Disney buys Star Wars franchise rights for $4 billion. Episode 7 in 2015!

• ou1980

  http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-news/press-releases/2012/10/disney-acquire-lucasfilm-ltd
  
  Episode VII coming in 2015!
• wes_mantooth

  

  sweet. Hope it is as awesome as the last three abortions
• gorocks99

  

  
• justincredible

  

  gorocks99;1308162 wrote:

  This.
• thavoice

  I think it is pretty cool they are coming out with another one, dont know about disney doing it though. Thought EP III was pretty good. I...eh, II not too bad. THere was a reason why they started the movies at IV...the story was better.
  
  Have not read the books but I bet the story going forward could be pretty good.
• gut

  i read a few of the subsequent books. Been so long I can't really remember much, but I think they were fairly entertaining. Of course, hard to say because I think there are a bunch of books out there along the theme but not officially part of the series.
  
  Vader and the Emperor are dead. That's kind of a crippling blow.
  
  Anyway, I'm a big fan (at least of IV and V)...will watch.
• TedSheckler

  

  Admiral Thrawn would have to be the antagonist post vader and emperor.
• believer

  

  Great. I hope Disney maintains the Lucas integrity and won't make the movie Goofy.
• LJ

  

  I really hope Jar Jar is the hero
• Laley23

  

  I enjoyed 3. 4-6 are classics. 1-2 are bad. I think 7 could be good or it could suck. With Disney in charge, I'm thinking it won't be that great. If they don't worry about their image of the movie with their name behind it, it could be pretty solid.
  
  One things for sure though...this will make a shit ton of $$$$
• said_aouita

  

  Neat.
• said_aouita

  

  Hope they bring Dark Helmet back.
  
  
• believer

  

  I hear Goofy is playing Jarr Jar Binks and Donald Duck returns as Duck Vader.
• SportsAndLady

  

  said_aouita;1308201 wrote:Hope they bring Dark Helmet back.
  
  

  TIL that actor hasn't been in a movie since 1997.
• believer

  

  [video=youtube;Drkh0YLF8rI][/video]
• ou1980

  You guys are forgetting one big thing when you say the 7th film will suck just because Disney is in charge....
  
  Disney bought Marvel Studios BEFORE "The Avengers" came out, and we all know how that film turned out...
• ou1980

  Reading more into this, Disney now owns the entire Indiana Jones franchise now...
  
  
  http://finance.yahoo.com/news/disney-buying-lucasfilm-4-05-billion-200845002--finance.html
• believer

  

  ou1980;1308221 wrote:Reading more into this, Disney now owns the entire Indiana Jones franchise now...
  
  
  http://finance.yahoo.com/news/disney-buying-lucasfilm-4-05-billion-200845002--finance.html

  Do they also now own Harrison Ford by default?
• Anna-Town

  I hope they make an Episode 3.5 - So much happens between Vader being "born" at the end of 3 and episode 4.
• Mooney44Cards

  

  The interesting tidbits to me:
  
  -They said they'll be coming out with a Star Wars movie every 2-3 years
  -Lucas has said "its time to pass the torch to a new generation of filmmakers" thank god
  -episodes 7-9 are already written
  
  Disney has treated its acquisitions pretty well (Pixar, Marvel) and I actually have more hope for whatever Disney Star Wars would come out than for the last three movies. Especially since Disney has resources like Pixar to help with story development.
• jordo212000

  

  Interested to see where they take the series
• jmog

  Anna-Town;1308233 wrote:I hope they make an Episode 3.5 - So much happens between Vader being "born" at the end of 3 and episode 4.

  You mean Luke and Leia? Vader was a young adult in Ep 3.
• Terry_Tate

  

  jmog;1308252 wrote:You mean Luke and Leia? Vader was a young adult in Ep 3.

  I'm guessing he means when Anakin becomes Vader as Vader being "born" to where he is so powerful in A New Hope.
• ptown_trojans_1

  

  Mooney44Cards;1308236 wrote:The interesting tidbits to me:
  
  -They said they'll be coming out with a Star Wars movie every 2-3 years
  -Lucas has said "its time to pass the torch to a new generation of filmmakers" thank god
  -episodes 7-9 are already written
  
  Disney has treated its acquisitions pretty well (Pixar, Marvel) and I actually have more hope for whatever Disney Star Wars would come out than for the last three movies. Especially since Disney has resources like Pixar to help with story development.

  Yeah, read that too. Also says Disney is willing to dive into Sci-fi again even after the disaster that was John Carter.
• gut

  Leaia starts getting Jedi training. Oh, was that a spoiler?