As many people are now aware due to the ridiculous amounts of attention it has received online and in the news, Disney has purchased George Lucas' company, Lucasfilm. Disney gained the rights to all of Lucasfilm's franchises, including
Indiana Jones,
for the meager price of $4.05 billion. It is not
Indiana Jones that Disney has its sights set on, but rather George Lucas' most famous (and most profitable) franchise,
Star Wars. Disney has already announced that they plan to film another trilogy of
Star Wars movies, with
Episode 7 (Lucas had already created six) to be released in 2015. Lucasfilm had previously mapped out a general storyline for the continuation of the saga, and Disney plans to use it, having acquired it in the massive purchase.
Lucas has made it clear that he is letting go of his famous franchise, stating earlier this year that he was looking forward to making “experimental movies” in his garage. Lucas has had a strong relationship with the
Disney since
Star Wars themed rides opened in Disneyland
years ago, and Disney has assured other figureheads of Lucasfilm that the franchise will be in good hands.
Other tentative plans have been announced, including Episodes 8 and 9 in 2017 and 2019, respectively. Also in the works is an animated series for Disney XD, a popular kids' channel. One thing remains clear, no matter who is in charge of producing the films,
Star Wars will always have an unmatched fan base.
Pictures courtesy of abc.com and guardian.co.uk
I'm happy to see you blogged about this topic, for I heard of the news myself, and was curious about the purchase. How do you feel about the transition of owners? Do you believe it is actually in good hands with Disney?
ReplyDeleteI had no idea this was happening, so I'm glad you picked this topic, it was interesting.
ReplyDeleteI personally am no Star Wars fan, but I don't think that Disney can produce a Star Wars film as great as Lucas film. When the cartoon version of Star Wars debutes on Disney XD I think it will fail because children today do not have the same appreciation for films such as Star Wars as past generations have. This angers me so bad.
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