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Hammock Parties · 10-30-2012, 01:59 PM

http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/disn...-wars-creator/

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BREAKING: Disney Buying LucasFilm

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday October 30, 2012 @ 12:47pm PDT

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BREAKING: Disney buys Lucasfilm for $4B in cash & stock

**007** · 06-16-2013, 11:47 AM

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Sweet Daddy Hate · 06-16-2013, 01:20 PM

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Red Brooklyn · 06-17-2013, 11:03 AM

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3. The poor box office results of Star Trek are also worrisome to some at the Mouse House.

I haven't looked at any official numbers in a while. But isn't Into Darkness the highest grossing Star Trek film to date?

InChiefsHeaven · 06-17-2013, 11:13 AM

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Was he ever seen without his helmet? How do they rectify Boba as a clone of Jango Fett who was played by a New Zealand Pacific Islander?

And Lucasfilm didn't stop there: They replaced Bulloch's voice in the latest version of The Empire Strikes Back.

I was actually watching that last Friday and noticed it right away...that BASTARD...that and putting the "new" emperor in the hologram scene with Vader...****ing hate Lucas...

Red Brooklyn · 06-17-2013, 11:20 AM

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I was actually watching that last Friday and noticed it right away...that BASTARD...that and putting the "new" emperor in the hologram scene with Vader...****ing hate Lucas...

Lucas doesn't even "revere" the original trilogy. I'm not bothered by JJ's comments. Of course, I'm on the die hard fan that others are. I'm still very excited to see what Abrams could/will do for the franchise. I hope he gets his shot. And if it sucks, it sucks.

But can JJ's movie possibly be any worse that then prequels?

**DaneMcCloud** · 06-17-2013, 11:47 AM

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I was actually watching that last Friday and noticed it right away...that BASTARD...that and putting the "new" emperor in the hologram scene with Vader

I always thought he's changed the Emperor in Empire, which was a combo shot of a monkey and an actor. At the time, no one knew if they'd earn enough to do a sequel so casting the actor to play the Emperor before the script was even written wasn't even in question.

As far as the voice of Boba Fett, why doesn't it make sense for him to have the same voice as Jango (as well as every other clone)?

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...****ing hate Lucas...

Well, to each his own. Not only did he change the entire film business and the way movies were made, his ideas were 30 years ahead of technology, even though he's the guy that created the Avid workstation (then known as Droid), the pre-cursor to Pro Tools, founded Pixar Studios and of course, ILM.

**DaneMcCloud** · 06-17-2013, 11:53 AM

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I haven't looked at any official numbers in a while. But isn't Into Darkness the highest grossing Star Trek film to date?

It doesn't matter. ID cost $40 million more to make and at this point, is more than $15 million shy of Star Trek's worldwide earnings.

As it stands, ID is $47 million shy of Star Trek's domestic earnings. While it'll likely earn that $15 million, putting it on par with the prior film's earnings, plus the additional $40 million it cost to make, it's certainly not what Paramount had in mind when green-lighting this film and waiting four years for its release.

It's not really a "winner", especially considering the domestic gross, which it isn't like to match.

InChiefsHeaven · 06-17-2013, 05:33 PM

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I always thought he's changed the Emperor in Empire, which was a combo shot of a monkey and an actor. At the time, no one knew if they'd earn enough to do a sequel so casting the actor to play the Emperor before the script was even written wasn't even in question.

As far as the voice of Boba Fett, why doesn't it make sense for him to have the same voice as Jango (as well as every other clone)?

Because it just keeps to the idea that he HAS to improve on the originals, and it's just stupid. Yes, Empire happened Chronologically after Attack of the Clones, but who gives a shit? Then in Jedi he adds the Darth Vader "NOOOO" thing and then has Hayden Christensen show up at the end. He's a moron who has no idea what he created in those earlier movies, and it's frankly a big FU to the fans.

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Well, to each his own. Not only did he change the entire film business and the way movies were made, his ideas were 30 years ahead of technology, even though he's the guy that created the Avid workstation (then known as Droid), the pre-cursor to Pro Tools, founded Pixar Studios and of course, ILM.

Never said he was stupid. Just idiotic when it comes to messing with the original trilogy, especially after screwing us all with those terrible prequels. Just my opinion I guess, but one shared by many.

Han shot first George! Deal with it!

InChiefsHeaven · 06-17-2013, 05:34 PM

He should at least release the original trilogy in it's true original form. But he's got too much of an ego for that.

