Disney Buys Lucasfilm, Announces New "Star Wars" Movie For 2015

[Simbob4000]

I don't think the word "midichlorians" will ever show up in the new movies.

I don't even think the word comes up in Attack of the Clones or Revenge of the Sith, it's almost like Lucas saw how horrible of an idea it was after The Phantom Menace. It's just too bad he kept shoehorning Jar Jar Binks in like some kind of "fuck out."

[ChrisIII]

They're mentioned in ROTS during the opera scene, when Palpatine starts talking about Darth Plagueis.


BTW there are some rumors that we'll see a return to Yavin Four, the moon from the end of the first film. In the novels, Luke builds a Jedi academy there in the old rebel base temple. It also shows up in the Kyle Katarn/Dark Forces/Jedi knight PC games. So some people are speculating that we'll see that. The actual real life temples are actually Mayan, and I think they used some of the footage or photographs for Naboo's forests in TPM.

[Vibranium]

PW Beat is reporting Star Wars comics will move to Marvel after the Dark Horse licenses are up

[carabas]

PW Beat is reporting Star Wars comics will move to Marvel after the Dark Horse licenses are up

Terrible news.

I hope they still will be written by John Ostrander.

[Addams]

"Jedi Apprentice" which ran for eighteen books and four Special Edition books which were combinations of both "Jedi Apprentice" and "Jedi Quest" stories. Then there was a couple of comic stories and then "Cloak Of Deception" which isn't a JA book per say, but it does reflect those stories.

18 books ? Gee, that's a lot.

Worth reading ?

[Phil Clark]

Terrible news.

I hope they still will be written by John Ostrander.

You might consider it terrible news, but it cannot be unexpected. Disney now owns Lucasfilm, which owns Star Wars. And since they also own Marvel (not just the movies, but the whole publishing arm as well), it was just a matter of time before Marvel started publishing Star Wars again. I wonder when the Dark Horse license is up?

[Vidocq]

You might consider it terrible news, but it cannot be unexpected. Disney now owns Lucasfilm, which owns Star Wars. And since they also own Marvel (not just the movies, but the whole publishing arm as well), it was just a matter of time before Marvel started publishing Star Wars again. I wonder when the Dark Horse license is up?

There is a Marvel Superhero Island in Island's of adventure around the block of Disney World. I wonder how long it will be there (Though considering they also have the hugely popular Mystical island of Harry Potter, I am not sure how much they would miss it.)

[Alex]

If Hickman writes a star wars comic, i will read a star wars comic for the first time ever.

[Addams]

If Hickman writes a star wars comic, i will read a star wars comic for the first time ever.

Amen to that.

The only star wars comic book i have ever read was a version of the Return of the jedi and it was at least 20 years ago. At least.

So yeah, i wouldn't mind to try a new one, especially one written by Hickman.

[Vibranium]

You might consider it terrible news, but it cannot be unexpected. Disney now owns Lucasfilm, which owns Star Wars. And since they also own Marvel (not just the movies, but the whole publishing arm as well), it was just a matter of time before Marvel started publishing Star Wars again. I wonder when the Dark Horse license is up?

2015

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[Phil Clark]

According to an article here at CBR apparently the license for Dark Horse may run out in 2013. So 2014 may be the return of Star Wars to Marvel, just in time for Tie-ins and movie adaptations.

[Vibranium]

According to an article here at CBR apparently the license for Dark Horse may run out in 2013. So 2014 may be the return of Star Wars to Marvel, just in time for Tie-ins and movie adaptations.

hmmm maybe Disney sent a representative from the legal team (aka the scary lawyers they keep around) to discuss things with Dark Horse

[Mat001]

They're mentioned in ROTS during the opera scene, when Palpatine starts talking about Darth Plagueis.

Indeed.

PALPATINE: "Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the Midichlorians to create life..."

18 books ? Gee, that's a lot.

It ran from May of 1999 through June of 2002, I believe. It only stopped in favor of "Jedi Quest" since AOTC came out. Likewise when ROTS came out, "Last Of The Jedi" launched.

Worth reading ?

Yeah, it is. It gives a good look into Obi-wan and Qui-gon's relationship and shows how they got to where they are in TPM.

[Addams]

Thanks for your opinion Matt, i'm going to give The Rising Force a try and see from there.

[Mat001]

You should read books one and two. Jude Watson took over with book two and wrote the rest of the series.