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    Star Wars: Side Projects


    http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/disn...-wars-creator/
    Disney has just confirmed that it has agreed to acquire George Lucas’ Lucasfilm Ltd, and that includes rights to the Star Wars franchise. The companies have also targeted a 2015 release for Star Wars: Episode 7. The stock and cash transaction is worth an estimated $4.05 billion. MORE TO COME

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    Yay more Plinkett Reviews of Star Wars films.

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    Fuck, JarJar singalong time. -.-

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    Star Wars 7 in 2015 (that's quick...) makes you wonder what Lucasfilm already had in the pipeline regarding SW7 (8/9/???).

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    Cant be worse than prequels.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SDSD View Post
    Star Wars 7 in 2015 (that's quick...) makes you wonder what Lucasfilm already had in the pipeline regarding SW7 (8/9/???).
    I haven't read the sw books so I don't remember the name of the trilogy, but there's one where Luke goes to the dark side and then comes back at the end. For years (even before 1-3 came out) I've always heard that was what Lucas originally planned for 7-9 (not sure if the trilogy is canon or if the writer heard that and came up with what he thought would have happened).

    [edit] outside of the SW universe, I think this is a good move for disney. I think they got a bump in finances when they bought marvel, so I think they're on the right track.

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    Expanded universe could work. I actually like it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by arus2001 View Post
    Fuck, JarJar singalong time. -.-
    You realize Disney is behind all of the Marvel movies in recent years, right? This is a good thing.

    Lucas will have creative supervision, but not control.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ksandra View Post
    I haven't read the sw books so I don't remember the name of the trilogy, but there's one where Luke goes to the dark side and then comes back at the end. For years (even before 1-3 came out) I've always heard that was what Lucas originally planned for 7-9 (not sure if the trilogy is canon or if the writer heard that and came up with what he thought would have happened).

    [edit] outside of the SW universe, I think this is a good move for disney. I think they got a bump in finances when they bought marvel, so I think they're on the right track.
    Do you mean the Thrawn trilogy? Those are definitely the strongest of the novels but Luke doesn't go full on dark side.

    There's also the Dark Empire trilogy of comics where Luke falls to the power of the dark side, temporarily, ending up as the commander of the Imperial Fleet.

    Hopefully the new movie doesn't go around blowing up canon established through novels/comics. Some of them are quite good.

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    Yay it's out of the hands of the batshit insane man.
    Though, being Disney, doubt we'll see the proper versions of 4-6 released. If we get Jar-Jar 2.0 though, Disney will probably be slightly more capable of not fucking it up.

    However, I am considerably worried about the growing size of Disney's pop culture portfolio. This will only strengthen the urge for them to push something that makes the Mickey Mouse Protection Act look like small beans. (And Steamboat Willie's current term is up in right about a decade, tick tock on movement.)

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    There are a number of directions this could go in the expanded universe. I would not be very surprised if they followed some of the Young Jedi Knight plotlines - it has everything, and it helps target the youth audience as well. There's a Chewie clone, some romance, some turnan' to the dark side, etc.

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    Just as long as there's no Star Wars in my Kingdom Hearts D:

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    Mixed emotions...happy/scared lol. Hopefully they wont completely butcher this like 1-3

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    Imagine if they tapped Whedon to direct. Probably won't happen, but holy shit if it did.

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    Good news is no more Lucas fucking it up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bechyni View Post
    Mixed emotions...happy/scared lol. Hopefully they wont completely butcher this like 1-3
    this. not sure how i feel on this

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    disney had a careful hand in the avengers movie and the current lineup of marvel movies
    I can trust them with this, theyve already proven that listening to the fans and hiring the biggest nerds possible is the right thing to do

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