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Disney buys LucasFilm ! O_O

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Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#1 - 2012-10-30 20:33:46 UTC
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/10/30/mickey-meet-yoda-disney-to-buy-lucasfilm-for-4-05-billion/?

Walt Disney this afternoon announced a deal to buy Lucasfilm from Star Wars director and film pioneer George Lucas for $4.05 billion in cash and stock.

Under terms of the deal, Lucas will be paid half in cash and half in the form of about 40 million Disney shares.

“Lucasfilm reflects the extraordinary passion, vision, and storytelling of its founder, George Lucas,” Disney CEO Robert Iger said in a statement. “This transaction combines a world-class portfolio of content including Star Wars, one of the greatest family entertainment franchises of all time, with Disney’s unique and unparalleled creativity across multiple platforms, businesses, and markets to generate sustained growth and drive significant long-term value.”

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Shalua Rui
Rui Freelance Mining
#2 - 2012-10-30 20:42:16 UTC
Great...Star Wars remakes/sequels here we come... *sighs*

"ginger forum goddess, space gypsy and stone nibbler extraordinaire!" Shalua Rui - CEO and founder of Rui Freelance Mining (RFLM)
Zimmy Zeta
Perkone
Caldari State
#3 - 2012-10-30 20:44:59 UTC
Shalua Rui wrote:
Great...Star Wars remakes/sequels here we come... *sighs*


It's gonna be worse.

Star Wars with dancing Ewoks singing Phil Collins songs....

I'd like to apologize for the poor quality of the post above and sincerely hope you didn't waste your time reading it. Yes, I do feel bad about it.
Destination SkillQueue
Doomheim
#4 - 2012-10-30 21:28:53 UTC
I would be worried, if Lucas hadn't already given up on star wars and driven the franchise in to the ground. It was the correct decision to let others handle it from now on and disney is as good of an owner as any of the alternatives. At least now the franchise is going to have some kind of a future and the fans have something concrete to look forward to.
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#5 - 2012-10-30 21:34:08 UTC
I realized this means Disney has the rights to Indiana Jones........and Howard the Duck.

AND the horrific possibility of "Willow 2".

Lol

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Shalua Rui
Rui Freelance Mining
#6 - 2012-10-30 21:43:30 UTC
Well, I understand why they did it... they are in dire need of new franchises to exploit.

...but thinking about a SW reboot... or Indy... this can go so horribly horribly wrong.

"ginger forum goddess, space gypsy and stone nibbler extraordinaire!" Shalua Rui - CEO and founder of Rui Freelance Mining (RFLM)
AlleyKat
The Unwanted.
#7 - 2012-10-30 21:49:07 UTC
"The announcement notes that Star Wars Episode 7 is scheduled for release in 2015, with more films expected to follow."

^interested me the most.

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Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#8 - 2012-10-30 21:50:03 UTC
AlleyKat wrote:
"The announcement notes that Star Wars Episode 7 is scheduled for release in 2015, with more films expected to follow."

^interested me the most.



The Classic 3 Year Wait again ! lol

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Webvan
All Kill No Skill
#9 - 2012-10-30 21:52:15 UTC
Shalua Rui wrote:
Great...Star Wars remakes/sequels here we come... *sighs*


Didn't that already happen? I mean... Han shot first!


I wonder if this means Jar Jar will get his own TV series now..

I'm in it for the money

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Elias Greyhand
#10 - 2012-10-30 21:54:20 UTC
Webvan wrote:
I wonder if this means Jar Jar will get his own TV series now..



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Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#11 - 2012-10-30 22:04:26 UTC
Fantastic! Roll out the straight to DVD starwars sequels, pre-prequels, side stories, and alternate realities crudely drawn in taiwan by 12 year olds and voiced by no-names.

Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
Mirokumaru
Ducklings
#12 - 2012-10-30 23:40:03 UTC
Trey Parker and Matt Stone are gonna love this.
Shalua Rui
Rui Freelance Mining
#13 - 2012-10-30 23:41:53 UTC
That reminds me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-snfaG2JH8

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Emiko P'eng
#14 - 2012-10-31 00:25:48 UTC
Ranzabar
Doomheim
#15 - 2012-10-31 00:44:27 UTC
Meh

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Bane Necran
Appono Astos
#16 - 2012-10-31 00:52:22 UTC
Was worse when they bought Marvel Comics.

Disney won't rest until they've molested every last bit of our childhoods.

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Aerethir El-Kharisti
#17 - 2012-10-31 06:00:49 UTC
Am I ever so glad that I have fallen out of caring for the Star Wars Universe a couple of years ago Ugh

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baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#18 - 2012-10-31 06:42:55 UTC
Zimmy Zeta wrote:
Shalua Rui wrote:
Great...Star Wars remakes/sequels here we come... *sighs*


It's gonna be worse.

Star Wars with dancing Ewoks singing Phil Collins songs....


Still better than Jar Jar.
Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#19 - 2012-10-31 07:00:43 UTC  |  Edited by: Jonah Gravenstein
George Lucas already ruined the Star Wars franchise for me, he did it in 2 stages, the remaster of "a new hope" is nowhere near as good as the theatrical release that I saw in the cinema when I was 7 (OMG MIND BLOWN) and then he did the prequel to the sequel thing, Darth Vader was much better as an enigmatic evil bastard, we didn't need his back story.

baltec1 wrote:
Zimmy Zeta wrote:
Shalua Rui wrote:
Great...Star Wars remakes/sequels here we come... *sighs*


It's gonna be worse.

Star Wars with dancing Ewoks singing Phil Collins songs....


Still better than Jar Jar.


Having your eyeballs gouged out with frozen spoons while simultaneously being tortured by a Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj duet with music composed by Rick Astley is better than Jar Jar, the future of that character should include hanging, drawing and quartering.

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Samoth Egnoled
Caldari Provisions
#20 - 2012-10-31 07:09:58 UTC
I feel a disturbance in the force....

Maybe i should say schwartz sounds less disney ish
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