Star Wars

[Sludge Factory]

Cini mi se da sam vec priznao to i ranije, ali opet cu ne stidim se , meni se svidjaju i epizode I-III, narocito Osveta sitovljeva! Ok, slazem se ja za Jar-Jara i to sve, ali nije to bas bilo toliko lose koliko svi placu! Pritom, najvise tih koji placu, placu za svojim detinjstvom ili mladoscu, a ne zbog tamo nekog kvaliteta filmova :P U Expanded Universe-u ima sjajnih prica i likova, svet koji je kreiran je bezgranican i sto da to neko drugi ne pretvori u filmoveSto i Lucas kaze!

Edited October 30, 2012 by Sludge Factory

[bigvlada]

mmm, Yuuzhan Vong invazija. Meni je problem što će to da snima Dizni, jer to automatski znači PG13 naslov.

[batticuore]

[Sludge Factory]

Zanimljiv clanak na ovu temu, ukratko o mogucim i sigurnim stvarima vezanim za buducnos SW:

Your Questions Answered: What We Know and What We Speculate About ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ and Disney’s Purchase of LucasFilmPosted on Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 by Germain LussierThe news of Disney purchasing LucasFilm and a new Star Wars trilogy being released creates far more questions than it answers. Yes, in 2015 audiences are finally going to see the Star Wars universe, on the big screen, in a post Return of the Jedi world. It’s an announcement as big as they come in the world of movies. Then take a step back from that. The company that owns Marvel and Pixar now owns Star Wars and Indiana Jones. Immediately the mind begins seeing the possibilites of crossovers, collaboration and pure insanity.We all have questions in regards to this news and we’ve complied the answers. Some stuff we know for sure, such as “How far into development is Star Wars Episode VII?” and “Will the films have the classic Fox fanfare?” Other we don’t, such as “What does this mean for the live-action Star Wars TV series?” and “Could Pixar make an animatedStar Wars movie?”After the jump, read answers to 15 questions from myself and Russ Fischer, and even get some answers from departing LucasArts chief George Lucas and new leaderKathleen Kennedy. What We Know:Will we see More Indiana Jones Films?In the near future, no. Disney execs were very specific about the fact that Indiana Jones is part of this purchase, but as with some superhero characters when Disney bought Marvel, there is financial “encumbrance” with Indy. Namely, Paramount has a controlling distribution interest in the character, and Disney isn’t going to mess around with that right now. This deal is all about Star Wars, as Disney’s Bob Iger said explicitly. (Remember, too, that Disney essentially took distribution of Marvel movies away from Paramount, so this isn’t the first time the companies have had overlapping interest in a character or franchise.)Our understanding is that other LucasFilm properties, such as Willow, Red Tails, andHoward the Duck (originally a Marvel character!), are also covered under this deal, but they may have the same issues that Indy does, thanks to controlling interests at other studios.Will George Lucas be involved in any capacity?The short answer is “yes,” or at least that he has been involved. Lucas has consulted on the development of Episode VII so far, but he is not spearheading that film. On the conference call, it was said that “it’s his intent to retire,” from which we can extrapolate that someone else will write and (whew!) direct the new film(s). As to the continuing involvement of Lucas in the new film, we have to wait and see. The suggestion is that his involvement will be fairly light.Who is Kathleen Kennedy, and what has she ever done?Oh, you know, just someone who has been a producer on small films, such as E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Back to the Future, and most of Steven Spielberg’s big-screen efforts in the past couple decades. (And many of his small-screen ones.) Kennedy was a principal of the Kennedy/Marshall Company (with her husband, producer Frank Marshall) through which she worked on many Spielberg productions as well as films such as the first three Bourne movies. Earlier this year, she was named as Co-Chair of LucasFilm and set up to be the ultimate successor to George Lucas at the company he founded. With this deal, that movement will now take place.Will the new movies have the classic Fox Fanfare?They will not. LucasFilm and Fox have long had a sort of picture-to-picture relationship, with Fox most recently acting only as distributor for the Star Wars films, while Lucas funded them himself. Any new film may carry a Fox logo (in the same way that The Avengers had Paramount branding) but the days of live-action Star Wars features opening with the Fox fanfare are done. That said, how this deal will affect the 3D re-release of the existing Star Wars films is unknown.How far into development is Episode VII?What was specifically stated in the conference call with Disney this afternoon is “what we’re buying… is a pretty extensive & detailed treatment for the next three movies.” Lucas says “I have story treatments for [Star Wars] seven, eight, and nine, and and a bunch of other movies, and obviously we have hundreds of books and comics.”Development of Episode VII is well along, though we can’t say precisely what has been done. We can speculate a lot, and guess that Kennedy will want to start hiring talent to take the film through the next stages of development very quickly, but I’ll refrain from that here. And, in fact, there could already be people on board and under death-threat NDAs. Recall that Warner Bros. had a Justice League script brewing for a year that went unreported until the studio was ready for word to get out.Will Industrial Light & Magic be exclusive to Disney now?All LucasFilm properties are part of this deal, but ILM will continue to operate as it has for years. The company will do effects work for Disney films (as it has in the past) but that won’t be an exclusive deal. Here’s what Jay Resulo, senior executive vice president and CFO of The Walt Disney Company, had to say about the acquisition:

