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So much my head could explode. Been processing this for hours
In the interview regarding the sale, Lucas said that he turned over treatments for 7, 8 and 9. I fully expect those to be made, and then that will likely close the 'original' saga. While Lucas may have provided treatments for 7-9 I would also expect Disney to exercise a high degree of creative control over them and address anything that smacks of the things that have riled fans with 1-3 and the tinkering of 4-6. Disney is a far more savvy creative unit (yes even with their failure in cell animation, I think they learned their lesson with that). And they are not beholden to Lucas' ego, they want successful movies and their recent track record demonstrates a far more keen awareness of compelling, reasonably intelligent plots and slick execution. Can you imagine a star wars movie directed by... Joss Whedon? JJ Abrams? Brian Singer?
When it comes to building on and cultivating image/brands, nobody is better than Disney, and to that end they are highly aware of their audience and what they want/expect/like about the product, which is why I have hope that they will guide SW in a far better direction. There will surely be some mis-steps and some duds, certainly some marketing avenues that will cause die-hards to want to stab our eyes, but I think overall that this is a fantastic choice, the best of what was possible. Lucas is no longer the driving ego behind it, his children are removed from the equation, and it's in the hands of a company who's track record over the long-haul is indisputable.
Personally I doubt much if any of the novels will be translated into movies, most SW novels I've read or glanced through were very weak, and yes that includes the much (and overly) celebrated Thrawn trilogy which is nothing more than a stiff recycling of SW character cliches and unimposing villains.
Once they close the loop on 1-9 I doubt there will be extensive new projects built around the OT outside of following through on the Live Action TV show as a possibility and of course finishing out the Clone Wars.
After that I'd expect them to go WAAAAAAY back into the era of Knights of the Old Republic. The video games have proven that there is an incredible amount of potential in story-telling in the SW universe that allows them to not trample on the OT in any way, but have complete freedom using the building blocks of Star Wars; Jedi/Sith, Lightsabers, droids, space ships and the never-ending struggle between good and evil. Perhaps in 20 more years we'll see a complete re-make of episodes 1-9, long after Lucas has passed.
And I think fanediting is just as safe as it was before. It's become part of the complex subculture of the franchise, and going after the small peanuts of dedicated fans is not likely a matter that they care about, plus as others have noted, they've not raised a finger against any other property that they own which has been edited.
That's just my opinion of course
May the Force be with you!
In the interview regarding the sale, Lucas said that he turned over treatments for 7, 8 and 9. I fully expect those to be made, and then that will likely close the 'original' saga. While Lucas may have provided treatments for 7-9 I would also expect Disney to exercise a high degree of creative control over them and address anything that smacks of the things that have riled fans with 1-3 and the tinkering of 4-6. Disney is a far more savvy creative unit (yes even with their failure in cell animation, I think they learned their lesson with that). And they are not beholden to Lucas' ego, they want successful movies and their recent track record demonstrates a far more keen awareness of compelling, reasonably intelligent plots and slick execution. Can you imagine a star wars movie directed by... Joss Whedon? JJ Abrams? Brian Singer?
When it comes to building on and cultivating image/brands, nobody is better than Disney, and to that end they are highly aware of their audience and what they want/expect/like about the product, which is why I have hope that they will guide SW in a far better direction. There will surely be some mis-steps and some duds, certainly some marketing avenues that will cause die-hards to want to stab our eyes, but I think overall that this is a fantastic choice, the best of what was possible. Lucas is no longer the driving ego behind it, his children are removed from the equation, and it's in the hands of a company who's track record over the long-haul is indisputable.
Personally I doubt much if any of the novels will be translated into movies, most SW novels I've read or glanced through were very weak, and yes that includes the much (and overly) celebrated Thrawn trilogy which is nothing more than a stiff recycling of SW character cliches and unimposing villains.
Once they close the loop on 1-9 I doubt there will be extensive new projects built around the OT outside of following through on the Live Action TV show as a possibility and of course finishing out the Clone Wars.
After that I'd expect them to go WAAAAAAY back into the era of Knights of the Old Republic. The video games have proven that there is an incredible amount of potential in story-telling in the SW universe that allows them to not trample on the OT in any way, but have complete freedom using the building blocks of Star Wars; Jedi/Sith, Lightsabers, droids, space ships and the never-ending struggle between good and evil. Perhaps in 20 more years we'll see a complete re-make of episodes 1-9, long after Lucas has passed.
And I think fanediting is just as safe as it was before. It's become part of the complex subculture of the franchise, and going after the small peanuts of dedicated fans is not likely a matter that they care about, plus as others have noted, they've not raised a finger against any other property that they own which has been edited.
That's just my opinion of course
May the Force be with you!
