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Disney acquiring LucasFilm for 4.05 billion dollars
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megamerican
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It was a smart move by Lucas to cash out now. You could sense the property was seriously starting to wane.
And the best thing for the franchise would be getting it away from Lucas.
I think it's a good move for all involved, just slightly concerning with how IP Disney now owns. Staggering almost.
And the best thing for the franchise would be getting it away from Lucas.
I think it's a good move for all involved, just slightly concerning with how IP Disney now owns. Staggering almost.
Hot Coldman
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You know what must happen. Pixar Presents: Secret of Monkey Island: The Movie.
Childhoods were raped with EP1-3. Disney can't possibly do any worse.. so I'll take it. Plus I"m a big Disney fan.. I go to Dland like 100+ times a year.
fml
Hot Coldman
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Disney now own the rights to Grim Fandango.
Disney could create their own Smash Bros clone with the literally hundreds of characters they now own.
(to be honest, they could before)
Hot Coldman
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Hopefully they just shitcan Lucasarts as a publisher and have their gaming division take over duties in 1313. And let Telltale make more Monkey Island.
That's the way I feel as well. It's just a personal pet peeve seeing that phrase as the de facto knee-jerk reaction to anything online that has to do with rebooting or continuing old franchises.
Can anyone really retire on just 2 billion nowadays?
I don't think it was about the money really. Yeah it's nice to have for him but I think he just wanted a good home for his baby like he said.
Anticitizen One
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Disney should buy sega, apple, and DC comics and become the ULTIMATE company
Hot Coldman
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Plus the House of Mouse have been courting Lucas for decades now, it's about time the old fuck finally put out
I know I could.
Putting the money in a checking account earning 1% interest rate gives you an income of $20 million a year. I might be able to get by with that!
Hypereides
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Disney acquiring Lucasfilms isnt that much of a shock to me... but this:
Oh boy... Thats a catastrophe and collision course in the making.
Oh boy... Thats a catastrophe and collision course in the making.
Hot Coldman
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Bond movies are on a similar cycle, and they're better than ever.
The key here is self-contained stories.
DrForester
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I felt like this when Disney got hold of Henson, but then "The Muppets" was amazing. I'm optimistic.
Monkey Island/Pirates of the Caribbean cross-over.
It's like Lucas can never escape the draw of Disney:
-In the 80s, he sold Pixar to Steve Jobs to pony up some money for a divorce
-Pixar later works with Disney to make Toy Story
-Lucas Films make countless movies until recently where the eventually are acquired by Disney
-In the 80s, he sold Pixar to Steve Jobs to pony up some money for a divorce
-Pixar later works with Disney to make Toy Story
-Lucas Films make countless movies until recently where the eventually are acquired by Disney
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Disney on its inexorable march to monopolise all media, forever.
TheLaughingMan
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I'm all down for this! 
The George Lucas Star Wars movies were amazing as hell. Hopefully, Disney does a great job with this licence ^^
The George Lucas Star Wars movies were amazing as hell. Hopefully, Disney does a great job with this licence ^^
Star Wars 7: The Curse of the Grand Admiral Thrawn
from the director of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy
I figured if he made disney 3 bilion dollars with a lame ride from disney, imagine how much money he would made with a beloved scifi franchise!
from the director of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy
I figured if he made disney 3 bilion dollars with a lame ride from disney, imagine how much money he would made with a beloved scifi franchise!
and imagine how badly the movies would suck
Vulcano's assistant
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Guybrush in Pirates of the Caribbean 5?
What's funny is that Pixar already have a 'Day of the Dead' film in development.
GamePnoy74
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New TV drama on ABC:
'Cloud City', starring Billy Dee Williams.
Make it happen, Disney. =)
'Cloud City', starring Billy Dee Williams.
Make it happen, Disney. =)
Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
It truly is the end.
TheLaughingMan
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Funnily enough I thought it was April Fool's Day
Tell us more oh great sage. LOL
Well, GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pixar_films#In_production
The Untitled Pixar Movie About Día de los Muertos[4]
TBA Lee Unkrich TBA Darla K. Anderson
It's a fair statement considering how well Disney has handled Marvel and the muppets, and how poorly Lucas has handled Star Wars the past 20 years.
Rocket Punch
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STAR WARS EPISODE VII: MAY THE MOUSE BE WITH YOU
Nizz
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Been about an hour or two yet I'm still shocked by this news. Honestly, this has been probably the most excited I've been for news relating to Star Wars that I've been in a long time.
There's so much potential here for a new Star Wars movie with new blood working on it. There has to be all sorts of writers and directors drooling with ideas for a new film.
And now technically ILM can be the Marvel movie's in-house effects studio right? I know ILM lost the chance to work on Iron Man 3 but after that ILM can do the work from now till forever.
There's so much potential here for a new Star Wars movie with new blood working on it. There has to be all sorts of writers and directors drooling with ideas for a new film.
And now technically ILM can be the Marvel movie's in-house effects studio right? I know ILM lost the chance to work on Iron Man 3 but after that ILM can do the work from now till forever.
Technosteve
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Lucas's exwife is going to get a lot of cash.
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