Well, its 50% stock. If that stock increases it is well more than 4bil. It could be less but Disney is so well run that isn't really on the table. It looks like Disney plans to repurchase the shares within 2 years of the initial dilution so I am guessing it will be a total sales price of 4.5-5bil.
I think this is great news. I would suspect Thrawn. Hasn't Lucas said that was always the plan for 7-9?
If ILM is part of the deal, then 4 billion is very cheap.
It is parts of the deal, along with lucas animation, skywalker sound and lucas arts (based on what I've read online)
ILm and skywalker sound are all a part, and Indiana Jones too, but according to CNN the ONLY thing they considered in the value was Star Wars. BTW, why does ILM make it a "cheap" deal. Its FOUR BILLION DOLLARS. ILM isnt as irreplaceable as they use to be.
Also, why does everyone on twitter amd facebook keep saying "maybe now we will get the original trilogy back the way it was". What does Disney care about that for?
I'm sure he'd do a great job. He'd have to choose between Star Wars and Avengers though. Couldnt see him doing both. I haven't a clue what I'd choose????
Considering this a bit more, why did he need to sell the company? Isn't Lucasfilm profitable enough to stay independent? Couldn't Lucas have just handed over the reigns to someone he trusted without being gobbled up by a behemoth like Disney?
BTW, why does ILM make it a "cheap" deal. Its FOUR BILLION DOLLARS. ILM isnt as irreplaceable as they use to be.
1977 Star Wars
1980 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark Dragonslayer (first non-Lucasfilm production)
1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial The Dark Crystal Poltergeist
1983 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Twice Upon a Time
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Star Trek III: The Search for Spock The NeverEnding Story (uncredited) Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (TV) Starman
1985 The Goonies Cocoon Back to the Future Explorers Amazing Stories (TV) (1985–87) Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (TV) Young Sherlock Holmes Enemy Mine
1986 The Money Pit Labyrinth Howard the Duck Captain EO (Disney theme park film) Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (also co-produced the film) The Golden Child (also co-produced the film)
1987 Harry and the Hendersons Star Tours (Disney theme park film) Innerspace Star Trek: The Next Generation pilot episode "Encounter at Farpoint" (stock footage used throughout series) *batteries not included The Witches of Eastwick
1988 Willow Who Framed Roger Rabbit Cocoon: The Return The Last Temptation of Christ The Accidental Tourist
1989 The 'burbs Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Ghostbusters II The Abyss Body Wars (Disney theme park film) Always Back to the Future Part II Leviathan
1990 Joe Versus the Volcano Dreams Total Recall Die Hard 2 Arachnophobia Back to the Future Part III Ghost
1991 Flight of the Intruder Switch Hudson Hawk The Rocketeer Terminator 2: Judgment Day Backdraft Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Hook
1992 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV) (1992–93) Death Becomes Her Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1993 Alive Last Action Hero The Meteor Man Jurassic Park Fire in the Sky
1994 The Hudsucker Proxy Maverick Wolf Baby's Day Out Disclosure In the Mouth of Madness Star Trek: The Next Generation final episode "All Good Things..." The Flintstones Forrest Gump The Mask Radioland Murders Star Trek Generations
1995 The Indian in the Cupboard Congo Casper Jumanji The Dig (Video game)
1996 Mission: Impossible Eraser Special Effects: Anything Can Happen 101 Dalmatians Daylight Mars Attacks! Twister Dragonheart Star Trek: First Contact
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Men in Black Contact Titanic Starship Troopers Flubber Spawn
1998 Deep Rising Jack Frost Mighty Joe Young Deep Impact Saving Private Ryan Small Soldiers
1999 October Sky Wild Wild West The Haunting Deep Blue Sea Sleepy Hollow The Mummy Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Galaxy Quest
2000 Mission to Mars The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle The Perfect Storm Space Cowboys
2001 Planet of the Apes The Mummy Returns A.I. Artificial Intelligence Jurassic Park III Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Pearl Harbor
2002 Signs Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Minority Report Men in Black II Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets The Time Machine
