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In this Oct. 15, 2011 file photo, "Darth Vader" accepts the Ultimate Villain award from "Star Wars" creator George Lucas during the 2011 Scream Awards, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Is Disney the Empire? 'Star Wars' will continue in 2015 with 'Episode 7'

BY Alyssa Kleven  on October 30, 2012 @ 5:34 pm (Updated: 10:24 am - 10/31/12 )

This Halloween you'll see some costumes from yesteryear, but they never get old. I'm talking about Storm Troopers, Han Solos, and Princess Leia's gold bikini.

The first episode in the "Star Wars" trilogy, "A New Hope" took hold of the nation in 1977, with the prequels getting a birth in 1999. Comicon nerds, little boys at heart, and sci-fi junkies have lived with the existing six films and a few mixed reviews ever since.

A decade after George Lucas said "Star Wars" was finished on the big screen, a new trilogy is destined for theaters as The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday that it was buying Lucasfilm Ltd. for $4.05 billion.

The seventh movie, with a working title of "Episode 7," is set for release in 2015. Episodes 8 and 9 will follow. The new trilogy will carry the story of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia beyond "Return of the Jedi," the third film released and the sixth in the saga. After that, Disney plans a new "Star Wars" movie every two or three years. Lucas will serve as creative consultant in the new movies.

With little surprise, the topic exploded on Facebook, Twitter and in the comments section of every news article or blog post announcing the billion-dollar deal.

Some took to Twitter to create Disney-Star Wars "mash-ups." Others put their Photoshop skills to the test creating memes that often depicted Disney as the Empire.

Others took to Twitter, wasting no time sending out their recommendations for Disney.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Alyssa Kleven, MyNorthwest.com Editor
Alyssa Kleven is an editor and content producer at MyNorthwest.com. She enjoys doting over her adorable dachshund Winnie - named for Arcade Fire front-man Win Butler.
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  • maplefish wrote...
    Is Darth Vader
    October 30, 2012 6:26 pm
    Hoisting a Goblet???
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  • ronzilla wrote...
    Would JJ Abrams direct compelling stories for this trilogy?
    October 30, 2012 11:24 pm
    I believe he would provided he finds excellent scripts. But he needs to quit spreading himself so thin with multiple projects. He's really tanking it when you ponder the time frame of the Star Trek releases.

    At least Georgie-boy managed a film every three years, (Still too long). It's been nearly FOUR years since the last 'Trek' film. And that's pretty lame.

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  • awbitf wrote...
    Finally there is a new hope
    October 31, 2012 7:55 am
    that George Lucas' writing will no longer be involved in the stories.

    But really, who cares? I get that it makes money, like Cars, and is great for theme parks, but is anyone really that excited for new Star Wars movies given that the last three "prequels" were all crap?

    Disney also bought Marvel. One may wonder if they're stretching too much again and are about to experience a stumble similar to what they had under Eisner.

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  • TwoTrees wrote...
    awbitf hit the nail on the head...
    October 31, 2012 1:12 pm
    I had such, such high hopes for the prequel trilogy. So much promise...eventually gave way to crushed dreams and the smoldering wreckage of what 'could have been.' Dam* you, George! That being said, I'm altogether leery of what Disney will foist upon us.
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  • Bellevue Pete wrote...
    see it for what it is...
    November 1, 2012 3:49 pm
    Unfortunately, to see this for what it is, instead of what it could be is what gives me nightmares. Lucas is old, wants to cash in on a burned out franchise and of course Disney just sees a cash cow in the animated series as well as the ability to do back stories on all of the major characters. With such loyal fan bases as star trek and star wars it wont matter what they put out. The fans will lap it up and crap or not, it'll make way more than the 4 bill paid for the rights in the first place. As someone said earlier, at least lucas wont be directly involved in writing scripts and story lines because he obviously ran out of material when he was unable to plagiarize the works of JRR tolkein after he used up all the lord of the rings material on the first three star wars movies. Lets just hope we dont see star wars set to a theme based on cars or other disney animated cash cows.
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