Sirwalterraleigh
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Don’t look now...but you just admitted the problem
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Star Wars Ep. 9 Thread
- Thread starter Dead2009
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Don’t look now...but you just admitted the problem
Indy_UK
Well-Known Member
I thought a soft reboot was the plan anyway after IX
I'm happy for them to just concentrate on Disney+ shows for one. One a year and then give the moves a 3 year break or so.
The trilogy from the Game of thrones writers may end up being made back to back with a then staggered release. Either way, the way they release Star Wars content had to change
I'm happy for them to just concentrate on Disney+ shows for one. One a year and then give the moves a 3 year break or so.
The trilogy from the Game of thrones writers may end up being made back to back with a then staggered release. Either way, the way they release Star Wars content had to change
Do we know that they lost money in SW merch, or, they didn't make as big as profit as projected?
Mike S
Well-Known Member
Disney reported the losses themselves from the consumer products division.
Star Wars and Marvel Comics Sales Drop Confirms Disney
Disney Consumer Products is only division losing money.
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Tony Perkis
Well-Known Member
I don’t believe my comments are conflicting; I simply hold different standards for different films based on expectations.
The Force Awakens was able to get away with being a soft reboot while also being a soft remake of A New Hope simply because we, as the audiences, needed to be convinced that this new Star Wars series is the Star Wars we wanted, and not the prequels.
Subsequent films are not afforded that same luxury, because now the groundwork has been set and the series should tell new stories and try new things, or else risk having not had any new purpose of existing.
If Abrams tells another story that involves the moon of Endor, another Death Star, a climactic finale with Palestine, Kylo Ren dying after being redeemed by Rey, and Lando blowing something up in the Falcon, then The Rise of Skywalker will have been a failure.
I like to think that the creative minds in charge are aware of this and won’t go that route, but the trailer does raise the possibility of all of those things happening.
jt04
Well-Known Member
The missing piece of the puzzle is to find someone like Feige to manage the vision of the franchise. I respect Kennedy but she is more rooted in producing individual projects than something on the scale of what MARVEL has accomplished.
I am not at all sceptical about this course correction. Disney will invest at whatever level it takes to get it right. I mean they already are. Bookmark it.
Mike S
Well-Known Member
That autocorrect cracks me up every time
bclane
Well-Known Member
I disagree with 99.99999999% of everything you say...but that was pretty funny. Well played. lol!
Tony Perkis
Well-Known Member
I can’t unsee this now.
Oscar Isaac should be in the Uncharted film.
Oscar Isaac should be in the Uncharted film.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Nobody working for Disney currently has the slightest clue how to build the franchise and move it into the future 5-10-20 years
Bookmark that...because they need to have a job fair before anything changes
Mike S
Well-Known Member
Well, Kevin Feige does technically work for Disney.
Magenta Panther
Well-Known Member
Oh, so you mean that "if you strike me down I'll become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" applies to practitioners of the Dark Side of the Force too?
Vader sure was an idiot to bump off Palpatine, then!
Magenta Panther
Well-Known Member
Disney reported the losses themselves from the consumer products division.
Star Wars and Marvel Comics Sales Drop Confirms Disney
Disney Consumer Products is only division losing money.
Oh, Star Wars' and Marvel's merchandise appeal is fading?
GOOD.
Mike S
Well-Known Member
Only Marvel comics. The Marvel toys still sell well. Funny, it’s almost as if Star Wars isn’t capturing this generation as well as it did past generations. Even the Prequels didn’t lead to losses.
Tony Perkis
Well-Known Member
I’m almost exclusively a fan of single player games, so I’m pretty excited about this. Hopefully EA knows they have to get the fans back after the Battlefront 2 fiasco.
Mike S
Well-Known Member
It is made by Respawn which a lot of people praise. I’m just hoping beyond hope it comes to Switch.
Disney reported the losses themselves from the consumer products division.
Star Wars and Marvel Comics Sales Drop Confirms Disney
Disney Consumer Products is only division losing money.
That's a lessening of revenue. Not a deficit.
Mike S
Well-Known Member
It’s still losing money based on low sales. Something previously unheard of for Star Wars merchandise.
The phrase "losing money" is what I'm taking issue with. It sounds like it's not profitable. The merch is profitable, but, not by as much compared to the past two years.