>>35687
I want my slave-bikini Kairi, Namine, Xion and Aqua... now.

I don't think KH will ever cross over with Marvel or Star Wars. Even TWEWY was a stretch.

Part of me still wants Lucas to have some say. It's still his creation, I'd feel weird trying to pry someone's creation completely away from his hands no matter how hard he bungled it. (Although I seem to be in the camp that believes the prequels' main fault was that everyone else had their own idea of what the prequels should be, and anything other than their own idea would displease them.)

>>35699
Lucas will still have some say on what Disney will do with his characters, but he won't be writing and directing anytime soon.

>>35699
First... pry his creation away? The guy sold it away. He doesn't care anymore.

Second, there is no "everyone" making decision in the prequels. Perhaps you haven't watched the behind the scenes stuff? Because it is pretty clear that Lucas himnself made all the major decisions at almost all levels. All the shitty acting and dialogue delivery by good actors? you actually SEE Lucas directing them to act like that. Don't shift the blame, the guy had a clear idea of what he wanted with the prequels, and there was nobody there to tell him that those were bad ideas.

>wanting or even THINKING that the new trilogy will adapt or reference the mess that is the EU books

That's perhaps the worst fucking idea. I'm ready for something fresh. Get Hamill and Fisher back (I doubt Ford would do it) in minor roles. And please, enough with the Skywalkers. Yeah, we can have Luke's son/daughter if need be, but, let's introduce some new elements into the series.

The EU turned into horribly paced grim fan wank, and the Old Republic visually references the prequels designs FAR too much. I'm looking forward to something new.

>>35702
Best not to talk about any books past 2000 when discussing EU.

http://www.craveonline.com/film/articles/199077-the-new-star-wars-trilogy-will-be-all-new

though from the looks of things they wont do anything with the EU when making the films. Best guess with that is having to deal with the writers that wrote the novels and they want to avoid that.

But I dream of Thrawn. Why no Thrawn?

>>35704
>Best guess with that is having to deal with the writers that wrote the novels and they want to avoid that.

Straight from Timothy Zahn's Facebook, he says straight out that Lucasfilm holds all the rights to everything that happens in the EU novels. They could use Thrawn and Mara Jade and never even have to tell him about it.

Disney's concern would be that the actors are too old, and jumping too far ahead into the EU is likely to confuse newcomers. More to the point, as far as the EU goes, Zahn's novels are an island of quality in a roiling sea of utter awfulness. There may be some gems in there, but even if the new team looks at the EU they're going to be surgically extracting the good ideas and discarding everything else, because frankly who wants the hassle?

>>35701
I haven't, I'm sorry. I've only ever been lent the DVD's by someone else (short on money) and I had enough time only to watch the films and nothing else.

I wasn't shifting blame, but rather, pointing out that some fans (not all of them, but some) spent the long gap between the original movies and the trilogies with their own prequel ideas in their heads, and they didn't like canon differing from their fanon. But every fandom ever has had some degree of that.

They're basically going to have to let go of that whole "everything is canon, all of it" thing they've been holding on to no matter how little it makes sense if they don't want to touch the EU stuff.

Rumor: Brad Bird and Damon Lindelof working on Star Wars VII:

http://comicbook.com/blog/2012/11/01/star-wars-rumor-watch-lindelof-spotted-at-lucasfilm/

>>35711
I've got a mixed feeling about this!

Guybrush and LeChuck in Pirates of the Caribbean 5.

A man can dream.

>>35696
Just like James Bond!

http://www.eonline.com/news/359563/george-lucas-donating-disney-billions-to-fund-education

Well that sure is good of him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nuJ46zriUkc#!
It begins.

Brad Bird For Star Wars Direct…

"You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain."

-George Lucas

http://www.vulture.com/2012/11/star-wars-episode-vii-may-have-found-its-writer.html?mid=twitter_vulture

Michael Arndt, writer of Little Miss Sunshine and Toy Story 3 created a 40 page treatment for the trilogy that's apparently set to be sent to Brad Bird, JJ Abrams and Spielberg among others.

>>35785
First two are alight (Personally I'd take Bird before Abrams) but keep Spielberg away from it. He's just as bad as Lucas is now with with Science Fiction.

What's that? More mysterious and unexplained aliens like in Encounters?
WELL HERE YOU GO!

Part 2: George Lucas and Kathl…

>>35785
>JJ Abrams

Hell no. The last thing a new Star Wars needs is braindead underwear model actors and yuppie product placement.

