VIDEO: George Lucas Discusses The New Era Of STAR WARS; "I Get To Be A Fan Now"

VIDEO: George Lucas Discusses The New Era Of STAR WARS; "I Get To Be A Fan Now"

As you should know by now, Disney have bought Lucasfilm for $4 billion, and have announced that the first in a trilogy of new Star Wars films will be released in 2015. In the following videos, George Lucas, Bob Iger and Kathleen Kennedy map out the future of the franchise for us.

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By JoshWilding - Oct 30, 2012 02:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars

October 30th, 2012. A day which will forever be remembered as the beginning of a new era for Star Wars. You can read more details about Disney's acquisition of LucasFilm by clicking HERE. In a conference call earlier today, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger confirmed that there are plans to release new Star Wars movies every other year (the first is obviously set to be released in 2015), with a story treatment for episodes 7, 8 and 9 part of the deal. The rights to Indiana Jones were also included, but there's currently no plans to move ahead with that at the current time. Star Wars however looks set to also find a new home on Disney XD and in various video games, though not necessarily on consoles. Below, George Lucas, Bob Iger and Kathleen Kennedy talk more about the future of one of the most beloved franchises of all-time.






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blvdnoise
blvdnoise - 10/30/2012, 2:44 PM
Disney aint' playing around..
theboywonder
theboywonder - 10/30/2012, 2:49 PM
Cant wait to see the budget on this thing.
95
95 - 10/30/2012, 3:08 PM
Yes, Mr. Lucas. Kick back and enjoy the show. Us fans definitely are.

@PantherX And Ant-Man! =D
GLprime2814
GLprime2814 - 10/30/2012, 3:13 PM
Holy freaking craps this is best news ever Lucas ruined SW witH the prequels. Imagine wheddon or Nolan directing the next Star Wars or even tHe great one Spielberg.

I always said that Disney would one they rule the world.
Mulanzo
Mulanzo - 10/30/2012, 3:15 PM
They are going to throw so much money into the sequels. This could be very intriguing. And they said 7 8 and 9 + other movies. I want to know the other movies. KOTOR please, thanks.
Mulanzo
Mulanzo - 10/30/2012, 3:17 PM
Mark my words...Spielberg is going to get first dibs on 7.
Happy11
Happy11 - 10/30/2012, 3:17 PM
There will be no vader
Greengo
Greengo - 10/30/2012, 3:18 PM
Greengo
Greengo - 10/30/2012, 3:18 PM
Luke is gonna turn to the Dark Side and battle Leia
Greengo
Greengo - 10/30/2012, 3:19 PM
95
95 - 10/30/2012, 3:20 PM
George Lucas made a superheroic move for fans and future fans: Pass the mantle to the right people.
devil
devil - 10/30/2012, 3:21 PM
does this mean we been seeing luces films doing some of marvel movies and could we see 4 to 6 marvel movies a year
Gunjin
Gunjin - 10/30/2012, 3:21 PM
If they go with the newer stories, I vote for David Lyons for the aged, grittier Luke.

http://www.nbc.com/the-cape/about/bios/images/david-lyons.gif
Greengo
Greengo - 10/30/2012, 3:21 PM
Greengo
Greengo - 10/30/2012, 3:23 PM
thx @IM53 : )
Gunjin
Gunjin - 10/30/2012, 3:26 PM
@SotoJuiceMan I sense nothing.
MatchesMalone1989
MatchesMalone1989 - 10/30/2012, 3:26 PM
Please Disney. Please do not make the Sith soft. Thats the only thing I fear. They might make what i feel in the star wars galaxy is the closest thing to Black Magic soft.
PartyKiller
PartyKiller - 10/30/2012, 3:27 PM
@M3T4LL0 Dude youre just Trolling for the hell of it. Disliking something just for the hell of it. This is a great day for Star Wars fans and this was a brilliant move by Lucas.
bagadoosh
bagadoosh - 10/30/2012, 3:29 PM
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jimpinto24
jimpinto24 - 10/30/2012, 3:33 PM
There will be a new direction for the Star Wars franchise. Disney having the copyrights of Star Wars is a good thing. At least they have plans to make the Star Wars franchise revelant again. I hope we finally get a solid Star Wars movie.
jarel93
jarel93 - 10/30/2012, 3:35 PM
So, did Lucas offer the company to Disney? He made it sound that way, at least.
scrappybuttons
scrappybuttons - 10/30/2012, 3:35 PM
Mark my words, within 10 years, Disney is going to send some people to WB and make them an offer they can't refuse for DC...
PartyKiller
PartyKiller - 10/30/2012, 3:35 PM
Feel guilty to be happy about Star Wars 7 while we got people suffering because of 'Sandy'.
I know those people arent reading this thread but I'm thinking of them.
wolverinesfury
wolverinesfury - 10/30/2012, 3:39 PM
Lucas said he going to be a fan now. Boy, is he going to hate the prequels and the special editions!!
FriendlyNeighborhoodSpidey
FriendlyNeighborhoodSpidey - 10/30/2012, 3:41 PM
Lol, Disney is borderline monopoly.
JVH
JVH - 10/30/2012, 3:41 PM
"I get to be a fan now"

That makes one of us...
superman7
superman7 - 10/30/2012, 3:47 PM
BlueDemon
BlueDemon - 10/30/2012, 4:02 PM
Bring it! Bring back the old actors before they die!!!
Munch
Munch - 10/30/2012, 4:22 PM
I think this is a good thing. As long as the Original trilogy is not rebooted or anything ridiculous i can live with this decisions and hats off to George Lucas for being able to sell a company and stories he built from the ground up. If it was not for hime there would not be any such thing as Star Wars. But I think if Disney can handle the Avengers then they will be a good home for the Star Wars franchise.
FrankieDedo
FrankieDedo - 10/30/2012, 4:31 PM
They also bought ILM!!! and Skywalker Sound!!! The Hulk series is gonna happen with the avengers quality and detail???
patriautism
patriautism - 10/30/2012, 4:48 PM
I would like to know the fate of the clone wars series on cartoon network
kong
kong - 10/30/2012, 4:49 PM
Get ready for a Jerry bruckheimer Indiana Jones film. just kidding. I think that Disney owning Star wars will be good. look what they did with the MCU. Of course Joss Whedon might end up with the directing position
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