Disney Tease Plans For The STAR WARS Franchise Moving Forward; Promise "Origin Story" Films

Disney Tease Plans For The STAR WARS Franchise Moving Forward; Promise "Origin Story" Films

Disney's Chief Financial Officer Jay Rasulo talks more about their plans for the Star Wars franchise moving forward, promising that they fully plan on exploiting the brand in terms of merchandise in 2015. He also reiterates plans for "origin story" films every other year. Read on for details!

News
By JoshWilding - Sep 12, 2013 03:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: Variety


While it's hard to imagine that Disney will ever regret their $4 billion purchase of Lucasfilm, Chief Financial Officer Jay Rasulo told investors at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference, in Beverly Hills that "of all our worries, 'Star Wars' is not one of them," adding that the market is extremely hot for everything 'Star Wars,'". He also said they have no concerns that today's youngsters won't be familiar with the brand when J.J. Abrams' Star Wars Episode VII is released in 2015. Unsurprisingly, as has always been the case for this particular property, Disney are planning on releasing a huge range of merchandise appealing to any and all demographics for the movie, while it's likely that Star Wars' presence will soon be felt in their theme parks too. However, the overall strategy is "to put out a great film" first, and Rasulo reiterated that we will see either a Star Wars trilogy instalment or "origin story films" on a yearly basis moving forward. Oh, and as for whether or not Disney are planning to buy any other high profile franchises or studios, they're not looking right now...but they ARE open to the idea if the right deal comes along! What are your thoughts on these comments?

About The Author:
JoshWilding
Member Since 3/13/2009
A lifelong comic book fan who grew up on Spider-Man: The Animated Series in the '90s, Josh Wilding has been contributing to ComicBookMovie.com since 2009.

While he's also written for websites like Batman-News, HeyUGuys, and WhatCulture, Josh is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic for CBM and the site's #1 contributor with nearly two decades of experience covering film and TV news (including interviews with Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Gary Oldman, Halle Berry, Jon Bernthal, Tom Welling, and hundreds more).

Based in the UK with his wife, Josh is also an avid WWE and Formula 1 fan and writes about those passions on CBM's sister sites, TheRingReport.com and FullThrottleHQ.com. Favourite superhero? Spider-Man. Favourite pro wrestler? CM Punk. Favourite F1 driver? Max Verstappen.
Somehow, Dark Helmet Has Returned! Spaceballs: The New One SDCC Poster & Hilarious New Synopsis Released
Related:

"Somehow, Dark Helmet Has Returned!" Spaceballs: The New One SDCC Poster & Hilarious New Synopsis Released
Star Wars: Starfighter Spoilers Reveal Story Details And Eva Mendes' Surprise Role
Recommended For You:

Star Wars: Starfighter Spoilers Reveal Story Details And Eva Mendes' Surprise Role

DISCLAIMER: As a user generated site and platform, ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions.

This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. ComicBookMovie.com will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please CONTACT US for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. CLICK HERE to learn more about our copyright and trademark policies.

Note that ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

Do you have what it takes to write for us?
Want to contribute?
1 2
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 9/12/2013, 4:06 PM
Star Wars Origins: Jar Jar Binks
frova
frova - 9/12/2013, 4:18 PM
NO REASON, NO
subzero1077
subzero1077 - 9/12/2013, 4:21 PM
That picture above makes me so excited to see new Star Wars movies.
kong
kong - 9/12/2013, 4:21 PM
I just want a Han Solo movie and a Force Unleashed I & II movie.
Bearjew
Bearjew - 9/12/2013, 4:23 PM
Do they think we want origins? Studios are full of [frick]in morons I swear. As soon as you start trying to please people you won't.
SnapperCarr
SnapperCarr - 9/12/2013, 4:24 PM
We need a Chewbacca origin story.
poop23
poop23 - 9/12/2013, 4:28 PM
"it's likely that Star Wars' presence will soon be felt in their theme parks too"....

Hasn't there already been presence? Star Wars weekends at MGM, Star Tours.
Indy
Indy - 9/12/2013, 4:30 PM
Star Wars Origins no thanks pass I didn't need to see han solo pass and how he became a badass it was already said in dialogue that's why it there. I don't really want to see the kessel run because if it sucks I be that was the Kassel run all disappointed and stuff. no young kid can be ass badass as Harrison ford as Han I like young Indy but this is over kill on the star wars front. How about movies about new charters in different time before ep 1 or in between ep 3 and 4. But that's just me.
Battabing
Battabing - 9/12/2013, 4:31 PM
I can't wait until the Star Wars fans go in on Abrams like the Star Trek fans did.
CrimsonFlash
CrimsonFlash - 9/12/2013, 4:34 PM
The main movies will easily be billion dollar films.
wookiefit
wookiefit - 9/12/2013, 4:42 PM
I'd love stand alone films, just not on any main characters. I don't want to see a character I've enjoyed get ruined. Do any of you really want to see a Yoda, Han Solo with some crappy actor replacing Ford, or having Fett get bastardized like they did to Maul in that horrible Clone Wars cartoon? I would prefer stand alone films on unkown characters like a jedi knight from the old republic, a bounty hunter, a smuggler, Darth Bane, whatever. Make it an unkown or a character that was in the background of one of the movies.