And between Prometheus, Lost, and Cloverfield, Lindelof is to me that guy who doesn't know jack shit about movies, sci-fi, stories at all, but gets gigs because he's in his friend's entourage.

I really don't like Joss Whedon, but at this point, he's by and far the best choice. Problem is whether he'd have time between his Marvel Studios duties and personal films.

>>35818
>Problem is whether he'd have time between his Marvel Studios duties and personal films.
And now, Anonymous Productions presents A CONVERSATION WHICH WILL NEVER HAPPEN:

"We'd like you to write the new Star Wars movie, (Insert anyone's name here, but in this scenario, it's Joss Whedon)"

"Oh man, I'd love to, but I'm so swamped right now I really don't have time to write the new Star Wars movie."

Yknow, speakin' of ol' Lucas...
>I won't have to struggle with a low budget!
>I'll replace props with CGI
>I won't ever have to get up from my chair!

>>35818
>Hell no. The last thing a new Star Wars needs is braindead underwear model actors and yuppie product placement.

Someone didn't see Super 8. Or Star Trek.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/357610/Darth-Vader-to-be-resurrected

>>35840
Well hopefully its just a Force Ghost like he did in the books a couple of times seeking forgiveness from Leia.

>>35840
With all the rumors flying around and being squashed one by one, it's best to take this news with a heavy pinch of salt.

>>35840
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Star-Wars-Episode-VII/post/607293/#TopicPost607293

>>35845
>Supershadow

He's still around?

>>35840

> UK press
> not even a major site
> no source cited
> nobody else is reporting this
> not even scoop-stsrved shit-tier AICN
> again, UK press

Shiggy-diggy-doo

>>35840
>>35871
This is the Daily Express. It's like the Daily Mail, but instead of hurrah-for-the-blackshirts xenophobia it's fixated on conspiracy theories about Prince Philip murdering Princess Di. There's no "taking this with a pinch of salt", you might as well chuck it over your shoulder and eat the salt.

>>35845
Waaaiiit a second, I recognise the writing style from back when the prequels were being made. I think I read something of his.

Honestly, this is the best thing that could happen to Star Wars, next to George Lucas demanding Star Wars be put in the public domain in his will, and dying straight afterwards.

Star Wars and Indiana Jones have nowhere else to go, but UP!(Pun intended.)

I can't wait till that plaid shirted fat fuck drops dead, then maybe we can FINALLY release the original unaltered movies and remake that god awful prequel trilogy.

Here's hoping Disney buys out more companies in the future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T2ZarzBqtA

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=70762
So, this is good, right?
I'm not very familiar with Rick McCallum.

>>36050
That guy was the biggest yes man Lucas had while directing the prequels. This can only be a good thing.

>>36051
Oh thank goodness!
How the fuck he managed to stick around for so much time?

>>36052
"It's a producer's job to make possible a director's vision, whatever that may be"

By being that much of a yes man.

>>36050
Spectacular move.

A Yoda film, the first of the spinoffs is set to be.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/02/05/yoda-getting-his-own-star-wars-spin-off-movie-other-established-characters-also-in-line/

Jabba, Boba and Chewbacca movies are also possible.

>>36500
Hrm, okay I'll see what comes of this.

Though the thought of recasting could work say a thing based upon Han in his early years back before and possibly during his stint in the Imperial forces.

soon.

>>36505
Billy Dee getting another contract buyout? Though would love to see him in a show regaling us in his gambler exploits or in the film mentoring the next line of Grifter/Conman/Gambler. Since Disney is so keen on solo films it would be a nice shot.

>>36506
>has lost a substantial amount of money in an underground poker game versus Billy Dee

QUESTION: If SW is not in Lucas' hands anymore, does that mean that eventually we will se a remastered but otherwise sans extra crap and untouched Blu-Ray release of the original trilogy? I mean, there is obviously a market for it, no way the people at Disny do not know this.

QUESTION: If SW is not in Lucas' hands anymore, does that mean that eventually we will se a remastered but otherwise sans extra crap and untouched Blu-Ray release of the original trilogy? I mean, there is obviously a market for it, no way the people at Disny do not know this.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/121968-The-Man-Who-Made-Yoda-Is-Gone

>>36514
there's already an unauthorized HD version of the original trilogy, utilizing blu-ray clips where they are the same as the original films, and the best transfers and touch ups possible for other scenes. I forget the name of it but it's been around in the download/torrent sector for a while, there's even clips of it on youtube.

http://www.toplessrobot.com/2013/05/regardless_of_what_one_thinks.php#more
I agree.