Star Wars Episode 7!

[cambridgealex]

I'm a massive Star Wars geek and I'm very happy with the news, provided the role for George Lucas as a 'creative consultant' is the same as when you give your kid the role of 'Navigator' on a long road trip just to keep them quiet and have them stare at something colourful while the real business is done.

The originals are going to get reissued again for sure so Disney get a cash buzz, have the original cuts souped up to HD without Greedo shooting first, Han stepping on Jabba, Vader shouting nooooo! or any of the other crap George has messed with the series.

As for Episode 7 onwards, I'd be quite happy with them being animated but with the 'almost real animation' you see in the Old Republic video game trailers.  Fan boys are going to go crazy with cannon issues with the expanded universe but Disney should put on a good movie.  As long as George is locked in a cupboard.

Cliffs of the Lucas hate?

[The Baron]

Disney??? We'll overdose on Ewoks, meh.

Disagree. They've done wonders for Marvel. Stayed out of the running of it and put big guns like Millar and Whedon who know the brand behind the creative side.

This is the optimum result IMHO.

[The Baron]

Disney??? We'll overdose on Ewoks, meh.

Disagree. They've done wonders for Marvel. Stayed out of the running of it and put big guns like Millar and Whedon who know the brand behind the creative side.

This is the optimum result IMHO.

I should add the shit Marvel films you see such as x-men, spidey, fantastic 4 etc are actually leased to Fox and Sony.

The stuff that is still "in house" with Marvel, ie Hulk, Thor, Cap, Avengers is what Disney is behind. Creative control has been left with Marvel.

[The Baron]

I'm a massive Star Wars geek and I'm very happy with the news, provided the role for George Lucas as a 'creative consultant' is the same as when you give your kid the role of 'Navigator' on a long road trip just to keep them quiet and have them stare at something colourful while the real business is done.

The originals are going to get reissued again for sure so Disney get a cash buzz, have the original cuts souped up to HD without Greedo shooting first, Han stepping on Jabba, Vader shouting nooooo! or any of the other crap George has messed with the series.

As for Episode 7 onwards, I'd be quite happy with them being animated but with the 'almost real animation' you see in the Old Republic video game trailers.  Fan boys are going to go crazy with cannon issues with the expanded universe but Disney should put on a good movie.  As long as George is locked in a cupboard.

Cliffs of the Lucas hate?

Great ideas guy, awful director. Shouldn't be allowed within 88 miles of a script. "oh no, it is I who is in love with you!" FML.

In his own words... "the king of wooden dialogue".

[The Baron]

Please none of that EU bollox!

[cambridgealex]

k ty

[bobAlike]

Just ordered Bluray box set Episodes i - vi

Time to introduce Star Wars to my lad.

Disney loving life already

Yep, £56 added to the Star Wars economy. Well the retailers.

[TommyD]

I'm a massive Star Wars geek and I'm very happy with the news, provided the role for George Lucas as a 'creative consultant' is the same as when you give your kid the role of 'Navigator' on a long road trip just to keep them quiet and have them stare at something colourful while the real business is done.

The originals are going to get reissued again for sure so Disney get a cash buzz, have the original cuts souped up to HD without Greedo shooting first, Han stepping on Jabba, Vader shouting nooooo! or any of the other crap George has messed with the series.

As for Episode 7 onwards, I'd be quite happy with them being animated but with the 'almost real animation' you see in the Old Republic video game trailers.  Fan boys are going to go crazy with cannon issues with the expanded universe but Disney should put on a good movie.  As long as George is locked in a cupboard.

Cliffs of the Lucas hate?

Just the way he continually fiddles with the original trilogy.  I don't hate the guy, he created a story which a lot of people, myself included, love.  He's a great story creator but he can't direct well or write a script IMO.  He should have let other people direct and script the prequels IMO and just leave the original trilogy alone.  As much as it's his creation it's also now part of world popular culture.  It's like John Constable coming back to life, looking at The Haywain, getting his brush and deciding what it's really missing is a speedboat.

Also a lot of the altered versions have been released to absolutely rinse the fans.  Re-doing in 3D for cinema release is the latest in this line.

[TommyD]

Please none of that EU bollox!

A lot of the Expanded Universe stuff is written better than most of the six core films and miles ahead of 'The Clone Wars' film.  Don't even start me on 'An Ewok Adventure' which is much more canon than the EU.

[Mr F]

I'm a massive Star Wars geek and I'm very happy with the news, provided the role for George Lucas as a 'creative consultant' is the same as when you give your kid the role of 'Navigator' on a long road trip just to keep them quiet and have them stare at something colourful while the real business is done.

