Seems entirely likely that Lucas is just getting older and just is tired and doesn't want to deal with it anymore. It's not like he's not already outrageously rich. It may have been a comparatively low price, but what is a man already going to do with that much money?
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Disney acquiring LucasFilm for 4.05 billion dollars
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Seems entirely likely that Lucas is just getting older and just is tired and doesn't want to deal with it anymore. It's not like he's not already outrageously rich. It may have been a comparatively low price, but what is a man already going to do with that much money?
It does seem very cheap. My old company, a HR company, was aquired for $1.2Billion by IBM. $4B seems kind of low.
GitarooMan
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So they have a treatment for the 3 movies already, I guess that's not surprising.
Chet Rippo
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What I've been waiting for!
Devolution
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Does Lucas still have creative control?
Everyone pitched a shitfit when Disney acquired Pixar but they effectively remained the same company.
Everyone pitched a shitfit when Disney acquired Pixar but they effectively remained the same company.
IdreamofHIME
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Sounds like all they wanted was Star Wars, everything else is getting shoved a side while they enjoy their new toy.
Poor Indy...and Red Tails.
Poor Indy...and Red Tails.
Face it Tiger..
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Wait a minute?!
Imagine a Spider-Man or Iron Man game or for heaven's sake a Marvel Cosmic game on Star Wars 1313 engine?!
My pants are imaginarily soiled.
Or Marvel Cosmic X Star Wars comic..
Imagine a Spider-Man or Iron Man game or for heaven's sake a Marvel Cosmic game on Star Wars 1313 engine?!
My pants are imaginarily soiled.
Or Marvel Cosmic X Star Wars comic..
RatskyWatsky
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They'll edit them if they're shit. Believe.
oh boy!
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I wonder if Disney will buy Ghibli someday?
Let's hope not.
In all honestly dude and after giving this some thought WHO THE FUCK EVEN CARES?
Reboot that shit! There is nothing involved that is so precious that it should act as an intellectual obsticle to new content. What I love about the universe is that it's thousands and thousands of years old. Need some breathing space for a new story. Pick an empty millenia and put your story there.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Just imagine how much the prequels could have made if Lucas hadn't been involved.
BattleMonkey
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According to Forbes Lucas has made more from ILM and THX than the star wars properties.
Probably. Miyazaki has such a tight relationship with Lasseter.
IdreamofHIME
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No. Lucas appointed Kathleen Kennedy to be in full control of Lucasarts after the acquisition.
Yes, but in that case the Comics are canon and the films are just fun to watch, but not a part of the "canon storyline".
In the case of Star Wars the movies were always true Canon, with the official adult Novels and Comics one step below. Then video games and other media a step below that.
The novels were the second highest canon, now SW fans will need to decide if the movies are still "real" canon or if the novels take precedence.
For Marvel it is easy, Comics came first, so you can ignore the movie if you want. For Star Wars the movies came first. Hard to ignore what has been considered canon for 20 years though.
WyndhamPrice
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If they're trying to get the next movie out by 2015 (and the next two out every other year) I would hope they have their shit together on that end.
SpeedySwaf
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Guardians of the Galaxy get sent back in time, and end up far, far away...Or Marvel Cosmic X Star Wars comic..
Ghibli won't be worth much once Miyazaki and Takahata are gone, LOL.
MrCunningham
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Not too hard to believe when you look at the sales figures of Kinect Star Wars....
Was mentioned as well in the conference call by saying the studio/films only made up a quarter of Lucsaflim's money.. Always figured that was the case. Those were always the biggest outcome of the creation of Star Wars.
Kathleen Kennedy having creative control won't help any more than Lucas having control will...
Devolution
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fallengorn
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TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Dumbest post in GAF history?
lazybones18
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LaBeouf can take the mantle!
Interfectum
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Ok so how long before Disney buys Blizzard?
Not for sale.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I hope they call it "Star Wars 7" a la Mario Kart or Windows... Just to see nerds rage.
SquiddyCracker
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Star Wars Episode 7 to annihilate 20 years of Extended Universe canon?
Buddha Beam
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This is crazzzzzy news. My jaw dropped when I saw the headline. Still don't know what to think.
On the one hand, I have to admit that I trust Disney to make a better Star Wars film than Lucas... They've more or less down right by the Marvel flicks.
On the other hand, I really don't like a company like Disney acquiring... well... everything. Just on principal.
On the one hand, I have to admit that I trust Disney to make a better Star Wars film than Lucas... They've more or less down right by the Marvel flicks.
On the other hand, I really don't like a company like Disney acquiring... well... everything. Just on principal.
AHA-Lambda
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I'm kinda shocked at this actually, the Marvel acquisition was 4 billion for comparison.
I don't know if it is really that cheap, Star Wars apparently equals ALL of Marvel. Just saying.
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