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More Info On The Disney/Lucasfilm Deal Regarding What They Bought, Indiana Jones, And Star Wars TV

Published Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:41:27 -0500

Last updated Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:04:16 -0500

Patrick Dane writes for Bleeding Cool

So the entertainment industry hasn't quite finished exploding over the news that Disney had bought Lucasfilm and are planning new Star Wars movies but more news kept coming via the Disney Conference Call with Bob Iger.

The first bit of news is that Disney are buying treatments for the next 3 movies.

We're going to concentrate on the Star wars franchise. What we're buying… is a pretty extensive & detailed treatment for the next 3 movies

This means that Disney are buying an already existing treatment from Lucasfilm. It will be interesting to see if these were scribed by Lucas himself or if they were from a new writer, and if so, who that write is. Lucas only has a minor role now in the future installments, but if these are his stories, then his special influence may be felt for a little while longer.

The next bit of news was all "legalese" but gives some clarity for that 'other' property in the Lucasfilm lockers.

There are very little encumbrance to make and distribute films going forward and exploit characters on multiple platforms…There are some encumbrances with Indiana Jones and that is from Paramount … We didn't ascribe any value to the Indiana Jones franchise. It doesn't factor into the equation with this acquisition.

But they assured everyone that:

There are far fewer encumbrances from when we bought Marvel.

And just to finish up, here is something that may excite you cartoon enthusiasts. By which I mean Brendon.

We really like Star Wars' potential on TV as well, and we think Disney will be a great home for that.We really like the idea of Star Wars on Disney XD

So where does that leave the live action Star Wars drama we have been hearing about? Maybe it will get a new breath of life. It will be interesting to see if we hear anything about this in the near future or if Disney see how Episode 7, or whatever it is, works out first.

This is one of the biggest entertainment deals in history, so expect to see news cropping up regularly for a while yet as everyone tries to get their head around what this all means.

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