Wonder if they'll get a seasoned director for Star Wars 7, or if they'll go with a controllable newcomer like Sony did with Amazing Spider Man.
Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm Ltd.
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Re: Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm Ltd.
#32Earlier 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?
Star Story; Yuck
Re: Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm Ltd.
#33> I’ve always believed that Star Wars could live beyond me, and I thought it was important to set up the transition during my lifetime. 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.
I didn't know there was an episode 7 in the works...
They just announced it as part of the acquisition as per my comment below
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#34> I’ve always believed that Star Wars could live beyond me, and I thought it was important to set up the transition during my lifetime. 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.
I didn't know there was an episode 7 in the works...
It's buried in the press release. Episode 7 in 2015.
Re: Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm Ltd.
#35Disney 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
Let's not forget they paid that 7 billion in 2006. I can almost see this as Disney trying to replace the eye for talent and negotiating power they lost in Steve Jobs' passing, along with an amazing IP acquisition. Edit: Thought of better terms than "creative force".
Steve Jobs wasn't ever really a "creative force" at Disney.
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#36> I’ve always believed that Star Wars could live beyond me, and I thought it was important to set up the transition during my lifetime. 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.
I didn't know there was an episode 7 in the works...
Even more shocking:
"That will be followed by Episodes 8 and 9 – and our long term plan is to release a new Star Wars feature film every two to three years"
Re: Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm Ltd.
#37This means that Disney now controls Marvel, Pixar, LucasArts, ABC, ESPN, A+E, Disney Channel plus all their own original content and of course the parks and merchandising rights for everything stated above. Those businesses most likely control the top 10 film franchises of the last few years. This is a pretty insane acquisition.
Therefore, it should be noted that they directly, or via tacit gatekeeping, have a huge amount of influence on our public dialog and cultural messaging.
Marvel, Pixar, LucasArts, ABC, ESPN, A+E, Disney Channel, and associated merchandising. I'm not sure how much "control" over our "public dialog" this really implies. I'm the parent of two very normal middle aged children and, while they're certainly exposed to some of this IP, I'd contest that it has much "influence" over them.
Google has much more control over our public dialog than Disney does.
Re: Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm Ltd.
#38Jar Jar Disney Christmas
Re: Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm Ltd.
#39This means that Disney now controls Marvel, Pixar, LucasArts, ABC, ESPN, A+E, Disney Channel plus all their own original content and of course the parks and merchandising rights for everything stated above. Those businesses most likely control the top 10 film franchises of the last few years. This is a pretty insane acquisition.
Most of these companies are a conglomerate of entertainment subsidiaries - i.e. Viacom (Paramount, MTV, Nickelodeon), Time Warner, NBC Universal / Comcast.
That said, Disney has seen a pretty steady increase in revenue (~5-6%) over the past few years.
Re: Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm Ltd.
#40It means they bought LucasArts too. Not that LucasArts were great in the last decade or so but Disney sucks as a "parent" for game dev companies (RIP Blackrock).