In this transaction we will acquire rights to the

Star Wars

and

Indiana Jones

franchises, a highly talented and expert team, Lucasfilm’s best-in-class post production businesses, Industrial Light and Magic and Skywalker Sound, and a suite of cutting edge entertainment technologies. Our valuation focused almost entirely on the financial potential of the

Star Wars

franchise, which we expect to provide us with a stream of storytelling opportunities for years to come delivered via all relevant platforms on a global basis.

Does the deal include LucasArts, George Lucas’ video game division?Yes, it does, as suggested by Rasulo’s comments, and comments from Bob Iger of Disney. And in the conference call, specific mention was made of creating Star Warsproduct in games. But LucasArts has struggled in the past, and you should expect to see more mobile efforts than anything else, at least at first. Don’t expect a big rush of new console games just yet. Bob Iger said,

We’re likely to focus more on social and mobile than we are on console. We’ll look opportunistically at console, most likely in licensing rather than publishing, but we think that given the nature of these characters and how well known they are, and the storytelling, that they lend themselves quite nicely, as they’ve already demonstrated to the other platforms.

A LucasArts rep did tell Polygon that the game Star Wars 1313 is still a go:

For the time being all projects are business as usual. We are excited about all the possibilities that Disney brings.

A related question, to which we don’t know the answer, is how this will effect the availability of past LucasArts titles, including classics like Grim Fandango, Maniac Mansion, and the Monkey Island series. Moreover, can we expect to see those games becoming fodder for film or TV adaptations? That’s something we don’t know the answer to. But a Wreck-It-Ralph sequel might bring a couple of those characters to the screen…For a few more answers, here’s a video featuring George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy discussing the deal. What We Don’t Know:How far into the future will Episode VII be and what might it be about?This is the question of questions, isn’t it? Just because this film will take place afterReturn of the Jedi doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll feature the same characters. Star Warsgames and novels have written extensively about the period after the ending of Jedi, dealing with the offspring of Han and Leia, Luke’s rebuilding of the Jedis, finding a love interest, and any number of other subjects. Some properties have even gone thousands of years into the future.However, popular discussion has always assumed these films would take place a few decades later to continue the overall story. The universe is finally recovering from the rule of the Empire, the Jedi have returned, and the main characters have passed along what they learned. Luke is now more like Obi-Wan, Han is now more of a leader, etc. And to truly complete the circle of the prequels, the droids would have to be in it. Don’t forget, most of the principal actors are still alive, too, so never say never on them reprising the roles. Also, it’s important to remember that the rise and fall of Darth Vader was the throughline for Episodes I-VI, so the story has to feature some of that.It seems obvious, but Wikipedia has a great entry on this.Will Episode VII continue the extensive use of CG sets, or will it go back to more “physical” production?One of the major complaints about, and technical advances of the Star Wars prequels, was that they were primarily filmed in front of green screen, and enhanced by computer-generated imagery later on. This gave the films a much “cleaner” look than we were used to with Star Wars.Fast forward a decade to Episode VII. Technology is now exponentially better than it was when Episode III was created, but the story doesn’t take place at the height of the Republic as in the prequels. It’s in a post-Empire world (though when and where is up for debate, as said above) so one would imagine things are still grimy but improving. Not to mention almost all of Disney’s live action films (the Marvel movies, Oz, Lone Ranger) are using CG but in conjunction with huge practical sets.Add all of that together and while nothing will be set until a director is chosen (more on that below), odds are these films will be a more physical production.Who might direct Star Wars Episode VII?We know that Episode VII is in the early stages of development and George Lucas has already been working on it tangentially. He also says that he wants to pass the franchise on to the