Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm Ltd. • Hacker News Board

This is effectively Lucas' slow decent into retirement; he's not actively directing Episode 7 but instead consulting. Say what you want about the movies and franchises, ILM and Skywalker Sound are gold standards created by a tech visionary.

Re: Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm Ltd.

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Post by rsync » Tue, Oct 30, 2012, 8:21 PM UTC

greedo wrote: post #9

Maybe now we'll see a BluRay version of ANH where Han shoots first...

You'll get nothing and like it.

Re: Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm Ltd.

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Post by noonespecial » Tue, Oct 30, 2012, 8:21 PM UTC

robbiet480 wrote: post #2

Star Wars Episode 7 will come out in 2015. They also acquired all of the assets including Indiana Jones, Star Wars, ILM, LucasArts and Skywalker Sound

I feel a great disturbance in the force, as if... Sigh. I can't even make the joke. I fear the Jarjification of all I held dear as a child. Sad panda.

Re: Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm Ltd.

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Post by cadr » Tue, Oct 30, 2012, 8:22 PM UTC

antr wrote: post #5

robbiet480 wrote: post #2

Star Wars Episode 7 will come out in 2015. They also acquired all of the assets including Indiana Jones, Star Wars, ILM, LucasArts and Skywalker Sound

I'm no media/film expert, but this sounds like a great acquisition for Disney. The current library/brands and Disney's distribution can squeeze any cash left from past movies/brands. Going forward this can be a true money-printing machine. Lets just hope they acknowledge the internet is the retail distribution channel of today. Also, funny how life works. Pixar, a spin-off of Lucasfilm back in the 90's "acquires" Luc…

> Am I right in saying that Disney's movie division is headed/managed by the Pixar guys?

Sort of. John Lasseter is head of creative at both Pixar and Disney Animation. I think Disney may have other movie divisions.

Re: Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm Ltd.

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Post by psycho » Tue, Oct 30, 2012, 8:22 PM UTC

Wow, got gooseflesh on reading this news.

Re: Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm Ltd.

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Post by antr » Tue, Oct 30, 2012, 8:23 PM UTC

stcredzero wrote: post #10

antr wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm no media/film expert, but this sounds like a great acquisition for Disney. The current library/brands and Disney's distribution can squeeze any cash left from past movies/brands. Going forward this can be a true money-printing machine. Lets just hope they acknowledge the internet is the retail distribution channel of today. Also, funny how life works. Pixar, a spin-off of Lucasfilm back in the 90's "acquires" Luc…

What about a Pixar animated Star Wars movie?

i get goosebumps just thinking of it

Re: Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm Ltd.

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Post by padobson » Tue, Oct 30, 2012, 8:23 PM UTC

Disney paid $4B for Lucasfilm.

Six years ago, they paid $7B for Pixar.[1]

Pixar used to be a subsidiary of Lucasfilm.

This means that John Lasseter is now going to have control of all of the assets that allowed him to get into making movies in the first place.

[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixar#Acquisition_by_Disney

Re: Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm Ltd.

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Post by rsync » Tue, Oct 30, 2012, 8:24 PM UTC

stcredzero wrote: post #10

antr wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm no media/film expert, but this sounds like a great acquisition for Disney. The current library/brands and Disney's distribution can squeeze any cash left from past movies/brands. Going forward this can be a true money-printing machine. Lets just hope they acknowledge the internet is the retail distribution channel of today. Also, funny how life works. Pixar, a spin-off of Lucasfilm back in the 90's "acquires" Luc…

What about a Pixar animated Star Wars movie?

1. Get off my lawn

2. Die in a Fire