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[Marty Chinn]

Learn to listen. Lucasfilm don't hold the full rights to Indiana Jones, so it couldn't be factored.

I did listen. They said that. I didn't clarify it, but they said it.

 

[StMeph]

I feel like I woke up in an alternate reality

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[Femmeworth]

You can't seriously be talking shit about Kennedy as producer.

She's produced a lot of Spielberg's gems.

I'm required to hate anyone associated with that abomination of a film.

 

[TAJ]

It's going to be weird seeing a Star Wars movie without the 20th Century Fox logo.

Lucas shopped the prequels around to other distributors.

 

[Mxrz]

Learn to listen. Lucasfilm don't hold the full rights to Indiana Jones, so it couldn't be factored.

Is he safe or not?

Childhood in the balance.

 

[Rentahamster]

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Ha, Fox are screwed going forward. No deals for future films. Oh shit.

 

[Emitan]

I'm required to hate anyone associated with that abomination of a film.

Agreed.

 

[Warm Machine]

I'm a little disappointed they don't seem to want to pursue Indiana Jones at all.

Indiana Jones is Harrison Ford and vice versa. Star Wars is whoever they need to be in it.

 

[Gemüsepizza]

Star Wars: Episode 7 - In 3D! Nice.

 

[Jezan]

Disney buying Lucasfilm makes me think that Star Wars worlds/characters will make an appearance in the Kingdom Hearts games.

Star Wars vs Tron imagine the sfx! <3

So does this mean we will also get Guardians of the Galaxy Far Away?

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

''Now smile for the camera, fat man.''

 

[Delusibeta]

Any news on LucasArts yet? More specifically, will they finally re-release more of back catalogue point & click games?

 

[jtb]

Ha, Fox are screwed going forward. No deals for future films. Oh shit.

Don't think they ever made much money off of Star Wars anyways. They didn't finance the films, they only distributed them.

 

[Sec0nd]

Isn't 4 billion extremely cheap? I would've guessed Star Wars alone to be 5-6 billion and ILM about 1 or 2? Not that I'm an economic expert or anything.

 

[TheKaeptain]

I want a Spielberg Star Wars.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

I'm required to hate anyone associated with that abomination of a film.

Bah, our effects at least were awesome in that. ;P

 

[Seda]

Any news on LucasArts yet? More specifically, will they finally re-release more of back catalogue point & click games?

Only thing they said was focus on social and mobile, more discussion here --->http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=497718

 

[Shard]

BenKuchera &#8207;@BenKuchera

Fox does not have future distribution rights to Star Wars. All future films will be co-branded Lucas / Disney.

 

[Polari]

Biggest shitstorm of my life.

Nintendo still has a market cap of $18 billion, not going to happen unless they collapse completely and Disney sees some value in their assets for merchandising.

 

[TAJ]

Most over exaggerated response to a post in GAF history?

Why wouldn't one of the biggest special effect houses in Hollywood be worth that price?

Because effects houses work on the slimmest of margins and those margins are eaten by downtime and underbidding?

 

[BFIB]

Can't wait for the SportsCenter/Star Wars promotional crossovers.

"The Empire Strikes Backbackbackbackbackbackback"

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Is he safe or not?

Childhood in the balance.

Unknown, they said it's too complicated at the moment and are focusing only on Star Wars for the foreseeable future.
Basically Paramount must have a deal in place with Indy, while Fox have nothing in Star Wars.

 

[Martian]

What exactly does this mean? Can't say I know much about LucasFilms. Havent seen SW or anything.

Is this bad? How?

 

[Fabrik]

That's some big news!

But if they don't choose a competent director with a strong vision I don't have much hope if John Carter is any indication.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Where are you all seeing this conference? Link?

 

[isny]

Any news on LucasArts yet? More specifically, will they finally re-release more of back catalogue point & click games?

Disney stated in the call that they want to focus on mobile and social networking games and less on console/pc games.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

What exactly does this mean? Can't say I know much about LucasFilms. Havent seen SW or anything.

Is this bad? How?

Never seen Star Wars?

What planet do you live on, Mars?

 

[entremet]

Henson, then Marvel, now Lucasfilm. Man, Disney is really in the nostalgia business.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Where are you all seeing this conference? Link?

It was an audio conference. It's over now.

 

[MisterHero]

If only they could bring Star Wars back to its original glory. By which I mean the small period in 1996 when it was the original films but cleaned up and made to look nice, before Episode I came along and totally fucked it all up by introducing the originals to the idea of "retconning".

In 1996-7 it was Special Edition and Shadows of the Empire as a big multimedia project. The Outrider even made it into the Episode IV.

 

[CorrisD]

Where are you all seeing this conference? Link?

It was a conference call so just audio and it finished a few minutes ago.

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

Ha, Fox are screwed going forward. No deals for future films. Oh shit.

It's okay, they still have AH-VAH-DAH

 

[Jezan]

That's like four instagrams.

EDIT:

Beaten like Facebook's stock price.

Lol.

I hope this means we get better films. Please Disney!

 

[isny]

Henson, then Marvel, now Lucasfilm. Man, Disney is really in the nostalgia business.

They don't own Henson.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

It was an audio conference. It's over now.

Alright. But they mentioned the original trilogy is up in the air? To me the biggest news of this was that Disney might release the original, untouched, Holy Trilogy.

 

[Jintor]

Leia's a Disney Princess now

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Alright. But they mentioned the original trilogy is up in the air? To me the biggest news of this was that Disney might release the original, untouched, Holy Trilogy.

They would have to work something out with FOX.

 

[SmithnCo]

What exactly does this mean? Can't say I know much about LucasFilms. Havent seen SW or anything.

Is this bad? How?

You haven't seen Star Wars. Wow.

But anyway, we can only hope this new trilogy is better than 1-3. I have some hope now.

 

[MrCunningham]

Learn to listen. Lucasfilm don't hold the full rights to Indiana Jones, so it couldn't be factored.

There goes my dreams of an Indiana Jones/ Duck Tales crossover... darn.

Ha, Fox are screwed going forward. No deals for future films. Oh shit.

I swear, this is some sort of payback for Fox keeping the rights to the X-Men movie franchise.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

They would have to work something out with FOX.

All Disney would have to do is show Fox how much money they could make with it. I am sure Fox would jump at it, as long as Lucas is not involved.

 

[Kitschkraft]

Honestly am shell shocked...fuck me.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

OK so Disney needs to work out something with FOX re: Indiana Jones and the prior Star Wars movies if I'm correct then?

This thread moves so quick.

 

[Kareha]

Maybe Disney will release a Blu-ray box set of the original trilogy in their complete untouched goodness.

 

[Tobor]

Disney is stacked with major franchises now. They can just print money going forward.

 

[entremet]

They don't own Henson.

Well the Muppets, right? Arguably the Henson's companies biggest IP.

 

[jett]

ILM isn't going to become Disney-owned studios exclusive, is it?

 

[shamanick]

I'm probably not the first person to say this

HOLY FUCKING SHIT

 

[CF_Fighter]

Lucas himself speaking on the acquisition

 

[richiek]

Disney has alot of success with their "only out for a limited time before it goes back in the vault" with their home video releases of their animated classics. I'm sure they can do the same thing with unaltered SW films.

Also, since ILM is now a Disney company, I wonder if that means they can work on Iron Man 3 now.