Disney Buys Lucasfilm (and other stories)

[Shadowknight1]

Originally Posted by Secret Fawful

The screenwriter of Toy Story 3 made a 50 page treatment, and is working on a script for 7. Then it's rumored to pass the desks of Brad Bird, JJ Abrams, and Steven Spielberg, among others. It's also rumored to include Luke, Han, and Leia.

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BIG SURPRISE. Oh, and that talk of giving Star Wars to FRESH blood...haha of course they didn't MEAN THAT.

The whole thing of there already being a script treatment really seems...off. Very off. Sticking it in the rumor bin for now.

Now, my thoughts if this IS true? Good. Great choices for directors. Brad Bird directed two of my favorite animated sci-fi movies(The Iron Giant and The Incredibles), and considering his work with Star Trek, JJ Abrams could probably give the stodgy old franchise the boost it needs. Spielberg...as much as I love the guy, he's too friendly with Lucas to really bring anything NEW to the table. Star Wars needs something big to make the fans want to see it again as well as bring in yet another generation. Personally, I would go with JJ. Not only is he a big Star Wars fan, but he's also a fan of "make it as real as possible" film-making. Good example, with Star Trek, they didn't have enough money for a set for the engine room. He could've gone the Lucas route and just made a CGI set, but instead, he chose a location and dressed it up. Same with the stuff on Vulcan. Used locations and sets, resorting to CGI when needed.

[FitzoliverJ]

The future -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRMFH...layer_embedded

[GaryCXJk]

People keep forgetting that Leia will never ever be a Disney Princess, if only for the fact that:

1) She's a horrible role model;
2) The reason she will never be adopted in the Disney Princess line is the same as to why Giselle will never be a Disney Princess;
3) She wasn't made with "Disney Princess" in mind anyway.

[Darth Marsden]

Yeah, for some bizarre reason, I can't picture Leia in a big poofy dress and being plastered all over kids pencil cases.

[FitzoliverJ]

Originally Posted by GaryCXJk

2) The reason she will never be adopted in the Disney Princess line is the same as to why Giselle will never be a Disney Princess

Oh, well, if you're going to bring common sense into it...

[Shadowknight1]

Originally Posted by GaryCXJk

People keep forgetting that Leia will never ever be a Disney Princess, if only for the fact that:

1) She's a horrible role model;
2) The reason she will never be adopted in the Disney Princess line is the same as to why Giselle will never be a Disney Princess;
3) She wasn't made with "Disney Princess" in mind anyway.

As I recall...none of Jabba's harem was on the sail barge when it blew up, but that was a good point about her just up and going to Tatooine to save Han.

I will say this. Some of the potential downsides to this deal, such as Disney interfering too much with Star Wars, are almost guaranteed to be non-issues. Look at Marvel, the comics have been running with no interference at all.

[Secret Fawful]

Spielberg, Zack Snyder, and Tarantino all turned down directing the new trilogy. Well, they weren't asked by Disney, but by interviewers, and they all said they'd rather not.

[Shadowknight1]

Good on Spielberg. He's too big a friend of Lucas to bring anything new to the franchise, so it'd just be like Lucas directing again. As for Snyder, unless he proves me wrong with Man of Steel, his style is way too wrong for the Star Wars universe. And the farther away from my Star Wars Tarantino is, the happier I'll be.

[Secret Fawful]

I doubt there's a director alive that you'd be happy with, and if there is, I wouldn't like the choice.

[Shadowknight1]

Originally Posted by Secret Fawful

I doubt there's a director alive that you'd be happy with, and if there is, I wouldn't like the choice.

Jon Favreau, J.J. Abrams, Joss Whedon. Sadly, Joss will be far too busy with Avengers 2, and J.J. basically said that he's excited, but more to see it than make it. Favreau seemed open to it though.

[GaryCXJk]

I'd like to see M. Night Shyamalan, Michael Bay or Uwe Boll do it.

[Shadowknight1]

Originally Posted by GaryCXJk

I'd like to see M. Night Shyamalan, Michael Bay or Uwe Boll do it.

Shyamalan= Han Solo turns out to be Luke Skywalker's real sister.
Bay= Explosions every five seconds, and Luke Skywalker is a giant robot. And Lando dies in the middle of the opening crawl.
Boll= The first actual bomb in the Star Wars saga.

[LuigiHann]

Oscar-winning writer Michael Arndt, who penned Toy Story 3 and Little Miss Sunshine will write the screenplay for Star Wars: Episode VII.

http://www.starwars.com/news/michael...isode-vii.html

[Jokieman]

Originally Posted by GaryCXJk

I'd like to see M. Night Shyamalan, Michael Bay or Uwe Boll do it.

God no. Just... No. Bay is an idiot.

then again, I'm not that excited for another 3 star wars movies. I just feel like Lucas kind of ruined it with the last three. Even though I liked them... It just wasn't the same. Maybe someone will pull it out of the hat.

I just don't see how they will cast them or where they will pull material from to make a new cast, or.. any of it.

[Gman5852]

Originally Posted by GaryCXJk

I'd like to see M. Night Shyamalan

Well he does have experience ruining childhood memories thanks to The Last Airbender...

[pheeph]

I read the news about this... Does this mean the fall of LucasArts? I could compare this event to the Fall of Constantinople...

[StrongBrush1]

Originally Posted by pheeph

I read the news about this... Does this mean the fall of LucasArts? I could compare this event to the Fall of Constantinople...

Oh great, you got this song stuck in my head.

[Shadowknight1]

Originally Posted by pheeph

I read the news about this... Does this mean the fall of LucasArts? I could compare this event to the Fall of Constantinople...

That depends on your perspective. Most think LucasArts fell back when they stopped making games that weren't Star Wars/Indiana Jones.

I personally think LucasArts fell after cancelling Battlefront 3 and firing pretty much everyone that was involved with The Force Unleashed and its sequel. They have consistently been ignoring the game franchises that have made them the most money. Battlefront, The Force Unleashed, Rogue Squadron.

[Secret Fawful]

Originally Posted by Shadowknight1

Jon Favreau, J.J. Abrams, Joss Whedon. Sadly, Joss will be far too busy with Avengers 2, and J.J. basically said that he's excited, but more to see it than make it. Favreau seemed open to it though.

Oh fez,I hate every single suggestion you made. Jon Favreau isn't actually an interesting director. Cowboys and Aliens was friggin horrible. J J Abrams is typical and Whedon would make it feel like a TV plot. Well, Whedon is the most competent choice, and Abrams isn't bad, but he'd be too predictable. I want something special.I want a director I can't immediately tell what they'd do. I only liked Spielberg because I feel he deserves the chance if he wanted it. My personal pick now is Duncan Jones. I don't know what he would do, but I have compete faith in him.

[Alcoremortis]

Whedon would probably do a pretty good job, but we've already seen his take on Star Wars. It was called Firefly.