The StarWars books: Tales from Jabba's Palace, Tales of the Bounty Hunters, Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina, ect. are perfect examples of how you can take unkown characters and give their stories. Even better, have all the solo movies connect some how as passing characters in the background.
Indy
Indy - 9/12/2013, 4:45 PM
@wookiefit76
I said the same thing in my post I am with you on this.
Effusion
Effusion - 9/12/2013, 4:47 PM
I would like to see a movie about The Great Hyperspace War. i think that would be a [frick]ing spectacle to watch.
ruadh
ruadh - 9/12/2013, 4:48 PM
@Fettastic,

Same here, only my boy will be 4. Still awesome.
Timerider84
Timerider84 - 9/12/2013, 4:49 PM
Star Wars Land, a Disney park where you could go to Endor, Tatooine, Hoth, Dagobah, Naboo, etc. A park where you could board the Millenium Falcon and take pictures of all these places like you're really there. That has got to be cool. Can you imagine walking into Mos Eisley Cantina with all those aliens and order something.
DudeGuy
DudeGuy - 9/12/2013, 4:52 PM
I want a movie about vader between episodes 3 and 4. But that's just me.
Ronin90
Ronin90 - 9/12/2013, 4:53 PM
How about an origin movie for the Mos Eisley Cantina band? They could detail the younger years of the band and their popularity before they fell into a hard life of drugs and ended up at rock bottom in the Tatooine desert...
ScottMontgomery
ScottMontgomery - 9/12/2013, 4:54 PM
No I want spin off films about new characters and new stories!
MyNameIsGroot
MyNameIsGroot - 9/12/2013, 5:04 PM
MyNameIsGroot
MyNameIsGroot - 9/12/2013, 5:08 PM







ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 9/12/2013, 5:33 PM
I'm ready for the new SW movie and the SW games coming to next-gen
DarthOptimus
DarthOptimus - 9/12/2013, 5:35 PM
Star Wars: The Jedi Purge

Set after Episode 3 with Darth Vader and Cad Bane hunting down the Jedi who survived Order 66
fanDomX
fanDomX - 9/12/2013, 5:36 PM
Nooooo Han Solo origin movie!! It is possible to pull of a Yoda origin but still risky.They are better off sticking to the episodes to further the Star Wars story line, and or, go WAY back to the Dawn of the Jedi Era showing the birth of the republic, and the formation of the Jedi and Sith.
fanDomX
fanDomX - 9/12/2013, 5:41 PM
@DarthOptimus i wouldn't be surprised if the new animated series Rebels covers some of the Jedi Purge.
DelTorite
DelTorite - 9/12/2013, 5:41 PM
Make an Old Republic/Revan movie and I will die a happy man.
JredTheRed
JredTheRed - 9/12/2013, 5:44 PM
i cant wait for anything new in star wars....i almost orgasm just reading the words STAR WARS.....mmmm

oh and

@MyNameIsGroot - you wouldnt happen to have that gif with mileys face would ya? lol Miley makes me mmmmmmmmmm too. :)
wookiefit
wookiefit - 9/12/2013, 5:58 PM
Fett Fans, remember the tv show had a young Fett chasing someone through out the series. Disney will most likely want to start these up once the movies are out. So we can probably get more Fet that way.

@ fettastic & ruadh - My son's 4 now, and he'll be 6 when the movie comes out. Me and my wife have been smart and we buy my son a vehicle around his birthday and another around Christmas. Few figures here and there also. This way when he wants to play, we won't be dumping a couple thousand bucks to get him vehicles and figures to play with to fill the StarWars Uni. Remember how hard it was when we were kids with 1 storm trooper. He dies, you pick him back up, he dies, you pick him back up again. We just opened the Death Star Trench Run with Luke's X-wing and Vader's Tie, and the BAM Falcon. When he gets bored or when the snow starts we plan on opening his At-At and Snow Troopers.
MyNameIsGroot
MyNameIsGroot - 9/12/2013, 5:59 PM

ConquerorKang27
ConquerorKang27 - 9/12/2013, 6:22 PM
Wah wah wah, Disney will ruin Star Wars, wah wah wah! Bunch of babies. Be grateful that we're getting more of the brand we love. Origin stories? Bring it on. I WON'T. KNOCK IT UNTIL I SEE THEM. But then again, I'm normal, not a trolling freak, so what do I know.
MOSisaGoodMovie
MOSisaGoodMovie - 9/12/2013, 6:25 PM
NO MORE ORIGIN STORIES PLEASE! D:
wookiefit
wookiefit - 9/12/2013, 6:40 PM
I don't think anyone is "Wah wah wah"ing that Disney will ruin Star Wars. I think some of us are hoping for more stories to expand the universe as compared to beating a horse until it's dead with popular characters for the solo movies.
BatmanHeisenberg
BatmanHeisenberg - 9/12/2013, 7:19 PM
I want Star Wars: Legacy, not origin stories.
1 2
Related Headlines
Latest Headlines

Hot Headlines Hot Headlines

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Anime & Manga

Gaming

Horror

Cartoons & Animated Features

Auto Racing

Action Movies & TV

Pro Wrestling & MMA News
View Recorder