2003 Dreamcatcher The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Timeline Peter Pan Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Hulk Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2004 Van Helsing The Chronicles of Riddick Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban The Day After Tomorrow
2005 Son of the Mask Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith War of the Worlds The Island Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2006 Mission: Impossible III Poseidon Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest The Nightmare Before Christmas 3-D conversion Eragon
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Evan Almighty Transformers Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles Iron Man Speed Racer Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Twilight
2009 Star Trek Terminator Salvation Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Surrogates Avatar
2010 Iron Man 2 The Last Airbender
2011 I Am Number Four Rango (first fully animated feature) Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Star Tours: The Adventures Continue (Disney theme park film) Super 8 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Cowboys & Aliens Hugo Transformers: The Ride (Universal Studios dark ride)[3] Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
2012 Red Tails The Hunger Games The Avengers Battleship
Future releases: Cloud Atlas (2012)[4][5] The Great Gatsby (2013)[5] Now You See Me (2013)[5] Star Trek into Darkness (2013)[4][5] G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)[4][5] The Lone Ranger (2013)[4][5] Pacific Rim (2013)[4][5] Noah (2014)[5] Transformers 4 (2014) Jurassic Park IV (2014)[5]
I see Jerry Bruckheimer producing, and the next movie focusing on Han Solo's drunk cousin, Captain Jack Solo, played by Johnny Depp with eyeliner and a bird on his head. ;)
But seriously, I think it's a great fit. Really looking forward to more than just the three Star Wars movies we've gotten.
Interesting that this should coincide with Mr Lucas' recently announced retirement. I'd be intrigued with the idea of a Star Wars Ep1 remake.
Ideas for new casting off the top of my head:
Luke Skywalker-Zac Efron Han Solo-Taylor Kitsch Princess Leia- Ellen Page Obi Wan Kenobi-Sean Bean Darth Vader- Bendidict Cumberbatch (He could wear the suit AND do the voice!) Chewbacca-Peter Mayhew still? Or maby a motion capture Chewie played by Andy Serkis C-3PO- Anthony Daniels still. It'd make a nice tie-in with the classic movie. Artoo- They should be able to build a real one by now!
I believe this very thing was predicted by that attorney guy who is on the show sometimes. I think he made the prediction in the episode about the Disney/Marvel acquisition.
I don't think we'll see very many returning human characters... it would just be weird given how old they are (imo). However we could get Chewy, C3, R2. But then again it also depends on how far in the future this takes place. They could just have the main three recast by older actors and have their kids be the main characters. Or it could be so far in the future we can only get C3 and R2. However, they seem to like the skywalker family so it's probably the former.
BTW, why does ILM make it a "cheap" deal. Its FOUR BILLION DOLLARS. ILM isnt as irreplaceable as they use to be.
1977 Star Wars
1980 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark Dragonslayer (first non-Lucasfilm production)
1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial The Dark Crystal Poltergeist
1983 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Twice Upon a Time
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Star Trek III: The Search for Spock The NeverEnding Story (uncredited) Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (TV) Starman
1985 The Goonies Cocoon Back to the Future Explorers Amazing Stories (TV) (1985–87) Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (TV) Young Sherlock Holmes Enemy Mine
1986 The Money Pit Labyrinth Howard the Duck Captain EO (Disney theme park film) Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (also co-produced the film) The Golden Child (also co-produced the film)
1987 Harry and the Hendersons Star Tours (Disney theme park film) Innerspace Star Trek: The Next Generation pilot episode "Encounter at Farpoint" (stock footage used throughout series) *batteries not included The Witches of Eastwick
1988 Willow Who Framed Roger Rabbit Cocoon: The Return The Last Temptation of Christ The Accidental Tourist
1989 The 'burbs Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Ghostbusters II The Abyss Body Wars (Disney theme park film) Always Back to the Future Part II Leviathan
1990 Joe Versus the Volcano Dreams Total Recall Die Hard 2 Arachnophobia Back to the Future Part III Ghost
