Joined: May 04, 2006 Posts: 1754 Location: Los Osos, CA
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 2:14 pm Post subject: Re: Disney Buying Lucasarts...
daguru wrote:
HOLY COW! I need a few mins to process this........
I saw your post on Facebook and followed the link not because I didn't trust you but because I couldn't believe it either. Disney is now owners of three of the four thongs I really Geek out over. They just need to talk to BBC and get Dr. Who and I will not have to give my money to anyone else. _________________ Jason
Joined: Feb 21, 2006 Posts: 4196 Location: Sanford, Fl
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:07 am Post subject:
J, I agree.... if they bought Blizzard Games from Activision, the majority of my world would be owned by Disney...
I can see the plusses and the minuses of this deal...
Plus:
*Putting life back into the franchise; real life, not just a single cartoon that only die-hards appear to be watching
*More rides/attractions at the theme parks
*Possibly motivation to get the TV show up and running, possibly more cartoons/shows
Cons:
*Increase the already WAY TOO MUCH cross overs (very tired of Disney characters dressed up as SW characters)
*Possible lost of smaller independent merchandise such as ThinkGeek and Her Universe (conference call yesterday mentioned dropping small retailers and merchandise licenses)
*Major loss possibly on the comic book side (dropping Dark Horse and moving to Marvel)
*Watering down/dumbing down the SW universe
I think alot of it will depend on Ep 7 (Ep 8 & Ep 9 were also mentioned).... they need to put EVERYTHING into it. If it can come across like the first pirates, then I think they will have smooths sailing with this property... If it comes across like Haunted Mansion or the prequels, then I think they are going to lose the current and older generations of fans.
But they said they are planning on using the Marvel roadmap, so here's to hoping that this goes just as good and everything works out.... _________________ Up or Down North, South, East, or West An Adventurer's Life is Best!
Joined: May 04, 2006 Posts: 1754 Location: Los Osos, CA
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:23 am Post subject:
daguru wrote:
JBut they said they are planning on using the Marvel roadmap, so here's to hoping that this goes just as good and everything works out....
I agree if they use the Marvel road map, which is really the Pixar map, we are in for a treat. Just imagine what Joss Wheedon could do on an Episode 8. Which should be the darker movie. _________________ Jason
Joined: Feb 21, 2006 Posts: 4196 Location: Sanford, Fl
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:53 pm Post subject:
There are already rumors of Brad Bird being attached to the project, which apparently will be an original story... So Star Wars fans, prepare for the EU to become an alternate reality (not that Georgie and the Clone Wars followed the EU anyways)....
Also not sure what this is going to do with Detours, the project by the guys behind Robot Chicken... not sure if Disney is going to keep this project or not...
Also, rumors are abound that Disney is going to move the comics to Marvel, when the Dark Horse contract is up.... Right now, things don't look too good.. _________________ Up or Down North, South, East, or West An Adventurer's Life is Best!
Joined: Feb 21, 2006 Posts: 4196 Location: Sanford, Fl
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 5:30 am Post subject:
This also means that our games section could expand greatly... think of all the obscure SW and Marvel references and questions?! _________________ Up or Down North, South, East, or West An Adventurer's Life is Best!
HOLY COW! I need a few mins to process this........
The Muppets, Pixar, and now Lucasfilm. I suppose you could say that Eisner opened the door for all three of these acquisitions by negotiating the original deals with these companies back in the 80s and 90s, but I have to believe that Bob Iger is feeling just a little smug about one-upping his predecesor by purchasing them outright.
Not only does Disney now own the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, they also own the rest of the Lucasfilm library including classic films like THX-1138, American Graffiti and Tucker. Not to mention the Lucasarts electronic gaming division and the world-class production facilities of Industrial Light and Magic and Skywalker Sound. Quite a coup for Disney, I think.
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