Beniboybling Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Just curious to know what this means for Lucasfilm. I mean before they were funded by Fox, but Lucas tried to keep independent and not let then change anything (mainly by funding it himself). Has Disney now effectively replaced Fox? And if so do they play the same role? I get the idea that things aren't going to change that much, Lucasfilm are still making the films, Disney is just giving them the funding, and maybe tweaking the result a little to their liking. Whoever is in charge of Lucasfilm now (i forget her name) may wish to do it the Lucas way and stay as detached from DIsney as possible. So how much of an impact are Disney going to have on these films? Isn't this just another corporate change over of one company to another? Or are we going to start to see a heavier corporation influence over Star Wars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrdRahvin Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Disney OWNS LucasFilm and all it's subsidiaries (ILM, Skywalker Sound, LucasArts, etc.) lock, stock, and barrel. Pretty frigging simple- LucasFilm is a subsidiary of Disney- Doesn't sound like you understand that /closethread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarjarloves Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 pretty much complete control. You don't spend 4 billion dollars to let someone do what ever they want with your money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beniboybling Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 Disney OWNS LucasFilm and all it's subsidiaries (ILM, Skywalker Sound, LucasArts, etc.) lock, stock, and barrel. Pretty frigging simple- LucasFilm is a subsidiary of Disney- Doesn't sound like you understand that /closethread I know but what does that mean? Aren't Lucasfilm still making films? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarjarloves Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I know but what does that mean? Aren't Lucasfilm still making films? Lucasfilm will make the movies but the script, casting descisions, contracts and all that stuff has to go through Disney first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beniboybling Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 Lucasfilm will make the movies but the script, casting descisions, contracts and all that stuff has to go through Disney first. So its like some massive printing machine, Lucasfilm makes stuff, then it goes through a machine that stamps mickey mouse on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarjarloves Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 So its like some massive printing machine, Lucasfilm makes stuff, then it goes through a machine that stamps mickey mouse on it hey it worked with Marvel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrdRahvin Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 pretty much complete control. You don't spend 4 billion dollars to let someone do what ever they want with your money. ^this Also: "I know but what does that mean? Aren't Lucasfilm still making films? " pretty much complete control. You don't spend 4 billion dollars to let someone do what ever they want with your money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CassusVerda Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I knew something was up when I found out they do Star Wars Day at Disneyland where you can dress up as Star Wars Characters.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarjarloves Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I knew something was up when I found out they do Star Wars Day at Disneyland where you can dress up as Star Wars Characters.... they've been doing Star Wars weekends at Disneyworld for over 10 years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karquile Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 hey it worked with Marvel The Pixar and Marvel acquisitions included studio independence in the deal - Disney agreed to let them continue to run themselves. Any such commitment was conspicuously absent in the Lucasfilm deal. Disney wants those brands and those franchises - not George's management regime. How much influence? Total influence. Take nothing for granted over the next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beniboybling Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 The Pixar and Marvel acquisitions included studio independence in the deal - Disney agreed to let them continue to run themselves. Any such commitment was conspicuously absent in the Lucasfilm deal. Disney wants those brands and those franchises - not George's management regime. How much influence? Total influence. Take nothing for granted over the next year. Ironic, Lucas always wanted to be independent of the Hollywood network and make his own films without them getting in the way, now he's turned his whole company over the Hollywood to do with it as they like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickiGraus Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Well, now we have a 'reason' to hord some cartel coins.... Get your Mickey Mouse Ears or Pluta as new pet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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