1991 Flight of the Intruder Switch Hudson Hawk The Rocketeer Terminator 2: Judgment Day Backdraft Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Hook
1992 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV) (1992–93) Death Becomes Her Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1993 Alive Last Action Hero The Meteor Man Jurassic Park Fire in the Sky
1994 The Hudsucker Proxy Maverick Wolf Baby's Day Out Disclosure In the Mouth of Madness Star Trek: The Next Generation final episode "All Good Things..." The Flintstones Forrest Gump The Mask Radioland Murders Star Trek Generations
1995 The Indian in the Cupboard Congo Casper Jumanji The Dig (Video game)
1996 Mission: Impossible Eraser Special Effects: Anything Can Happen 101 Dalmatians Daylight Mars Attacks! Twister Dragonheart Star Trek: First Contact
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Men in Black Contact Titanic Starship Troopers Flubber Spawn
1998 Deep Rising Jack Frost Mighty Joe Young Deep Impact Saving Private Ryan Small Soldiers
1999 October Sky Wild Wild West The Haunting Deep Blue Sea Sleepy Hollow The Mummy Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Galaxy Quest
2000 Mission to Mars The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle The Perfect Storm Space Cowboys
2001 Planet of the Apes The Mummy Returns A.I. Artificial Intelligence Jurassic Park III Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Pearl Harbor
2002 Signs Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Minority Report Men in Black II Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets The Time Machine
2003 Dreamcatcher The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Timeline Peter Pan Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Hulk Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2004 Van Helsing The Chronicles of Riddick Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban The Day After Tomorrow
2005 Son of the Mask Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith War of the Worlds The Island Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2006 Mission: Impossible III Poseidon Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest The Nightmare Before Christmas 3-D conversion Eragon
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Evan Almighty Transformers Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles Iron Man Speed Racer Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Twilight
2009 Star Trek Terminator Salvation Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Surrogates Avatar
2010 Iron Man 2 The Last Airbender
2011 I Am Number Four Rango (first fully animated feature) Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Star Tours: The Adventures Continue (Disney theme park film) Super 8 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Cowboys & Aliens Hugo Transformers: The Ride (Universal Studios dark ride)[3] Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
2012 Red Tails The Hunger Games The Avengers Battleship
Future releases: Cloud Atlas (2012)[4][5] The Great Gatsby (2013)[5] Now You See Me (2013)[5] Star Trek into Darkness (2013)[4][5] G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)[4][5] The Lone Ranger (2013)[4][5] Pacific Rim (2013)[4][5] Noah (2014)[5] Transformers 4 (2014) Jurassic Park IV (2014)[5]
Yes thank you. Im very aware of their record. However many of those movies used multiple effects companies, thats the norm now. One company can't handle the hige workload of the big big movies anymore. Also, there are many many effects houses doing great work on other movies
The news is saying the main driver of the price was how they valued Star Wars. Thats the creative property. ILM might have talented people working for them, but they arent going to move books, games, cartoons, movies, comics, theme parks. ILM has done a lot of work, that doesnt make them irreplaceable. The star wars characters are irreplaceable. When Disney bought Marvel I'm positive their only concern was how many toys, games, cartoons and moviess they could make. Not the 60 years worth of artists because that means nothing.
I'm still trying to wrap my head around this. Maybe I missed it, but was there any reason given as to why Lucas would sell at all, let alone to Disney? It's not as though he needed the money.
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good stuff :D
Avengers vs Sith
I think this is great news. I would suspect Thrawn. Hasn't Lucas said that was always the plan for 7-9?
Also, why does everyone on twitter amd facebook keep saying "maybe now we will get the original trilogy back the way it was". What does Disney care about that for?
Well, always is a weird word since Thrawn was created by Timothy Zahn.
Just write the scripts.
