Will Disney screw up Star Wars 7

THEMEPARKPIONEER

THEMEPARKPIONEER

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
I'm as exited as I would be if Horizons came back for the possible return of Harrison Ford in Star Wars episode 7 but at the same time I have a gut feeling they are going to screw this movie up, expecially with Disney the way it is today. What do you star wars fans out theyre think.
 
Master Yoda

Master Yoda

Pro Star Wars geek.
Premium Member
From the way it looks, Disney is not really in control of what the studio is doing. Much like in the case of Pixar, Disney's name is on the movie and they handle the promotion and sign the checks, but the actual movie still comes from Pixar.

Kathleen Kennedy and JJ Abrams will be the ones really in control of what Episode 7-9 become.
 
openendedsky

openendedsky

Well-Known Member
plaz10 said:
Yup I was just about to say - Can't be worse than "Phantom Menace"

....and I like Revenge of the Sith :oops: haha
Click to expand...
Revenge of the Sith was only okay because the other two had basically nothing important in them other than "I'm Anakin. I'm creepy, and I want Padme so we can have babies after the clone wars."
 
bsiev1977

bsiev1977

Well-Known Member
themeparkpioner said:
I'm as exited as I would be if Horizons came back for the possible return of Harrison Ford in Star Wars episode 7 but at the same time I have a gut feeling they are going to screw this movie up, expecially with Disney the way it is today. What do you star wars fans out theyre think.
Click to expand...
Could Disney make Part 7 any worse than Lucas himself made Parts 1, 2 and 3?
 
bethymouse

bethymouse

Well-Known Member
I only cared for Star Wars, Star Wars Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars Return of the Jedi. I just couldn't get into the prequels sadly.:( My boys like watching the Clone Wars cartoons.;) But, I don't think they'll "scre it up". But, we'll see...;)
 
erasure fan1

erasure fan1

Well-Known Member
Master Yoda said:
From the way it looks, Disney is not really in control of what the studio is doing. Much like in the case of Pixar, Disney's name is on the movie and they handle the promotion and sign the checks, but the actual movie still comes from Pixar.

Kathleen Kennedy and JJ Abrams will be the ones really in control of what Episode 7-9 become.
Click to expand...
Just like the marvel movies as well. Thats what gives me hope for episode 7, Disney let pixar and marvel do their thing, so I don't see why that wouldn't be the case here as well. Just the signing of Abrams should tell people Disney isn't messing around with this one. And for 4 billion dollars I don't think they can afford to.
 
bsiev1977

bsiev1977

Well-Known Member
erasure fan1 said:
Just like the marvel movies as well. Thats what gives me hope for episode 7, Disney let pixar and marvel do their thing, so I don't see why that wouldn't be the case here as well. Just the signing of Abrams should tell people Disney isn't messing around with this one. And for 4 billion dollars I don't think they can afford to.
Click to expand...
Exactly.
If Episode 7 is done well, Disney could stand to earn back about 25% of their investment.
Think about it, a smash hit in the Star Wars franchise can easily make over a billion in worldwide box office. Add to that eventual home video sales and digital views, plus related merchandising, and you can see how much Disney stands to gain if this movie does well.
 
Cosmic Commando

Cosmic Commando

Well-Known Member
I really honestly don't think they'll screw it up. The only thing I'm worried about is getting my expectations too high, where no movie could live up to them. Every single move they've made so far on this movie has been a good one:

- George Lucas consulting, not running everything
- writer of Toy Story 3 writing
- writer of Empire Strikes Back producing
- J.J. Abrams directing

all of those things + Star Wars and I think you've got yourself a good movie. That's even before the other encouraging signs like the original cast being willing to come back and John Williams reportedly open to doing the music.
 
danlb_2000

danlb_2000

Premium Member
BoarderPhreak said:
Not as much as JJ Abrams surely can. :D

The powers that be can screw up SW enough on their own anyway - see also, Clone Wars.
Click to expand...

Are you implying that they screwed up Clone Wars? I would have to disagree with that if you are. I really enjoyed the series and thought it had some very strong episodes.
 
ParentsOf4

ParentsOf4

Well-Known Member
No, Disney will not screw up Star Wars. There hasn't been a great Star Wars since A New Hope. Lucas let the SW saga go from great to mediocre all on his own. There's a reason he started with IV; it was his best story.

As we've seen at WDW, Iger is an expert at changing something from great to mediocre. Star Wars and Iger are a perfect fit for each other.
 
erasure fan1

erasure fan1

Well-Known Member
ParentsOf4 said:
No, Disney will not screw up Star Wars. There hasn't been a great Star Wars since A New Hope. Lucas let the SW saga go from great to mediocre all on his own. There's a reason he started with IV; it was his best story.

As we've seen at WDW, Iger is an expert at changing something from great to mediocre. Star Wars and Iger are a perfect fit for each other.
Click to expand...

What about Empire? Its the best of the 3 originals. Maybe I am being overly optimistic but I just don't see Iger doing anything to hinder star wars. He has to know that if you screw up this first set of movies, it could kill the 4bil investment. Do you hire someone like Abrams if you are shooting for mediocre? I wouldn't think so. I also don't think J.J. would have taken it if he didn't think he could make the movie HE wants to make. I wouldn't stake my reputation if I didn't have control, especially with a franchise as iconic as star wars.
 

Register on WDWMAGIC. This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.

Back
Top Bottom