Summary
- Disney acquisition
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Offering both the best TV shows and the worst movies, it brought mixed reviews. - George Lucas’ plans for the sequel trilogy differed from Disney’s, revealing an alternative path for the series.
- Despite the controversy, Disney
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Bringing beloved TV series and characters to life ensures its prominence.
Many people think Disney is “ruined” Star Warsbut would the series really be better without Disney? Star Warspeople are very worried about the impact of this acquisition Star Wars Movies and TV shows. In fact, people have mixed reviews about Disney projects. Star Wars.
In fact, many Star Wars’ Since Disney acquired the franchise, it has produced some of the best television shows. However, several of the films are considered Star Wars’ The worst movies, including the sequel trilogy, were also made by Disney. Given this divide, it’s worth asking: Star Wars If Disney had never purchased the rights to the series, what would the situation look like today?
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George Lucas Will (Probably) Never Make a Sequel
George Lucas does have a sequel trilogy planned, and it looks completely different than Disney’s. Star Wars The sequel trilogy that was eventually released. In Lucas’s plan, the main villains would be Darth Maul as a Sith Master and Darth Talon as a Sith Apprentice, which many believe was Star Wars Fans lamented that this scene never came to pass. In addition, Princess Leia was supposed to be the protagonist of this trilogy, completing the father-daughter trilogy, while Luke Skywalker would rebuild the Jedi Order.
Of course, these all sound exciting, and we hope that these concepts can become a reality; however, it is unclear whether George Lucas’ sequel trilogy will actually be created. The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Companywritten by Robert (Bob Iger), Lucas only wrote his own sequel trilogy scripts to increase the proceeds of Lucasfilm’s acquisition of Disney. Lucas’s goal was to get close to the sale price of Pixar, which was about $7.4 billion.
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Ultimately, Lucasfilm was sold for close to $4.05 billion. Regardless, it’s clear that George Lucas drafted the sequel trilogy only for the purpose of selling it to Disney. This could mean that if Disney hadn’t bought it, Star Warsthis sequel trilogy may never see the light of day. Sure, Disney can still use these ideas, and they may be popular, but that doesn’t mean Disney can afford to buy them. Star Wars “Ruined” Lucas’ plan.
The Clone Wars Will Continue
One of Disney’s most controversial decisions Star Wars The decision made in advance was to cancel Star Wars: The Clone WarsAlthough the show is now a beloved one in the series, it initially received mixed reviews. Perhaps for this reason, Disney decided they wanted to Star Wars The TV shows went in different directions. Of course, eventually, The Clone Wars Updated and completed.
If Disney hadn’t bought Star Wars, The Clone Wars It’s likely that the series will continue without any cancellations or renewals. However, what that will look like may always remain a mystery. Presumably, the creative minds behind the scenes The Clone Wars There was a plan, but it was disrupted by the cancellation of the show and the years between the show’s end and renewal. It is unclear whether the plan was ultimately implemented.
The Clone Wars
The conclusion is a truly perfect ending to the show.
However, The Clone Wars The finale is a truly perfect ending to the series, which makes one wonder how much of a negative impact Disney has on the series. Especially in the finale, Ahsoka Tano and Anakin Skywalker have one last contact, revealing Ahsoka to be one of the survivors of Order 66 (in an absolutely shocking way), and contextualizing Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith There are more. It’s hard to say The Clone Wars (or Star Wars) was “ruined” by Disney with this dreamy ending.
We’ll get a bunch of shit… but we won’t get rebels.
Interestingly, Star Wars: Bad Product It was in the works before George Lucas sold it Star Wars Disney, which means that the series will probably exist regardless. Again, it’s hard to say if the story will be the same (especially in later episodes), but the series itself is planned. However, for Star Wars Rebels.
Rebels It’s Disney Star Wars Creation, like The Clone Wars, This is a wonderful addition Star Wars TV show. In fact, the show introduced characters like Ezra Bridger, Sabine Wren, and Hera Syndulla, all of whom have become extremely popular in the series. These characters have also become increasingly important as the three have Ahsoka It is expected to be included in the upcoming Ahsoka Season 2 is no different.
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This is again Star Wars Of course, if Disney hadn’t acquired Game of Thrones, there’s no way to predict what other characters, TV shows, and story ideas would have been launched. Star Warsanyway, Rebels And all the characters introduced in the show wouldn’t exist, which is hard to imagine.
What would happen if George Lucas still retired?
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Even if Disney didn’t buy it Star WarsIt is unlikely that George Lucas will remain with the franchise. Apparently, he is interested in selling, and he has previously said that given how much the film industry has changed and will continue to change, he feels it is time for him to move on. Given this, Star Wars It will likely change hands at this point anyway; the only question is who it will belong to.
Regardless, by selling to Disney, Lucas more or less guaranteed
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will continue to be a well-known franchisee.
It’s possible that George Lucas will simply hand over the reins to Dave Filoni, who has become an absolutely integral part of the franchise. However, it’s unclear what that would look like and what impact it would have on the films. Star Wars’ media exposure. In any case, by selling to Disney, Lucas more or less guaranteed Star Wars will continue to be a well-known franchisee.
In the end, Disney was “ruined” Star Wars It’s unlikely to stop. There will always be those who argue that the series would have been better off if Disney had never acquired the rights. Even so, there’s plenty of evidence that this isn’t the case, not only with George Lucas’ plans, but also with Disney having added Star Wars over the years.