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Offline Chris_

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Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion
« on: October 30, 2012, 03:31:19 PM »
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Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4.05B

Media giant Disney has purchased movie and TV production house Lucasfilm for $4.05B in cash and stock. Star Wars Episode 7 is targeted for release in 2015, with more feature films expected to continue the Star Wars saga. Lucasfilm founder George Lucas will act as a creative consultant for the next film.

Disney plans to release a Star Wars film every one to three years from 2015 on. Disney says that the three most recent Star Wars films would have averaged about $1.5 billion in today’s box office dollars, adjusted for inflation.
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Re: Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2012, 03:53:17 PM »
It's blowing up on twitter.

My comment: Isn't one natural disaster enough this week?

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#disneystarwars They could remake Old Yeller with Jar Jar Binks and give it a happy ending.

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Re: Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2012, 04:05:38 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on October 30, 2012, 03:31:19 PM
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Re: Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2012, 04:07:24 PM »
Darth Vader has a comment:

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« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2012, 04:17:43 PM »
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Re: Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2012, 05:12:03 PM »
Ewoks, Jar-Jar, wasting Liam Neeson's and Ewan McGregor's talents, penning one of the worst plots (The Phantom Menace) ever (a trade war, George?), choosing the vapid Haydn Christensen to be a teenaged Darth Vader, etc. etc. etc. I don't see how Disney could commit greater crimes.   :whistling:
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Re: Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2012, 05:22:10 PM »
Briefly I was excited to see a new Star Wars movie was being made. Then I thought they would just screw that one up too.

People hated Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull but it was still an Indiana Jones movie and I liked it.

Star Wars just really crashed and burned with Episode 1. Episode 3 was only good by comparison.
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« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2012, 05:36:49 PM »
I can't wait for the animated musical.  :hyper:
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« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2012, 05:41:35 PM »
Quote from: Undies on October 30, 2012, 05:36:49 PM
I can't wait for the animated musical.  :hyper:

Scored by Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus?
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Re: Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2012, 05:53:42 PM »
Quote from: Ausonius on October 30, 2012, 05:12:03 PM
Ewoks, Jar-Jar, wasting Liam Neeson's and Ewan McGregor's talents, penning one of the worst plots (The Phantom Menace) ever (a trade war, George?), choosing the vapid Haydn Christensen to be a teenaged Darth Vader, etc. etc. etc. I don't see how Disney could commit greater crimes.   :whistling:

Just wait for the animated musical.  :banghead:
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« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2012, 08:05:09 PM »
All the bitchin and moaning, yet we will all go and watch them when they come out anyway.  :-)
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Re: Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion
« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2012, 08:06:10 PM »
Quote from: Freeper on October 30, 2012, 08:05:09 PM
All the bitchin and moaning, yet we will all go and watch them when they come out anyway.  :-)
Not me.  I'll wait for the $2 Redbox.  I learned my lesson after The Phantom Menace.
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Re: Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion
« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2012, 05:44:57 AM »
I have high hopes for this. Maybe they'll reboot star wars to where it makes sense and is enjoyable.


By the way, Avengers was a disney movie and it was awesome.
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Re: Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion
« Reply #13 on: October 31, 2012, 06:24:47 AM »
Quote from: ColonelCarrots on October 31, 2012, 05:44:57 AM
I have high hopes for this. Maybe they'll reboot star wars to where it makes sense and is enjoyable.


By the way, Avengers was a disney movie and it was awesome.
Bingo! This can only help a failed franchise.
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Re: Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion
« Reply #14 on: October 31, 2012, 08:15:54 AM »
The only "Avengers" I want to see is the Brit TV series done in the Sixties starring Patrick MacNee and Diana  :drool: Rigg. The rest of that Lucas bullshit is a colossal waste of time.  :whatever:
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« Reply #15 on: October 31, 2012, 08:56:24 AM »
Quote from: DefiantSix on October 30, 2012, 05:53:42 PM
Just wait for the animated musical.  :banghead:

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« Reply #16 on: October 31, 2012, 01:24:29 PM »
Or...an ABC Afternoon Special!   :???:

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Re: Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion
« Reply #17 on: October 31, 2012, 01:32:03 PM »
Wish I could take credit for this, but it was from Glenn Beck:

Now, at Disney, when you wish upon a star, it's the Death Star.
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Re: Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion
« Reply #18 on: October 31, 2012, 01:46:59 PM »
Quote from: Jasonw560 on October 31, 2012, 01:32:03 PM
Wish I could take credit for this, but it was from Glenn Beck:

Now, at Disney, when you wish upon a star, it's the Death Star.

 :-) :-) :-)

More frightening possibilities (since it is Halloween)

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« Reply #19 on: October 31, 2012, 01:48:26 PM »
I bought Disney Stock today  :-)
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Re: Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion
« Reply #20 on: October 31, 2012, 01:48:55 PM »
Quote from: Ausonius on October 31, 2012, 01:46:59 PM
:-) :-) :-)

More frightening possibilities (since it is Halloween)

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Damn.

You've got entirely too much time on your hands.
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Re: Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion
« Reply #21 on: October 31, 2012, 06:53:00 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on October 30, 2012, 03:31:19 PM
Disney-themed Star Wars movies... shoot them now!

Having seen what they did with Pirates and the Marvel Comics franchise, I consider the above to be a "FIFY".
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