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Post by NDX on Nov 2, 2012 17:15:54 GMT -5
That is riveting!
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Post by lyrikah on Nov 2, 2012 22:35:25 GMT -5
How did you get that exclusive shot! It seems legit.
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Post by NDX on Nov 2, 2012 22:59:54 GMT -5
Dave's got aaaaaaalllllll the pull.
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Post by endo on Nov 2, 2012 23:12:32 GMT -5
Meh, it's all in who you know.
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Post by gorepolice on Nov 4, 2012 12:33:09 GMT -5
Maybe it won't be as bad as we think. Disney, for the most part, puts out quality movies. George Lucas seems to hate Star Wars, so maybe this will be put into the hands of someone who truly loves the franchise and wants to erase the memory of the prequels. We might be pleasantly surprised by what we get.
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Post by lyrikah on Nov 4, 2012 12:50:58 GMT -5
I don't think anyone could possibly do more harm to the franchise than that jerk George Lucas, but yeah, once the initial shock wore off I started to imagine something positive FINALLY being done for this franchise. I'm not going to pretend I am a huge fan of Star Wars but it would be nice if someone with love for the series gets to work on it so maybe good things can finally be done.
I still think the jokes about Disney being evil and eating franchises like they are pac man and franchises are the pellets are funny.
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Post by NDX on Nov 4, 2012 16:16:10 GMT -5
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
Yeah, my faith in Disney rescuing the Star Wars franchise is not high.
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Post by lyrikah on Nov 4, 2012 19:53:49 GMT -5
I just can't imagine it getting WORSE.
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Post by NDX on Nov 4, 2012 20:48:28 GMT -5
You're just not trying hard enough. In the end, whatever happens to the movie franchise, it's already been kicked in the balls it ain't coming back from that. I worry that this will just throw away all the canon Extended Universe stories that been being built since, well, 1978 and Splinter Of The Mind's Eye.
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Post by NDX on Nov 4, 2012 22:54:35 GMT -5
Dammit George, you couldn't let me keep my hatred for you over TPM, AotC and RotS, could you? You just had to be a nice friggin guy. www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/02/george-lucas-donate-4-billion_n_2067145.htmlGeorge Lucas Will Donate Disney $4 Billion To Education George Lucas is ensuring that the force may be with young Jedis everywhere.
The "Star Wars" director will donate the $4.05 billion he will receive from the sale of Lucasfilm Ltd. to Disney to a foundation focused on education, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
On Tuesday, the Walt Disney Company announced it had paid the huge sum to acquire Lucasfilm Ltd., which produced "Star Wars" and is 100 percent owned by George Lucas himself. Disney also announced plans to release a seventh "Star Wars" film, "Star Wars: Episode VII," in 2015.
“For 41 years, the majority of my time and money has been put into the company,” Lucas said in a statement on Wednesday. “As I start a new chapter in my life, it is gratifying that I have the opportunity to devote more time and resources to philanthropy.”
The director has yet to disclose which charity will be the beneficiary of the huge chunk of money. But Lucas currently serves as the chairman of Edutopia, a foundation that empowers innovative coursework in schools. The organization is a likely choice, eonline.com speculates.
Lucas has made other generous donations to show his commitment to education in the past. In a Giving Pledge letter from 2010, he wrote:
“I am dedicating the majority of my wealth to improving education. It is the key to the survival of the human race. We have to plan for our collective future –- and the first step begins with the social, emotional, and intellectual tools we provide to our children. As humans, our greatest tool for survival is our ability to think and to adapt – as educators, storytellers, and communicators our responsibility is to continue to do so.”
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Post by lyrikah on Nov 5, 2012 0:10:16 GMT -5
Screw that noise. I can still hate him for making shitty movies. Although I am surprised and surprisingly pleased at his donation. I'm not a monster after all.
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Post by gorepolice on Nov 7, 2012 17:49:15 GMT -5
I see your Pirates 3 and raise you a Princess and the Frog!
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Post by NDX on Nov 7, 2012 21:51:46 GMT -5
I actually liked that. Fine then. Jungle Book 2.
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Post by gorepolice on Nov 8, 2012 1:49:08 GMT -5
Toy Story 3. We can go back and forth all day on the good and bad, but I'd say overall Disney's put out more winners than stinkers. If they find the right director, this could possibly be a good thing.
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Post by lyrikah on Nov 8, 2012 10:28:47 GMT -5
Disney has put out stinkers, especially direct to video sequels of theatrical releases. But when it comes to pure theatrical releases they have a significantly higher ratio of good things over bad things.
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