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Lucas to use $4 Billion to Help Education
Gotta say, this is pretty damn decent of George:
According to THR, Lucas will use the proceeds of the sale of LucasFilm to fund his foundation to help education, Edutopia. The sale of the company, which is wholly owned by Lucas and has little debt, means he gets all the proceeds from the sale.
Meanwhile, an unnamed IRS agent was quoted as saying “Mother [Redacted]!!!”
Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm
Source: Walt Disney’s corporate site
Also, tucked into the press release is a mention of “Star Wars Episode VII”. Make of that what you will.
Key Lucas quote:
For the past 35 years, one of my greatest pleasures has been to see Star Wars passed from one generation to the next. It’s now time for me to pass Star Wars on to a new generation of filmmakers. I’ve always believed that Star Wars could live beyond me, and I thought it was important to set up the transition during my lifetime.
Chewie: The Movie
A film about Chewbacca? Will it reconcile how he can be a top-rated general in the prequels with what we saw in the original movies?
No– because this film, in its early stages, will tell the tale of hospital-worker-turned-actor Peter Mayhew and his experiences becoming the world’s most famous Wookie back in 1977.
We hope this comes about. Meanwhile, what other smaller Star Wars films would you like to see?
The Star Wars That I Used to Know
Normally I would wait until the next “Newspace,” but this is pretty funny, for a rehashing of the same old fan laments.
Star Wars Uncut!
George Lucas may be retiring from the movie business, but someone– several someones, in fact– have finally completed Star Wars Uncut: the Director’s Cut. There are fan films, and there’s this Frankensteinian compilation:
Star Wars Blu-Ray Features Further Tinkering
Greedo still shoots first in Blu-Ray, but the forthcoming releases will feature quite a few other changes.
Star Wars Examined– in Glorious Detail!
Red Letter media gave us feature-length rants explaining why the Star Wars prequels failed. Now, “Jambe Davdar” has collected hundreds of hours of archival footage, interviews, and outtakes and created incredible, feature-length documentaries showing how the originals were made and why so many things succeeded.
These take time, but they really prove worthwhile. I wish Lucas had watched something like these before he made his journey to the Dark Side….
Star Wars on Blu-Ray in September
It’s official – September of this year will see the release of all of the Star Wars movies on Blu-Ray. Original trilogy and prequels. There’s even an offical trailer, below the cut, courtesy of ComicVine. Continue reading →
Family Guy: “It’s a Trap!” Trailer
It’s the final movie in the trilogy and, of course, with the success of Family Guy’s first two spoofs, this one was only a matter of time.