next generation. That said, any filmmaker – be it an Oscar winner or a first timer – would likely be equally scared and excited to do something only three people have ever done, direct a Star Wars film. (And don’t tell me about Ewok movies, people).Fans can dream about people like Christopher Nolan, the Wachowskis or Steven Spielberg but, the truth of it is, they’re too established. This is a make or break job on the grandest scale and I’d assume someone with experience, but not a huge body of work, gets the nod. Think of where J.J. Abrams was when he did Star Trek.What could this mean for the long in development Star Wars live action TV series?Probably nothing. That series takes place between Episodes III and IV so they can’t use those supposed scripts for the new movies, and the fact that LucasFilm has a new home doesn’t change the main reason the show has yet to take place. The technology to cheaply make a Star Wars movie a week for television doesn’t exist yet. I’d imagine these are still on the books, but no closer to happening.Could we see a Pixar animated Star Wars movie?We’ve already seen (and pretended to forget) Star Wars animation that looks like Pixar. Now that Disney owns both, will the companies pair up? It’s unlikely, at least for the foreseeable future. Pixar already has several films in development probably looking ahead to 2017. (Generally their films are being developed at least 3 years before the public hears about them.) Considering that Disney purchased Marvel in 2009, Pixar has had some time to use that awesome property and has yet to do so. I think Star Warswould be similar. Pixar likes to do its own thing, and until that stops being lucrative, expect Pixar to play in its own yard.Walt Disney Feature Animation though? Maybe that’s more likely.Will Disney open up a Star Wars theme park?Some would say Disney’s theme parks are already too full of Star Wars, as the companies have been working together since 1987 and recently refurbished their classic Star Tours rides. But in the conference call announcing the deal, Disney CEO Bob Iger said that expanding their role in the theme parks was definitely one of the selling points of the deal. That means it’s surely something they’ll look at but it’s a long process.Will Marvel and Star Wars properties cross over?Much like Disney and LucasFilm had a relationship before this deal, so too did Marvel and LucasFilm, as, beginning in the late ’70s, Marvel published a slew of Star Warscomic books before Dark Horse took over the license in the ’90s. While we’re still at a “anything is possible” stage with this deal, and Disney has done such a masterful job with Marvel on the big screen, I doubt we’d ever see these two universes cross paths there. Sorry, no Iron Man vs. Boba Fett battle. However, Disney is always looking for new TV content for their channels and there, this just might work.Will we get the original trilogy on Blu-ray?When the news broke of this deal, almost immediately fans began clamoring for a Blu-ray release of the original, unedited, Star Wars trilogy. And let’s face it: if Disney were to make that release happen, it would generate significant good will with the fans leading up to the release of Episode VII. However, Lucas is still part of this whole thing as a “creative consultant.” I still don’t think he lets it happen until at least 2015 with the new movies coming out.

Edited October 31, 2012 by Sludge Factory

[Sludge Factory]

A ovo je zanimljiv pregled Lucasovg predomisljanja! :Dhttp://www.totalfilm.com/features/star-wars-episode-7-the-story-so-far/then-lucas-changed-his-mind-again

[Ravanelli]

4.1 billion US$. fuck. interesuje me samo na koliko bi ovaj deal izašao 1995? kapiram ne više od 50 mil.interesuje me kako izgleda cash stream koji disney projektuje od lucasfilms.potpisano u kućnoj atmosferi, šulje i džemperi

[Аврам Гојић]

kako promisljen nastup jbt. dve cike koje samo zele da zabavljaju decu dogovaraju se, pred pocetak Bozicne sezone, o tome kako se to najbolje moze uciniti.fotka prosto projektuje topli kris kolambas kokakola osecaj.

[Amos]

Ako Kevin Smith kaze da je u redu, i meni je u redu!

[boshoku]

marsel mos, pak veli, da su po sredi tehnike nemoralnog ponasanja, a levi-stros ga u predgovoru podrzava.mislim kak su i meri daglas, te edmund lic, slicnog stanovista.

[Aće]

[Weenie Pooh]

mmm, Yuuzhan Vong invazija. Meni je problem što će to da snima Dizni, jer to automatski znači PG13 naslov.

A ranije su bili šta, R-rated? Pa zar nije jedna od glavnih primedbi na Lucasovu trilogiju bljuvotina bila nemilosrdna kidifikacija koja je imala za cilj da izmuze i poslednji cent iz youngling™ džepova?

