Disney making new STAR WARS movies

[starjammer]

Disney have bought Lucasfilm and the Star Wars property and plan to release Episode 7 in 2015, followed by a whole succession of new movies.

http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disn...-lucasfilm-ltd

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Donald Duck the Jedi

[Miburo]

So Lucas is finally selling out in the literal sense. Guess it's the only way he had left to do

[Barn]

**** that stupid prick lucas.

1+2 were ****ing disasters, he ruined the whole series

[Sin City]

[talip bin osman]

**** that stupid prick lucas.

1+2 were ****ing disasters, he ruined the whole series

agreed...

the knights of the old republic RPG were superior in terms of narrative and content TBH...

[Mike Tyson77]

oh well, i been waiting like 20 years for episode 7. I mean the Empire still has a fleet of star destroyers and troops all over the galaxy. The war continues. . .

[Barn]

you mean 4 & 5? 6 also wasn't that great....

but it seems like disney is taking over... marvel comics and now lucasfilm. plus they have pixar...

phantom menace/clone wars i mean by 1 +2.

[Slip Stream]

I think Lucas' logic is sound, Star Wars is going to live beyond him, but this way he has some control over the outcome as he's selling it now while he's living. Think about how things would have fared had he died suddenly? I'm sure he has a battalion of lawyers and such that would carry out his last wishes, but who could do it better than he could? The Star Wars franchise was and is going to be inevitably interpreted by a new generation of story tellers, and yes, their take on Lucas' myth will be different, but different doesn't have to be worse.

I grew up with Lucas' movies and I remember how they thrilled and inspired my imagination. I could wish no better fate for these characters and stories than to be passed on to the next generation. Hope Disney will do them some justice, and I have a feeling that they'll outlive Disney too....

[Barn]

agreed...

the knights of the old republic RPG were superior in terms of narrative and content TBH...

that's my favourite game ever

played through about 4 times doing all the mini quests i could each time.