should be made public domain :D
Star Wars
1980
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Dragonslayer (first non-Lucasfilm production)
1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
The Dark Crystal
Poltergeist
1983
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Twice Upon a Time
1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
The NeverEnding Story (uncredited)
Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (TV)
Starman
1985
The Goonies
Cocoon
Back to the Future
Explorers
Amazing Stories (TV) (1985–87)
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (TV)
Young Sherlock Holmes
Enemy Mine
1986
The Money Pit
Labyrinth
Howard the Duck
Captain EO (Disney theme park film)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (also co-produced the film)
The Golden Child (also co-produced the film)
1987
Harry and the Hendersons
Star Tours (Disney theme park film)
Innerspace
Star Trek: The Next Generation pilot episode "Encounter at Farpoint" (stock footage used throughout series)
*batteries not included
The Witches of Eastwick
1988
Willow
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Cocoon: The Return
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Accidental Tourist
1989
The 'burbs
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Ghostbusters II
The Abyss
Body Wars (Disney theme park film)
Always
Back to the Future Part II
Leviathan
1990
Joe Versus the Volcano
Dreams
Total Recall
Die Hard 2
Arachnophobia
Back to the Future Part III
Ghost
1991
Flight of the Intruder
Switch
Hudson Hawk
The Rocketeer
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Backdraft
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Hook
1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV) (1992–93)
Death Becomes Her
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1993
Alive
Last Action Hero
The Meteor Man
Jurassic Park
Fire in the Sky
1994
The Hudsucker Proxy
Maverick
Wolf
Baby's Day Out
Disclosure
In the Mouth of Madness
Star Trek: The Next Generation final episode "All Good Things..."
The Flintstones
Forrest Gump
The Mask
Radioland Murders
Star Trek Generations
1995
The Indian in the Cupboard
Congo
Casper
Jumanji
The Dig (Video game)
1996
Mission: Impossible
Eraser
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
101 Dalmatians
Daylight
Mars Attacks!
Twister
Dragonheart
Star Trek: First Contact
1997
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Men in Black
Contact
Titanic
Starship Troopers
Flubber
Spawn
1998
Deep Rising
Jack Frost
Mighty Joe Young
Deep Impact
Saving Private Ryan
Small Soldiers
1999
October Sky
Wild Wild West
The Haunting
Deep Blue Sea
Sleepy Hollow
The Mummy
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Galaxy Quest
2000
Mission to Mars
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
The Perfect Storm
Space Cowboys
2001
Planet of the Apes
The Mummy Returns
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Jurassic Park III
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Pearl Harbor
2002
Signs
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Minority Report
Men in Black II
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
The Time Machine
2003
Dreamcatcher
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Timeline
Peter Pan
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Hulk
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2004
Van Helsing
The Chronicles of Riddick
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Day After Tomorrow
2005
Son of the Mask
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
War of the Worlds
The Island
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2006
Mission: Impossible III
Poseidon
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
The Nightmare Before Christmas 3-D conversion
Eragon
2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Evan Almighty
Transformers
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2008
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Iron Man
Speed Racer
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Twilight
2009
Star Trek
Terminator Salvation
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Surrogates
Avatar
2010
Iron Man 2
The Last Airbender
2011
I Am Number Four
Rango (first fully animated feature)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Star Tours: The Adventures Continue (Disney theme park film)
Super 8
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Cowboys & Aliens
Hugo
Transformers: The Ride (Universal Studios dark ride)[3]
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
2012
Red Tails
The Hunger Games
The Avengers
Battleship
Future releases:
Cloud Atlas (2012)[4][5]
The Great Gatsby (2013)[5]
Now You See Me (2013)[5]
Star Trek into Darkness (2013)[4][5]
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)[4][5]
The Lone Ranger (2013)[4][5]
Pacific Rim (2013)[4][5]
Noah (2014)[5]
Transformers 4 (2014)
Jurassic Park IV (2014)[5]
But seriously, I think it's a great fit. Really looking forward to more than just the three Star Wars movies we've gotten.
Django Fett Unchained
Ideas for new casting off the top of my head:
Luke Skywalker-Zac Efron
Han Solo-Taylor Kitsch
Princess Leia- Ellen Page
Obi Wan Kenobi-Sean Bean
Darth Vader- Bendidict Cumberbatch (He could wear the suit AND do the voice!)
Chewbacca-Peter Mayhew still? Or maby a motion capture Chewie played by Andy Serkis
C-3PO- Anthony Daniels still. It'd make a nice tie-in with the classic movie.
Artoo- They should be able to build a real one by now!
The news is saying the main driver of the price was how they valued Star Wars. Thats the creative property. ILM might have talented people working for them, but they arent going to move books, games, cartoons, movies, comics, theme parks. ILM has done a lot of work, that doesnt make them irreplaceable. The star wars characters are irreplaceable. When Disney bought Marvel I'm positive their only concern was how many toys, games, cartoons and moviess they could make. Not the 60 years worth of artists because that means nothing.