Originally Posted By ecdc <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-buy-lucasfilm-405-billion-384448" target="_blank">http://www.hollywoodreporter.c...n-384448</a> Wow.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I said in a different thread, but I am giddy about the possibility of different filmmakers getting to play in the Star Wars universe.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 How about this Brenda Chapman left Pixar because she was unhappy. She went to work for.....Lucasfilm. Welcome back Brenda.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox Lucasfilm will be helmed by Kathleen Kennedy, reporting directly to Alan Horn. I have no idea how this will affect Brenda's work. My question is, what happens to ILM? Who will manage that unit? And which Disney execs will manage them? There's been a revolving door between Lucasfilm/ILM and Pixar over the years, not to mention some ugliness in under the table 'non-competition' agreements between Lucas and Pixar regarding animation talent. What happens now? Will they stay as separate companies? Or will the revolving door continue with a sharing of resources?
Originally Posted By brotherdave Does this include Indiana Jones, too, in the deal??? Imagine the theme park possibilities now without having the to deal with the licensing issues!
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Indy was part of the deal. Does anyone know how much Disney was paying Lucas annually for use of Star Wars/Indy in the parks? I imagine, getting the full share of merchandise sales, and no licensing fees will allow this deal to pay for itself within years.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I just thought about this when A New Hope was released I was 2 1/2 later to be 3 that summer. When Episode 7 is released I will be 40 going on 41 that summer. That makes me feel really old.
Originally Posted By basil fan Whoa... But then, who wouldn't wanna buy the Star Wars franchise? Star Wars Glitches <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/glitch/swglitch.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...tch.html</a>
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 I am curious how negotiations went, Did 20th Century Fox even get a chance to bid?
Originally Posted By JeffG George Lucas owned 100% of Lucasfilm, so I tend to doubt there was much of a bidding process. Fox hasn't been anything more than the distributor for the Star Wars films for a long time. They did originally own the copyright on the first film, but they gave that up as part of the negotiation for the rights to distribute the prequel trilogy. Remember that Lucas made one of the greatest deals in movie history. When "American Graffiti" ended up as a surprise hit, he decided not to use his newfound leverage to negotiate a bigger salary on "Star Wars". Instead, he asked Fox to let him retain all sequel rights, trademarks and ownership of the characters, and the merchandising rights. Fox gave him those things, believing they were essentially worthless and that they had negotiated a great deal. The merchandising rights alone allowed Lucas to self-finance the sequels, eventually culminating in this deal where he was able to sell it to Disney with minimal encumbrance. -Jeff
Originally Posted By Manfried The Fox studio head at the time did not want to give away those rights, but the board thought the film (expensive for the time) would bomb and basically overruled him. Then when the film was a success they fired him for doing what they ordered. Hollywood.
Originally Posted By seafairy1622 I was hoping there would be a new Star Wars movie. I am so excited! I hope this means Star Wars weekends continues at DW. Star Wars weekends are so much fun!
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Okay, time to scrap any Avengers or Oz plans for Disneyland.<< Or, get ready for one CRAAAAAAZY mashup! "Auntie Em! Auntie Em! Just listen to what Loki did to Jar Jar!"
