Speculation The Disney - Lucasfilm Relationship & EpVII Decision Making

The-Eternal-Hero · The-Eternal-Hero, Nov 6, 2012 at 4:48 PM

KilroyMcFadden said: ↑

GeneralCeel said: ↑

What I said above is in perfect fitting with the various "anti" groups that have formed among "fans" over the years. Anti-Special Edition. Anti-EU, Anti-Prequel.... now its going to be Anti-Disney...

The only anti-groups that have formed seemed to have done so in response to properties or entities that represent bad Star Wars efforts. I think that if Disney makes good Star Wars movies, they will not have anti-Disney groups form against them, with the possible exception of those who legitimately think George Lucas was good at making Star Wars movies and are resentful.

I legitimately think George Lucas was good at making Star Wars movies but I'm not resentful. It was a fun ride but now it's over, he's moved on. And I am looking forward to VII, it's something to anticipate. We'll never have a fantasy film as densely layered as TPM ever again, or a trilogy as strange/beautiful as the PT, or an animated series like TCW. But it's there, on the shelf, whenever I want to revisit it.

GeneralCeel · Nov 7, 2012

I don't understand how the man who created Star Wars can be accused of not making good Star Wars movies. By his very position as the creator of Star Wars, his work is the definition of what Star Wars is. If somebody doesn't like the movie (or the change to the movie), that’s fine by me (provided they can form a coherent, thoughtful argument to back the opinion.) But the claim “George Lucas doesn’t make good Star Wars,” doesn’t even make sense. A more logical explanation would be that the person making such a claim “doesn’t like Star Wars,” even if they think they do. Liking half of a franchise (or less) doesn’t really amount to “fan,” by any definition of the term.

Samurai-Jack · Samurai-Jack, Nov 9, 2012 at 2:45 AM

From Variety:'
Disney sees Q4 profits rise, touts Lucasfilm integration - Bob Iger says acquisition of 'Star Wars' brand will 'further fuel Disney's creative engine'

Marc Graser said:

When asked whether Disney could handle another major brand in its portfolio, Iger wasn't concerned about fitting Lucasfilm's assets into the mix.

"Six years after the Pixar acquisition, there's proof this brand's been handled effectively," Iger said. "We've demonstrated our ability to be ambidexterous. The 'Star Wars' brand doesn't need much help but benefits greatly from the release of a film. When we take over distribution of their films and are the owner of the brand, we're more focused on growing the brand than the third-party distributor was."

While 20th Century Fox still controls distribution rights for the "Star Wars" films that were made and any re-releases in 3D, "We did not factor in any need to acquire rights back from News Corp.," Iger said. "We may choose to explore that, but all value is going-forward value."

Toward that end, Iger said, "Lucas product will be co-branded with Disney's name on it."

Iger said he sees the Lucasfilm acquisition as a "great opportunity to infuse our stores with 'Star Wars' merchandise and grow our online business."

DM99 · DM99, Nov 9, 2012 at 3:29 AM

IT WILL fuel the pockets of disney managers and the anger of millions of fans.

Daft Vader · Daft Vader, Nov 9, 2012 at 4:02 AM

GeneralCeel said: ↑

Perhaps. Another part of me has always suspected that Lucas is more calculating than we guess. When asked about making more Star Wars over the years he's always denied, but I'm wondering if some of this was in the cards all along and he just tells us no keep the whole thing downplayed. If you say "yes" people expect something soon. I think he sometimes said "No" because his plans were a decade or more down the road, and subject to other matters falling into place. We're talking about a guy who has apparently saved everything he ever wrote, a guy who has micro managed Star Wars and his empire for decades. I don't see him leaving things to whim..

My sentiments exactly. I believe Episode VII is much further down the line than a lot of people are speculating. Lucas probably had in his mind a good 80-90% of ideas set for the new trilogy and as you said this is no doubt documented by him. This film will be out in 2015. I have no doubts about that and I think they are at the stage now where they are finalising the team to actually put this movie together. It is perfectly feasible that the story is more or less complete.

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