Walt Disney acquires Lucasfilm

[jacobed]

He never has been motivated by greed. Why do you think he retired after ANH? He saw the franchise as an opportunity to expand on his original plans of independent filmmaking. ESB was made off of merchandise from the first movie. SW became a merchandising and financial opportunity Lucas never even imagined. It became very business orientated after the success of the first one.

He retired after it because it nearly killed him. He probably wouldnt have survived Esb hence why he gave it to film director he trusted.

 

[The Ironstar]

Maybe Disney will finally push the boat out and buy Spidey back from Sony.

The way Sony is in financial trouble and had to postpone some movies,I don't think they have to.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Rumors going around this evening that Disney is *also* looking into acquiring Hasbro. This would add Transformers, GI Joe, Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons amongst others to their collection.

 

[Wheels]

Alan Horn is the man. Why did WB ever let him go?

 

[EML420]

Rumors going around this evening that Disney is *also* looking into acquiring Hasbro. This would add Transformers, GI Joe, Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons amongst others to their collection.

Wow I remember reading a article before Disney bought Marvel or right around the time they did, saying how they were really struggling to get the boy market with Marvel Lucasfilm I think they will own it. Adding Hasbro would also help boys love Transfromers.

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

Rumors going around this evening that Disney is *also* looking into acquiring Hasbro. This would add Transformers, GI Joe, Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons amongst others to their collection.

Damn! What's gonna be next?

 

[Micromind]

 

[georgec]

Cool...and scary.

 

[Zant]

Wow it seems Fox and Sony have more franchises than wb. They even forget to put the Simpsons and Taken for FOX. Seems like wb are desperate, Hangover is ending next year and Looney toons are box office poison

 

[bullets]

Why is the Terminator series just floating around?

 

[jmc]

That's actually a really nice breakdown of franchises. But how the hell does Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs classify as a franchise?

 

[Micromind]

Why is the Terminator series just floating around?

New 'Terminator' film may move forward at Annapurna Pictures

By HitFix Staff WEDNESDAY, OCT 31,

Annapurna Pictures secured the film rights to the sci-fi series in 2011, and they finally seem ready to move forward with the series' fifth film.

The company Tweeted this "T2"-inspired news yesterday: "The whole thing goes: The future's not set. There's no fate but what we make for ourselves." -John Connor, Terminator 2 (news is coming)." Could the "news" be the announcement of a writer, director and/or cast?

.......................

It will be a change of pace for Annapurna, who have backed some of 2012's artier cineplex movie fare like "The Master," "Lawless" and the upcoming "Killing Me Softly" and "Zero Dark Thirty." While critically acclaimed, none of their films have done much in the way of box office. They'll soon be releasing Spike Jonze's "She" and Wong Kar-Wai's "The Grandmasters."

Source: http://www.hitfix.com/news/new-terminator-film-may-move-forward-at-annapurna-pictures

If the movies gets made, they will most probably give distribution rights to some other Studio like Lionsgate or Universal.

 

[SoNicRaDiATioN]

Paramount has more in the cupboard then I thought.

 

[Liam_H]

WB better hope Man of Steel goes right for them or all they will have is the Hobbit to hold them up for the next few years.

 

[Micromind]

That's actually a really nice breakdown of franchises. But how the hell does Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs classify as a franchise?

I don't know, they seem to have neglected Happy Feet at WB. (If that can be termed as a franchise)

 

[Micromind]

WB better hope Man of Steel goes right for them or all they will have is the Hobbit to hold them up for the next few years.

Only Three Hobbit movies.

 

[Liam_H]

Happy Feet 2 really underwhelmed where I don't see them making a 3rd one anytime soon.

 

[jmc]

There was word recently about a Lethal Weapon reboot so don't be surprised if WB start getting desperate if MOS tanks.

 

[Zant]

The fact that there is a third Hobbit film and talk of Space Jam 2 shows that they are already desperate.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

Space Jam 2 was just a rumor that Lebron James indirectly started, and the Third Hobbit film was Jackson's idea, not WB, mostly because Jackson felt he had enough footage and information from Tolkien's work to make a third one.

 

[terry78]

Rick MacCullum has decided to retire from LucasFilm. Godspeed, man.