**DaneMcCloud** · 06-17-2013, 05:45 PM

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Because it just keeps to the idea that he HAS to improve on the originals, and it's just stupid. Yes, Empire happened Chronologically after Attack of the Clones, but who gives a shit? Then in Jedi he adds the Darth Vader "NOOOO" thing and then has Hayden Christensen show up at the end. He's a moron who has no idea what he created in those earlier movies, and it's frankly a big FU to the fans.

Fans? Which fans? The fans that initially saw the movies in theaters more than 35 years ago? Or the new legion of fans that enjoyed the prequels, the video games, The Clone Wars series, along with those fans that continue to purchase the DVD box sets?

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Never said he was stupid. Just idiotic when it comes to messing with the original trilogy, especially after screwing us all with those terrible prequels. Just my opinion I guess, but one shared by many.

So, it's your opinion that even with the advances in technology and the casting of the Emperor that appears in four movies, that it would be wise to keep the Emperor in his original form for future generations?

I'm sorry, but I have to call bullshit on that. Star Wars will be around for as along as Disney owns the property. It would be egregiously silly to just ignore the flaws in the original movies, especially given the fact that the technology didn't exist for corrections to be made.

**DaneMcCloud** · 06-17-2013, 05:47 PM

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He should at least release the original trilogy in it's true original form.

For whom? For guys in their 40's to re-live their pre-teen years?

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But he's got too much of an ego for that.

If there was a significant amount of income to be generated by issuing the original trilogy in their original form, it would be on shelves in a heartbeat.

The fact is that the demand isn't there, nor is it likely to ever exist.

InChiefsHeaven · 06-17-2013, 06:04 PM

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For whom? For guys in their 40's to re-live their pre-teen years?

If there was a significant amount of income to be generated by issuing the original trilogy in their original form, it would be on shelves in a heartbeat.

The fact is that the demand isn't there, nor is it likely to ever exist.

Well shit, somebody should re-realease the original but enhanced versions of Ben-Hur, and The Ten Commandments, and every other movie that was ****ing awesome but a little technologically behind...sometimes, technology does NOT improve things.

I'm sure we'll disagree. But if Lucas was so successful with the Star Wars franchise, he'd never have sold it. The guy thinks special effects make movies. They don't.

InChiefsHeaven · 06-17-2013, 06:06 PM

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Fans? Which fans? The fans that initially saw the movies in theaters more than 35 years ago? Or the new legion of fans that enjoyed the prequels, the video games, The Clone Wars series, along with those fans that continue to purchase the DVD box sets?

So, it's your opinion that even with the advances in technology and the casting of the Emperor that appears in four movies, that it would be wise to keep the Emperor in his original form for future generations?

I'm sorry, but I have to call bullshit on that. Star Wars will be around for as along as Disney owns the property. It would be egregiously silly to just ignore the flaws in the original movies, especially given the fact that the technology didn't exist for corrections to be made.

THose were not flaws...they were the original way they were presented and they MADE Lucas who he is now...surely you can see that sometimes, things are what they are and nobody would have a problem with the originals. But hey, CGI the **** out of it. It's EASY...

InChiefsHeaven · 06-17-2013, 06:08 PM

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For whom? For guys in their 40's to re-live their pre-teen years?

Sure, whatever. Or maybe people who appreciate unbastardized films which are presented the way they were meant to be.

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If there was a significant amount of income to be generated by issuing the original trilogy in their original form, it would be on shelves in a heartbeat.

The fact is that the demand isn't there, nor is it likely to ever exist.

I think it is there. But we'll never know, cuz the guy won't release them.

**DaneMcCloud** · 06-17-2013, 07:27 PM

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Well shit, somebody should re-realease the original but enhanced versions of Ben-Hur, and The Ten Commandments, and every other movie that was ****ing awesome but a little technologically behind...sometimes, technology does NOT improve things.

As technology improves, movies and music are remastered, cleaned up, etc. and so on, not only to preserve and archive, but for new media formats.

The original Star Trek series has undergone a similar restoration and complete overhaul of the special effects, as has The Next Generation. Many movies have received the "Director's Cut" treatment in which special effects have been replaced and enhanced.

The original Star Wars trilogy is hardly alone in this regard.

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I'm sure we'll disagree. But if Lucas was so successful with the Star Wars franchise, he'd never have sold it. The guy thinks special effects make movies. They don't.

First off, there's no way we can "disagree" because clearly, you don't have all the facts.

George Lucas sold LUCASFILMS to Disney, not just the Star Wars properties. That includes Indiana Jones as well. But the reason he decided to sell was that he wanted Star Wars to have a long-lasting and productive future. He wanted the Star Wars universe to rival and surpass that of Marvel.

At his age (and health issues), he decided to "hand off" his life's work to a company that would preserve and extend his legacy.

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