Monthly Archives: November 2012

Entertainment Weekly – The Future of Star Wars

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THE FORCE

moves ill mysterious ways, and so does its creator, George Lucas, who relinquished a galaxy Oct. 30 when he sold Lucasfilm— and with it the Star Wars franchise—to the Walt Disney Co. for $4.05 billion, most of which is going to charity. It was the biggest Jedi shocker since Luke Skywalker found a t/ father and lost a hand back on Bespin in 1980. Fans’ reactions across the globe were as passionate, conflicted, and complicated as their views on Lucas and his mythology, which for 35 years has possessed modern geeks the way Olympus owned the ancient Greeks. There was one clear, chiming sound amid the planetary talk: a new hope. read more

EW Suggests 5 sound Tips for Sequels that won’t Suck

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This weeks Entertainment weekly not only has Star Wars on the cover, it also offers 5 sound tips to keep fans happy when making the sequels. As a huge fan of the original trilogy, I have to say that I agree with all 5 points, especially #4:

STAR WARS FANS ARE A PASSIONATE BUNCH WITH DEFINITE IDEAS ABOUT WHAT THEY DO AND DON’T WANT TO SEE IN ANY NEW INSTALLMENTS. WITH THAT IN MIND, WE PRESENT A FIVE-POINT PLAN FOR WHAT LUCASFILM AND DISNEY SHOULD DO TO MAKE SURE THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH THE NEW TRILOGY – BY DALTON ROSS. read more

The Empire Hotline

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During the build up to the release of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back the promoters had the idea of using a series of free recorded phone messages to promote the movie. The number to call was 1-800-521-1980 (5/21/1980 being the release date). Not too long ago, Craig Miller, Lucasfilm’s first director of fan relations, found some old cassette tapes of the recordings and posted them to StarWars.com, but the links are broken now and a search on their site did not turn up any results. Luckily, I had archived them to make sure they remain available to anyone who didn’t get to hear them. read more

What to Expect from Disney’s New Star Wars

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It was maybe the only thing that could have stopped the Internet talking about Superstorm Sandy: After more than three decades, George Lucas is stepping back from control of the Jedi, with the Walt Disney Company purchasing Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion in cash and stock, the companies announced Tuesday.

As if that wasn’t enough of a surprise, Disney announced that a new Star Wars movie would open in 2015, and — even more! — it would serve as the start of a new series of movies, with an installment planned for every two or three years. read more