The originals are going to get reissued again for sure so Disney get a cash buzz, have the original cuts souped up to HD without Greedo shooting first, Han stepping on Jabba, Vader shouting nooooo! or any of the other crap George has messed with the series.

As for Episode 7 onwards, I'd be quite happy with them being animated but with the 'almost real animation' you see in the Old Republic video game trailers.  Fan boys are going to go crazy with cannon issues with the expanded universe but Disney should put on a good movie.  As long as George is locked in a cupboard.

Cliffs of the Lucas hate?

Great ideas guy, awful director. Shouldn't be allowed within 88 miles of a script. "oh no, it is I who is in love with you!" FML.

In his own words... "the king of wooden dialogue".

THis explains it a lot better than I could

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJlbPXZEpRE

[bobAlike]

I'm a massive Star Wars geek and I'm very happy with the news, provided the role for George Lucas as a 'creative consultant' is the same as when you give your kid the role of 'Navigator' on a long road trip just to keep them quiet and have them stare at something colourful while the real business is done.

The originals are going to get reissued again for sure so Disney get a cash buzz, have the original cuts souped up to HD without Greedo shooting first, Han stepping on Jabba, Vader shouting nooooo! or any of the other crap George has messed with the series.

As for Episode 7 onwards, I'd be quite happy with them being animated but with the 'almost real animation' you see in the Old Republic video game trailers.  Fan boys are going to go crazy with cannon issues with the expanded universe but Disney should put on a good movie.  As long as George is locked in a cupboard.

Cliffs of the Lucas hate?

Great ideas guy, awful director. Shouldn't be allowed within 88 miles of a script. "oh no, it is I who is in love with you!" FML.

In his own words... "the king of wooden dialogue".

THis explains it a lot better than I could

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJlbPXZEpRE

Excellent!

[Rod Paradise]

Disney??? We'll overdose on Ewoks, meh.

Disagree. They've done wonders for Marvel. Stayed out of the running of it and put big guns like Millar and Whedon who know the brand behind the creative side.

This is the optimum result IMHO.

It was a bit tongue in cheek.

I totally agree with not letting Lucas anywhere near the sequel trilogy after the clusterfuck that was the prequels. I'd far prefer they got into the EU though as there were some top story lines in it.

[Delboy]

Just the way he continually fiddles with the original trilogy.  I don't hate the guy, he created a story which a lot of people, myself included, love.  He's a great story creator but he can't direct well or write a script IMO.  He should have let other people direct and script the prequels IMO and just leave the original trilogy alone.  As much as it's his creation it's also now part of world popular culture.  It's like John Constable coming back to life, looking at The Haywain, getting his brush and deciding what it's really missing is a speedboat.

This,

He can do what he like with it imo and so can John Constable they belong to the artist not the consumer!

If I don't like what he's done, I stick to my original versions.

[Rod Paradise]

Just the way he continually fiddles with the original trilogy.  I don't hate the guy, he created a story which a lot of people, myself included, love.  He's a great story creator but he can't direct well or write a script IMO.  He should have let other people direct and script the prequels IMO and just leave the original trilogy alone.  As much as it's his creation it's also now part of world popular culture.  It's like John Constable coming back to life, looking at The Haywain, getting his brush and deciding what it's really missing is a speedboat.

This,

He can do what he like with it imo and so can John Constable they belong to the artist not the consumer!

If I don't like what he's done, I stick to my original versions.

Even allowing for what he did messing with The Trilogy, the it was the mangling of the prequels that depressed me and put Mr Lucas into my bad books. He actually put spoilers for the Trilogy in the sequels. If he'd just not tried to intertwine everyone before the came together naturally.....

[DaveShoelace]

Just the way he continually fiddles with the original trilogy.  I don't hate the guy, he created a story which a lot of people, myself included, love.  He's a great story creator but he can't direct well or write a script IMO.  He should have let other people direct and script the prequels IMO and just leave the original trilogy alone.  As much as it's his creation it's also now part of world popular culture.  It's like John Constable coming back to life, looking at The Haywain, getting his brush and deciding what it's really missing is a speedboat.

This,

He can do what he like with it imo and so can John Constable they belong to the artist not the consumer!

If I don't like what he's done, I stick to my original versions.

Even allowing for what he did messing with The Trilogy, the it was the mangling of the prequels that depressed me and put Mr Lucas into my bad books. He actually put spoilers for the Trilogy in the sequels. If he'd just not tried to intertwine everyone before the came together naturally.....

What do you mean by this exactly?