Disney buys Lucasfilm and plans Star Wars VII, VIII and IX (2015~2017)

If they're good movies it can't be bad news. But then, I no longer care for Star Wars as much as I did...
I hope fans get what they want despite the changes and that nostalgia idiots won't bother me that much, I'm tired of reading and hearing "crycry it was so much better in the past".

Unsure how to feel about the news, but I'll probably end up going to see the first one just to see if it's any good.

How cool would it be if, say... Joss Whedon directed a Star Wars movie in the next decade?

As absolutely amazing as this would be, it's just not going to happen. ;_;

kingdom hearts star wars world.

This would be even more absolutely amazing.

As absolutely amazing as this would be, it's just not going to happen. ;_;

Why not? He did the Avengers. Disney owns Marvel. Joss Whedon is god of nerds. Star Wars is god of blockbuster-fodder sci-fi. I'm sure he'll get fished for it at least.

The real problem is who can do the soundtrack if not John Williams? That brilliant sonbich is 80.

Why not? He did the Avengers. Disney owns Marvel. Joss Whedon is god of nerds. Star Wars is god of blockbuster-fodder sci-fi. I'm sure he'll get fished for it at least.

The real problem is who can do the soundtrack if not John Williams? That brilliant sonbich is 80.

Reuse old sound? Cantinna.mp3 never gets old!

Reuse old sound? Cantinna.mp3 never gets old!

Hmm... they would have to update it for modern times I think.

 Something like this?

[video=youtube;LoZQYOrVQq0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoZQYOrVQq0[/video]

More Star Wars films? are you fucking kidding?

Now i'm starting to seriously hope that the world ends in 2012 >_>

STAR WARS HATERS TO THE RIGHT >

But seriously, this is awesome news. As it has been said earlier in the thread, Lucas is old. He's about to retire, and will most likely pass away within a few decades. Someone - or conglomerate group - needed to take the reins on his empire, and in all honesty I'm glad it's Disney. Bear in mind the main, original audience for Star Wars was not the nerd, but the family; as many articles about the merger have stated, it's one of the greatest epic family-film franchises ever created. Who else but Disney to continue its legacy?

All that being said, it's true, no one wants a repeat of the prequels. But I really, firmly believe we won't see that, because if there's anything we know about Disney it's a company exceedingly smart and capable of reinventing itself, always working - and succeeding - at staying ahead of the rest as the biggest media conglomerate in the world. It knows what it needs to thrive year in and year out in an ever-rapidly evolving world, and we've seen the reward of such actions, in Disney films like Brave and The Princess and the Frog, bringing the first red-haired and African-American princesses, respectively, to the world, or in, as many have said, the Marvel comics, much more similar to the Star Wars franchise.

Ultimately the concern is the quality of the films, and I think we need to give Disney our trust, as we have since children. They're a capable brand that greatly respects the source material, and so, given the IMMENSE and ever-growing canon of Star Wars after the Battle of Endor, provided they adhere strictly to this storyline and adopt everything that made the first six films amazing, and rejecting what made them terrible, who knows? They could produce films you all might think are better than the originals.

And about milking Star Wars for all it's worth? I don't think they'd do that either. Again, they're too smart to make twenty bazillion films and dedicate everything to the franchise. They know when to market something, and are just utilizing this gargantuan force when necessary in their arsenal.

How cool would it be if, say... Joss Whedon directed a Star Wars movie in the next decade?

It would be cool beyond imagining. Combining Star Wars ip with Joss' edgy plots? *nerdgasm* I can only pray Star Wars EU goes the way of Marvel.

I'd love to see Joss write it as well.

Nathan Fillion would make an excellent Han Solo MkII.

I never did get the hate on the prequels. At least not for Episode III, that one was quite good.

I really like this. Disney can move it to the right path instead of Lucas never making another movie due to all the hate.

I kind of want to hope they do the movies around Luke's son, Ben. It would make a really interesting plot, and the old actors could fit in well.
I do not want younger actors to replace them, that would be terrible, imo.

And to those that have read post-Endor books, remember movies are the top canon.

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If it's not the Han Solo trilogy I will murder someone. Those three following teenage Han Solo were better than the main series, by far.

Well, I personally thought the series had a satisfying end. I look forward to whatever they have up to.

I actually liked the newer trilogy. Old trilogy might be a bit better, but I feel like it's still a bit overrated by "retrohipsters". I was shocked about the news at first, but I'll give them a chance. It's not like it's anything away from the older trilogies.

Just echoing a lot of people here, but while at first I was thinking Star Wars needs to be left alone, Disney has done some great stuff, so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. I love Star Wars and will always be up for more movies as long as Disney puts effort into them and doesn't cast Hayden Cristensen.

Star Wars 7: The Empire Gets Its Groove Back

Star Wars 7: The Empire Gets Its Groove Back

Eh, if they go forward in time, all that's left that has to do with the main cast is the Jedi Academy arc, and that might be pretty boring to animate, since Luke is pretty much a demigod by that point; he at one point hurls a FLEET of Super Star Destroyers into a nearby star, using the force from the ground on Endor. Nothing can really stand against him.

I'd love to see Joss write it as well.

Nathan Fillion would make an excellent Han Solo MkII.

Just thinking about that possibility feels so good it hurt... Fillion was born to play the role only someone messed up his birth date. Now we just need a character for Summer Glau?

[MENTION=8519]Eliseo[/MENTION]; I think at this point we'll be getting a new canon level. Something below G similar to what they did for TCW. It really depends on how badly they chose to retcon EU stories.

[MENTION=2088]Flonne[/MENTION]; Han Solo Trilogy is a bit too juvenile for VII-IX not to mention completely the wrong timeline. I could see them spinning it into a cartoon though

The whole Jedi Academy thing would make a terrible movie based on existing writing. The EU in general has made Luke OP to the point of silliness. No one would ever by into that much power and he would be completely unrelatable. Not to mention the only interesting characters would be Corran Horn and Kyp Durron. All the others (excepting Kyle Katarn shenanigans) are completely forgettable.

I could be OK with them retconning some of it as long as they keep some of the good parts. The Sun Crusher would make a great plot line for instance. The Jedi Academy founding seems a natural progression for the story and nicely dodges the holiness that is the Thrawn Trilogy. Any rewrites there would have the fans wanting blood, myself included.

Just thinking about that possibility feels so good it hurt... Fillion was born to play the role only someone messed up his birth date. Now we just need a character for Summer Glau?

Star Wars: Empire of Serenity

If not it’s not like Star Wars isn’t already ruined anyway.

I've always thought that Star Wars was only popular due to it starting at the right time when the whole geek culture was really strong.

I actually found the recent cartoon far more enjoyable than any of the films.

I've always thought that Star Wars was only popular due to it starting at the right time when the whole geek culture was really strong.

I actually found the recent cartoon far more enjoyable than any of the films.

I agree, Star Wars was initially successful because of the culture it was raised in, space was a new and burgeoning endeavor, it captured the imagination of the people of the time. Let us also not discount the special effects that the movie brought to the masses, it was rather revolutionary for the time; a situation very similar to the success of Avatar. After the initial hype of a franchise reboot, it was clear that the enthusiasm just wasn't there anymore for the latest two movies.

Although the franchise might have been in decline, Lucasfilms did employ a very clever business strategy in producing its television series. It grows the Star Wars brand for a new generation, a generation two or three years ago I would have said would not care for any Star Wars remake. This move by Disney is equally clever given that they have a track-record (or at least, their subsidiary Marvel does) of producing blockbusters and doing so in a clever way (see: WSJ Avengers article I can no longer find).