The BJMDDS General Discussion Thread......

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Disney is paying $4.05 billion to buy Lucasfilm Ltd., the production company behind "Star Wars," from its chairman and founder, George Lucas. It's also making a seventh movie in the "Star Wars" series called "Episode 7," set for release in 2015, with plans to follow it with Episodes 8 and 9 and then one new movie every two or three years.

The Walt Disney Co. announced the agreement to make the purchase in cash and stock Tuesday.

The deal brings Lucasfilm under the Disney banner with other brands including Pixar, Marvel, ESPN and ABC.

Kathleen Kennedy, the current co-chairman of Lucasfilm, will become its president and report to Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn. Lucas will be creative consultant on new "Star Wars" films.

Lucas said in a statement, "It's now time for me to pass `Star Wars' on to a new generation of filmmakers."

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... z2AolUw5hZ

[The Saint 007]

More Star Wars films, huh? It will be interesting to see how this well this all works out.

[bjmdds]

"Needless to say, 5.71 million viewers for a new "X Factor" episode is absolutely dismal." http://www.examiner.com/article/the-x-f ... -the-voice Where is Ale now? She predicted this LAST year Cowell is D-O-N-E and rightly so. I cannot stand him.......nor Pers Morgan for that matter. Both have zero appeal and do not belong live on tv. The Munster remake tanked as well last Friday.

[katied]

George Lucas is d-u-m-b DUMB for doing more Star Wars movies,

[Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry]

George Lucas is d-u-m-b DUMB for doing more Star Wars movies,

I think the big news is that George Lucas has sold Star Wars and will not make the new ones?

[katied]

Oh, duh..I just saw "7th Star Wars Movie" and assumed. Not sure if lack of Lucas involvement is a good thing or a bad thing.

[Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry]

Oh, duh..I just saw "7th Star Wars Movie" and assumed. Not sure if lack of Lucas involvement is a good thing or a bad thing.

Maybe it depends on whether you liked the Star Wars prequels!!

[oscartheman]

Good riddance.Get the Avengers director for episode 7 it's a surefire hit.Then remake the prequiles without Jar Jar.
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[FormerBondFan]

Screw James Bond. Give me Star Wars 7 anytime.

[bjmdds]

Another franchise to follow FBF.....another http://col.stb00.s-msn.com/i/4A/3D8CF25 ... 289962.jpg

[FormerBondFan]

Disney's Star Wars Episode VII all the way. James Bond is dead.

[The Saint 007]

A new Bond Vs. Bond video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 9C7yYomVuo

[Kristatos]

Good riddance.Get the Avengers director for episode 7 it's a surefire hit.Then remake the prequiles without Jar Jar.
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Avengers 2 is scheduled for 2015, the same as Star Wars 7, so I think that rules Joss Whedon out. I'd like to see Andrew Stanton do it, but the (IMO wholly undeserved) box office failure of John Carter means that Disney is unlikely to let him loose on another big budget SF/fantasy movie anytime soon.

[Mazer Rackham]

Good riddance.Get the Avengers director for episode 7 it's a surefire hit.Then remake the prequiles without Jar Jar.
http://static.wdwnews.com/files/2010/08 ... 40x476.jpg

Avengers 2 is scheduled for 2015, the same as Star Wars 7, so I think that rules Joss Whedon out. I'd like to see Andrew Stanton do it, but the (IMO wholly undeserved) box office failure of John Carter means that Disney is unlikely to let him loose on another big budget SF/fantasy movie anytime soon.

Disney only has the new episodes until 2020 then the House of Mouse gets rights to Episodes I,II, III, __, V and VI. Episode IV A New Hope stays with FOX.
Disney is looking at this long term it is an investment which will still be paying off in 100 years.

As for restoration of the original movies who knows, a lot of speculation now Lucas is gone they could be restored, could happen he also could have final approval over any version released.

[bjmdds]

Wreck It Ralph(November 2) will have help from Lincoln's "wide" release, Twilight, Anna Karenina, Rise Of the Guardians and The Hobbit and Les Mis which start cutting into the sack of suds Eon is shoveling here starting November 16th.

[katied]

I can't wait for Wreck It Ralph. Excited about Lincoln too.



Oh and as far as picking a side(more Star Wars Vs. more Bond...I have to side with Star Wars. Who knows..we may get surprised.)

[shaken not stirred]

I can't wait for Wreck It Ralph. Excited about Lincoln too.



Oh and as far as picking a side(more Star Wars Vs. more Bond...I have to side with Star Wars. Who knows..we may get surprised.)

Star wars I might not be too happy that disney has bought the rights but I saw avengers and they did a hell of a great job with that thanks to Joss Whedon .

Bond can die in a fire, I don't care for some boring political bullcrap and someone saving themself (unless it's batman), as fbf's mentioned the franchise is a zombie it needs putting down but the people who created the zombie are too amused by it to want to do anything diferent.

To op so the hobbit could be out in November then?.......hell yes

[katied]

Well, 8:00 here and I've already handed out all of my Halloween candy.

[bjmdds]

Barbara Carrera http://i810.photobucket.com/albums/zz24 ... 2/barb.jpg http://www.horrornewsnetwork.net/conven ... 12/013.jpg Caroline Munro: http://www.planetsimon.com/ChillerOctob ... roline.jpg

[bjmdds]

"We are absolutely overwhelmed with the reaction to Skyfall this weekend," said producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.
"It is particularly thrilling as the UK is home to James Bond and it being the 50th anniversary year."