood.

That's because when you chop off limbs with a lightsaber, you simultaneously cauterize the wound!  Good clean violence.

-J

[BlobVanDam]

I'm not bothered at all by this. The prequels were so bad that it could only get better, and I don't believe Disney are going to water down any sequels (as has been said, the originals aren't exactly dark).

I'm currently indifferent to this until something actually happens.

[DebraKadabra]

I'm not bothered at all by this. The prequels were so bad that it could only get better, and I don't believe Disney are going to water down any sequels (as has been said, the originals aren't exactly dark).

I'm currently indifferent to this until something actually happens.

[Perpetual Change]

Wonder how much of the original cast will be back. It'd be great to have Harrison Ford in there.

[Implode]

Harrison Ford is really the only one that can come back. Maybe Fisher, but...

[Perpetual Change]

Fisher could come back. She was really heavy for awhile, but she's lost a lot of weight (from what I heard).

But yeah, Harrison's the only one who could still play a lead role.

[BlobVanDam]

Wonder how much of the original cast will be back. It'd be great to have Harrison Ford in there.

Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher will both reprise their roles in cameos as the parents of Z'ak, the 14 year old protagonist of the film, who teamed up with his younger annoying sister Bella (played by whoever the next Disney automaton is), and their talking pet womp rat Wompers (voiced by Vin Diesel) will have to save the day from the evil Dr. Deathstar, a CG alien of the species the "badroids", who will be voiced by Mark Hamill in his Joker voice.
Also, it's a musical comedy, and the theme will be sung by Miley Cyrus.


Is that more what people are expecting?

[Implode]

I just hope they stick with John Williams. I think that's pretty safe though.

[chrisbDTM]

there's a considerable population on the internet that believe that disney buying star wars = mickey mouse is in the movies. never underestimate the stupidity of people

[ariich]

All off-camera though and entirely implied. And I don't, although you might have examples for a my younger self. Although perhaps even that might suggest something about where Disney is going rather than what they're capable of.

What about the Avengers? Plenty of on-screen violence there.

The point is, DISNEY ARE NOT MAKING THE FILMS, LUCASFILMS IS!

[Onno]

Oh whatever, those books were AWESOME.

This.

And we need John Williams to do the soundtrack.

[DebraKadabra]

Yuuuuuuusssssss

[Super Dude]

Star Wars extended universe going non-canon in 10, 9, 8...

I'm sure Lucas as their "creative advisor" will tell them to hold off. Hey, the guy likes money.

[XJDenton]

Up until 2010 disney owned miramax, a studio known for producing such family classics as:

Clerks
Pulp fiction
Hellraiser
Halloween
Trainspotting
From dusk till dawn
Kill bill
No country for old men
There will be blood

[Chino]

I'm so happy this is happening. I have never seen any of the Star Wars movies, so this doesn't bother me in anyway. I've gotten to watch my friends bitch and moan for the last few days because of this.

[Dark Castle]

I'm so happy this is happening. I have never seen any of the Star Wars movies,

 
You need to watch them, like asap, seriously.

[Perpetual Change]

I'm so happy this is happening. I have never seen any of the Star Wars movies, so this doesn't bother me in anyway. I've gotten to watch my friends bitch and moan for the last few days because of this.

pls go watch A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi.

[Jaq]

I will cry myself to death if any of that Thrawn hogwash ever makes it to the screen.

This. I love the Star Wars extended universe, warts and all, but the Thrawn trilogy was total crap. I'd always heard before I read them that Thrawn was a military genius without peer, but he WASN'T, because the things he knew were things he couldn't possibly known, unless Zahn wanted him to know them. You'd get shit like this with those books:

"Sir, sensors are reporting a door just closed in an apartment in the building we're scanning"

"Luke Skywalker is there. He just ate a sandwich and went to the bathroom!"

Of course Thrawn kept winning. He knew the fucking PLOT. 

[Zook]

I'm so happy this is happening. I have never seen any of the Star Wars movies, so this doesn't bother me in anyway. I've gotten to watch my friends bitch and moan for the last few days because of this.

Did you grow up in a bomb shelter with Christopher Walken?

[yorost]

...and why are you happy your friends are upset?

[hefdaddy42]

I will cry myself to death if any of that Thrawn hogwash ever makes it to the screen.

[Adami]

I have no idea why so many people are so upset about this.

Disney produced The Avengers. Lucas made Episodes 1-3.

I mean, seriously. The worse case scenario in this case is the status quo.

[RuRoRul]

Yeah, I personally would be happy to never see any more Star Wars films, but it's not like they're about to tarnish something that was great and should have been left alone. Even if you think the originals are the best films ever or whatever, they've already been tarnished by the prequel trilogy (at least that's the consensus). There's a chance the new films will be better than that which would make the prequel trilogy a bad spell in an otherwise good franchise, but even if they aren't, the ship has already sailed with the prequels so it doesn't make too much difference.