First thread is almost at post limit, so here's number 2. I still can't believe this bombshell!

Thread 1: http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1420106-disney-acquires-lucasfilms-and-announces-star-wars-episode-vii-for-2015/

Original article: http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/30/the-walt-disney-company-acquires-lucasfilm-star-wars-episode-vii-set-for-2015

Disney has also announced that after VII that VIII and IX will follow "every other year." Also, all future Star Wars TV programming will air on Disney XD.

Considering all the great stuff Disney's done recently, that sounds like it might be good... but now I'm worried this'll ruin what little chance there already was for a sequel to John Carter.

I don't think they were really as bad as people make them out to be. The prequel trilogy didn't live up to the original trilogy, but when you compare them to other sci-fi and fantasy films released in the last decade the prequels were pretty average, and honestly I'd rather watch even The Phantom Menace than Sam Raimi's Spiderman trilogy, Transformers, or Avatar.

Regardless I'll be keeping an eye on this project, I'm interested in seeing where Disney and LucasFilm take Star Wars from here. I'm also interested in seeing if they choose to stay true to or ignore the EU, personally I'm of the opinion that they should ignore it. From what I've heard it sounds like the EU has become much too convoluted, and there's way too much baggage attached to the Skywalkers and Solos (should the films choose to focus on them again) that most movie goers who have little to no experience with the EU would know nothing about. My only real exposure to the EU is the video games, and based on what little I do know about where the EU writers have taken the story I'd certainly be lost.

Well this is only focusing on the stories with the cast from the movies, there are many EU books where none of them make an appearance.

People, people, I dont see what you have against disney? They have made plenty of dark movies....

2 words, Ewok Musical.

Also, I have to agree that the prequels aren't as bad as people make them out to be believed. The first movie brought Star Wars into the new age of cinema, and really helped to augment it. There were downsides with anakin being a whiny kid, that pod race thing, and such, but we can't forget the awesome lightsaber action of Darth Maul. However, we did get the awful second prequel and the semi-decent third one. Robot Chicken definitely took liberties and made the two prequels better than they were on their own.

Think ol' George is laughing his way to the bank after offloading things onto Disney. I'll admit that Disney has a decent way with films, but SW is especially touchy. Going to be PO'd if Disney tries to put their subliminal "mickey mouse icon" into shots.

I didn't actually hate the prequels, though Ep 1 could have done with a bit of a rewrite (and I thought the podrace was cool).


But I think it's entirely possible that the films could benefit from not having Lucas's overbearing personality and unimpeachable judgment present. He had barely anything to do with ESB, and that was the best one of the six.