ShinGamix 1 Report post Posted October 31, 2012 Yes, it's happening. George Lucas has passed the baton over to Disney, who bought Lucasfilm for $4 billion. And along with that, Disney plans on continuing the Star Wars franchise, beginning with Episode VII in 2015, and making another installment every 2-3 years. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2012/10/30/disney-star-wars-lucasfilm/1669739/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
totalsticks 1 Report post Posted November 5, 2012 To be honest, I'm excited, and nervous at the same time. Here you have one of (if not) THE biggest and most iconic franchises in film history, with a deep and rich community in Star Wars. And you have the mass-market family giant of Disney. What I'm excited for, I suppose, is seeing the story continue in an official manner. Sure, there's metric tonnes of media that continue or even pre-date the story itself, but all not necessarily Lucas' vision. Personally, a small part of me died after Episode 3, when you realized that it was going to be the last movie in the series, as Lucas had stated he was no longer going to be working on any more Star Wars movies, and would not be allowing anyone else to as well. Apparently he had a change of heart. Yay!? That brings me to my nervousness. I am concerned, that while Disney does have the ability to turn out blockbusters such as the Avengers, and their numerous Pixar clones, they tend to play middle-field, trying to appeal to the largest audience they possibly can. While that can be great for the pocketbooks, I think its possible that it can compromise the story itself. I could go into great detail about why, but its better to point you to someone else who actually has an article written up on it. Read, if you desire, or not. :) http://tinyurl.com/7a9ou3d TLDR; I love it, I just hope Disney doesnt trample on the story many of us have grown to love, all in the pursuit of maximum profits (which will be enormous enough). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marked 197 Report post Posted November 5, 2012 I'm not a fan of either, but I don't think Disney will ruin it anymore than the original creators will ruin. Both carry the same risks of ruining the story, only people have the perception that because the original creators aren't creating that they will do worse. Even if the next movies are terrible, you still have the past anyway. Its like crash bandicoot when I was younger, I loved the first few and even though some of them were terrible, the first ones are still classics. The whole concept of star wars seems uncreative to me. No offense to anyone :P I cannot recall a single movie so call me uninformed.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
totalsticks 1 Report post Posted November 5, 2012 lol, Marked. I agree that Lucas did enough damage on his own to the franchise. Midi-chlorians? Pfft.. Jar Jar Binks? HAH! As for the uncreative bit, perhaps its only uncreative anymore because the market has been over-saturated with generally the same content year after year, after year, after... you get my point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
