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Disney Buys Lucasfilm: The Internet Reacts

Posted By Eric on October 31, 2012

Yesterday's announcement that Disney is buying Lucasfilm for $4 billion and producing new Star Wars movies naturally set the Internet ablaze. News outlets like Businessweek, USA TODAY, Reuters, and The New York Times reported the story, and everyone from the mainstream media to the most niche fan blogs weighed in on the subject. Below, we've collected some of the web's best articles about the landmark acquisition.

Check back regularly as we update this post with the latest reactions from around the web.

Questions, Predictions, and Analysis
Everybody had questions and ideas after after the announcement.

Vulture listed its seven questions about Episode VII.
Forbes' Alex Knapp proposed three ideas for the new trilogy.
San Francisco Chronicle writer and Star Wars fan Peter Hartlaub posted his three questions about the news.
The Atlantic's D.B. Grady writes, "To connect with a new audience, Star Wars needs to catch up with the modern political zeitgeist."
Hitfix.com's Drew McWeeny says that fans shouldn't expect to get an unaltered OT Blu-ray release out of this acquisition.
Josh Wigler over at MTV had "five burning questions."
EW's PopWatch blog asked its readers who should direct the new movie.
The Detroit Free Press posted their "best- and worst-case scenarios" for the new films.
MTV's Kevin Sullivan gives Disney tips on "How To Make A Great 'Star Wars 7'".
The Atlantic's Spencer Kornhaber was more pessimistic about what Disney would do with Star Wars, but he cautioned that the franchise "would survive" whatever decisions its new owners made.
Wired posted a reaction piece listing its top ten hopes and fears about the acquisition.
USA TODAY collects speculation about how Disney will treat certain Star Wars characters going forward.
Slate's XX Factor blog has run an editorial entitled "How Women Can Save the Star Wars Franchise."
CNN's Stephanie Goldberg wonders whether Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm can return the franchise to its so-called "glory days."
The ForceCast's Jimmy Mac and Rebelscum's Chris Wyman were among the diehard fans that The Wall Street Journal interviewed for its reaction post.
Our own Dustin Roberts chimes in over at Vulture.com with his reaction in an article by Gwynne Watkins.
EW speculates about "what lies ahead" for women in Star Wars.
The Hollywood Reporter has a list of fifteen writers who could take on Star Wars Episode VII.

Fan reactions and Internet humor
Various media outlets collected reactions from fans.

The AP collected Disney Star Wars Twitter puns.
Wired's collected #DisneyStarWars mashup ideas from Twitter.
The San Jose Mercury News did a reaction roundup.
IGN's Eric Goldman weighed in on the ramifications of Disney owning both Star Wars and a collection of TV channels.
Reuters interviewed fans and reported on Facebook users' reactions.

Wired also posted a few analysis pieces about the deal, including Lucasfilm's value to Disney and Disney's value to the Star Wars franchise. In addition, Ben Parr from CNET weighed in on Lucasfilm's prospects under its new mouse overlords.

Geoff Boucher over at Entertainment Weekly talked to a number of famous Hollywood directors who grew up with Star Wars to get their take on this news. "The Star Wars franchise is nothing short of a generational touchstone," said Shawn Levy, who directed Real Steel and the Night at the Museum movies. "I literally can't think of any comparable cultural phenom that has so pervasively shaped and galvanized viewers to the extent that Star Wars has."

From the gaming corner, Digital Spy highlighted the fact that Disney now also owns LucasArts and its new flagship project Star Wars 1313. What will become of 1313 and other LucasArts operations? Click through to learn more.

In case you were curious, George Lucas still owns the land that he purchased in Marin County, California. The San Francisco Chronicle wrote about how Lucas' rural California properties will fit into the Disney acquistion.

I have to give a special shout-out to Brian Truitt, Bryan Alexander, and Marco Della Cava for their USA TODAY article collecting the reactions of a few Star Wars "luminaries" -- in addition to me! You can check out my comments, as well as reactions from the likes of Ahmed Best and Daniel Logan, right here. Tami Katzoff from MTV News also interviewed me, along with Bryan Young of fan site BigShinyRobot!, about what this means for Star Wars fans.

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