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Disney is going to make Star Wars 7??!!?? (Original Post) Archae Oct 2012 OP
How could it be worse than Episodes 1, 2, and 3? nt onehandle Oct 2012 #1
Episode 7: Rise of the Gungans. Liberal Veteran Oct 2012 #5
Oh no! Dr. Strange Oct 2012 #2
As if millions of nerds suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. RomneyLies Oct 2012 #3
Geeks are freaking out too. OriginalGeek Oct 2012 #4
I'll tell you why this is good. d_r Oct 2012 #6
So, if Ep 7 turns out to be based on the Thrawn trilogy, who should play Mara Jade and Thrawn? FVZA_Colonel Oct 2012 #7
do you think it will be based on Thrawn trilogy? d_r Oct 2012 #10
I swear I heard them mention a "popular book" being related to Ep. 7, and honestly, FVZA_Colonel Oct 2012 #12
yeah, I can see it d_r Oct 2012 #15
Sounds goofy left-of-center2012 Oct 2012 #8
Disney Corp is like the Borg Tabasco_Dave Oct 2012 #9
oh ffs mil_5529dem Oct 2012 #11
Not a remake but the next in the series. 1-6 is out, 7's next. Won't that be fun? uppityperson Oct 2012 #13
Photoshop I just threw together pokerfan Oct 2012 #14

Dr. Strange

(25,896 posts)
2. Oh no!
Tue Oct 30, 2012, 04:53 PM
Oct 2012

If Lucas gives it to Disney, then there will be other directors in charge! Someone besides Lucas will be calling the shots!

Wait...


I am wholly in agreement with this move!

 

RomneyLies

(3,333 posts)
3. As if millions of nerds suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.
Tue Oct 30, 2012, 04:59 PM
Oct 2012

I fear something terrible has happened.

d_r

(6,907 posts)
6. I'll tell you why this is good.
Tue Oct 30, 2012, 05:24 PM
Oct 2012

I can be as skeptical of disney business men as anyone. but here is why i like this.

1. people may dislike disney as a huge mega company. but the one thing they do better than anyone is protect their properties, characters, legacy. no company maintains its history and archives better.

2. George Lucas is 68 years old. he has already said he is retiring.

3. there is already a close relationship with the star tours attractions in the parks. i love. love. love the annual star wars weekends in the fl. studios. super fun. well down. great for the fans and interacting. again. nobody takes care of their character properties than disney (employees not so much, but compare respect given to characters at wdw and at usf).

4. marvel and lucasfilm under one roof. i grew up reading marvel star wars comics. with disney having $ in both they are muchmore motivated to leverage synergy with new attractions.

5. geek dream. industrial light and magic and skywalker ranch and pixar under one roof.

6. cartoon network has really been letting clone wars down this year. i hope this gives feloni and crew new oppurtunities.

7. when i was a kid lucas said there would be 9 star wars films. the three original. then three from a generation past. and three from a generation future. lucas had given up on the last three and i figured i would never see them. now they will be made.

8. the live action boba fett sort of tv show has died. with all its channels disney may want to produce that content. maybe daniel logan will get the role. maybe aura sing will be in it. etc. it is fun to dream about and those dreams were dead yesterday.

i think people are afraid of jar jar binks running around in mickey ears. look. disney didn,t just pay 4 billion for that. that is a huge investment and they have the know how the media outlets the channels and the parks and the video games to leverage that investment. which means new content for us. this also makes george lucas a huge stockholder in disney which i se as good for the disney company.

this is great news. lots of possibilities.

d_r

(6,907 posts)
10. do you think it will be based on Thrawn trilogy?
Tue Oct 30, 2012, 08:09 PM
Oct 2012

I wonder if that would go over with movie audiences. But it has been decades since I read it so maybe I'm not giving it a fair shake.

 

FVZA_Colonel

(4,096 posts)
12. I swear I heard them mention a "popular book" being related to Ep. 7, and honestly,
Tue Oct 30, 2012, 08:29 PM
Oct 2012

the Thrawn trilogy is perhaps the one aspect of the EU that comes the closest to having no negative feelings at all (which, heading in the opposite direction, turn titanic with the mention of "Crystal Star" and "bug orgies.&quot

d_r

(6,907 posts)
15. yeah, I can see it
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 06:29 AM
Oct 2012

I wonder if it will be Han and Leah's kids.

I wonder if they could get Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher to be in it.

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