Star Wars: Episode VIII - Dec. 15th 2017

[Swisha]

Star Wars fans rejoice...

Disney acquires Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion, plans more Star Wars movies



Disney is already one of the biggest media companies around, and it's now set to become even bigger. The company announced late today that it's acquiring Lucasfilm Ltd., currently 100 percent owned by founder George Lucas, for $4.05 billion in a cash and stock deal. That of course includes the rights to both the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film franchises, as well as Lucasfilm properties like Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound. What's more, the press release announcing the deal also confirmed that Disney is now targeting 2015 for a release of Star Wars: Episode 7, and that its "long term plan is to release a new Star Wars feature film every two to three years." No word yet on a proper release of the original, original trilogy.

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[pyromaniax]

yea i was just reading about this, they have plans for 7 ,8 and 9, i hope they dont dissapoint

[nemisis]

Like the prequels didn't disappoint right? Jah Jah

[pyromaniax]

no they didnt.

[shogun]

This worries me.

*hopes these movies don't turn out to be, teen/tween filled turds, à la twilight*

[MG Man]

Star Wars fans rejoice...

a Star Wars fan, clearly you are not

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

wonder if Lucas will be involved in the upcoming episodes?

[ismithx]

he better be! else it wouldn't be star wars

[Swisha]

Star Wars fans rejoice...

a Star Wars fan, clearly you are not

never said i was

[MG Man]

hence my statement

[Mark!]

thus the obvious

[MG Man]

clearly clear

[W2J]

wonder if Lucas will be involved in the upcoming episodes?

[maj. tom]

So who will be the new Han Solo? Shia LaBeouf? I think this guy has the attitude and potential, with some training to be a Han Solo and a Rick Deckard.

[nos_specialist]

disney....star wars?....


i can see it now, small fairies, pink ponies....and songs every 10 minutes...

[maj. tom]

Hmmm... so instead of seeing the well known standard 20th Century Fox logo and sounds followed by a LucasFilms production before a Star Wars episode start, we're now going to see tinker bell fly her fairy dust ass over Disney World?

Surprised that News Corporation didn't buy it out instead. Did News Corporation sell its rights to Disney too? That's a lot of annual income from 20th Century Fox that they're going to lose.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

disney....star wars?....


i can see it now, small fairies, pink ponies....and songs every 10 minutes...

not really,

Disney also did TRON Legacy and Pirates of the Caribbean

[De Dragon]

disney....star wars?....


i can see it now, small fairies, pink ponies....and songs every 10 minutes...

not really,

Disney also did TRON Legacy and Pirates of the Caribbean

You don't pay just over $4 Billion for something, and then deviate from what made it worth that in the first place. Disney is smart enough to ensure that Lucas will have great involvement in any future films.

[JoKeR1980]

Also bear in mind Disney owns Marvel Studios...they haven't done so badly with that

[Sky]

I'm sure the beginning of the movies will have the same intros.
Disney now has the right to put them.
Blaring orchestra and flying text iwmc still.

BUT....7, 8 and 9 books boring jed
Have a reason Lucas leave them there.
Now Disney will either make boring movies, or deviate so much that the fan boys will boycott.

[De Dragon]

I'm sure the beginning of the movies will have the same intros.
Disney now has the right to put them.
Blaring orchestra and flying text iwmc still.

BUT....7, 8 and 9 books boring jed
Have a reason Lucas leave them there.
Now Disney will either make boring movies, or deviate so much that the fan boys will boycott.

Lucas' move is brilliant, sell the franchise for $4B, then rake in consultancy/directors fees for a few million more.

[[X]~Outlaw]

the evil empire wins

[.:PROZAC:..]

think Pirates of the Caribbean....in space!

[Les Bain]

Does this mean the only 3 Star Wars movies worth a damn will be heading into the Disney vault and dragged out every couple years for a new video format?

[GTcruzer]

Disney owns Pixar, Marvel Studios & now Lucasfilm.
To those talking bout seeing the fairy flying over Disney land etc. they never did that with Marvel's movies. Also read that Lucas would have his hand in the production of this new trilogy & they most likely won't be following from books since most of them aren't canon.

Also, you guys do realise that this means they have part ownership of Inidana Jones as well? Paramount (I think) has part ownership too.

[ismithx]

nah!!! allyuh fellas need to stop being on disney so. They have involved in a lot of high quality movies and videogames

[.:PROZAC:..]

[JoKeR1980]

^ rofl

[GTcruzer]

Lucas looking like, "HOLY SH*T! What have I done?!"

[Les Bain]

I wonder if this is Disney's giant ploy to secure all the copyrights to the clips used in Muppet Babies so it can finally be released as a video box set?