[Moća]

Stvarno bi bilo dobro da snime neku seriju al da bude mracna da vidimo kako bi to izgledalo.

[Razzmatazz]

Mene zanima kako će se to sve odraziti na Star Wars lego ponudu.

[*edited by mod]

A ranije su bili šta, R-rated? Pa zar nije jedna od glavnih primedbi na Lucasovu trilogiju bljuvotina bila nemilosrdna kidifikacija koja je imala za cilj da izmuze i poslednji cent iz youngling™ džepova?

Upravo htedoh to da kazem. Ni do sad nije bilo sisa i krvi pa nije da smo na tom polju na nekom gubitku.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUbH1SEsqiE&feature=player_embedded

[Sludge Factory]

Daba zezo ovog ciku u dzemperu, ali on ipak dobar cika!

George Lucas to Donate Most of His $4 Billion from Lucasfilm Sale to Education Charity by Brendan Bettinger Posted: October 31st, 2012 at 7:46 pm You know that Disney just bought Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion and all the star wars that come with it. George Lucas was the sole owner of Lucasfilm, and so all 4.05 billion dollars go to him. Lucas has spent the last four decades minting money with the Star Wars franchise, and so thankfully can afford to be generous. A Lucasfilm spokesperson tells THR that Lucas plans to “donate the majority of the proceeds to his philanthropic endeavors.”Lucas is the chairman of Edutopia, a part of the George Lucas Educational Foundation and likeliest candidate to receive the donation. Lucas is staying true to his 2010 pledge: “I am dedicating the majority of my wealth to improving education. It is the key to the survival of the human race.” More after the jump.Here is the whole of Lucas’ mission statement as a philanthropist, as laid out in a 2010 letter inTHR:

Storytellers are teachers and communicators who speak a universal language. That was Homer’s primary role, and both Plato and Aristotle used narratives and dialogues as a means of educating. Good storytelling is based on truths and insights, and a good storyteller is ultimately a teacher – using the arts as a means of making education emotionally meaningful. These are all tools at our educational system’s disposal, but too often we aren’t making use of them.When I was in high school, I felt like I was in a vacuum, biding time. I was curious, but bored. It was not an atmosphere conducive to learning. I was fortunate that I found my path and my language.It’s scary to think of our education system as little better than an assembly line with producing diplomas as its only goal. Once I had the means to effect change in this arena, it became my passion to do so – to promote active, life-long learning. I believe in the artisan school of learning, through apprenticeships and Aristotelian questions and discussion. This level of engagement dates back to the beginning of human life, but it’s still the best way of doing things. There have to be universal standards – particularly in education – and while it seems unwieldy, there is a willingness among educators to share their best practices.Ultimately, that is why I created Edutopia and the George Lucas Educational Foundation.The focus of GLEF has been to share educational innovations – cooperative and project learning, mentorship, parental involvement, and technological advances. This all comes straight from those on the front lines, from teachers who are putting these methods into practice. We are the facilitators. Our goal has been to showcase bold successes and inspire others to further increase the appetite for education. Our hope is that administrators, teachers, and parents will see the power of these collective efforts and join the fight for wider reforms.But reform is just the beginning. We need to build new foundations, fostering independent thought and a desire to keep learning. Our students need to come away with more than just survival skills, and more than just what is required to complete the program. We need to promote critical thinking and emotional intelligence. We need to focus on building an education system that promotes different types of learning, different types of development, and different types of assessment. We have an opportunity and an obligation to prepare our children for the real world, for dealing with others in practical, project-based environments. It’s about working together and building character – being compassionate, empathetic, and civil as a means to a greater end.As technology changes, so do students. So should classrooms, and so should our methods of teaching. In a few short years, connectivity has gone from a technological novelty to a daily necessity. It’s how our culture communicates, and our children are at the forefront of its use. Understanding those tools – and how to integrate them into learning – is an integral step in defining our future.My pledge is to the process; as long as I have the resources at my disposal, I will seek to raise the bar for future generations of students of all ages.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.

Lucas made it clear with the prequels that his target audience is made up of wide-eyed children. That may not have made him the greatest filmmaker, but it has probably made him a better person. Obviously, Lucas still has plenty of money left for his leisure activities. But to devote such vast resources to such a great cause is commendable in any circumstance. God bless you, Mr. Lucas.