Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[Uxi]

lol at the UOT Unicorn again.

[Jumpman]

Originally Posted by starfantasy

Fox owns the original theatrical cuts until 2020

No, that's the rest of the Saga until 2020. Fox outright owns Episode IV. It's the only film in the saga that's truly theirs.

[Uxi]

Originally Posted by aiman04

Luke Skywalker could be returning. And it seems like Episodes 7-9 is the best of all the trilogies.

http://www.totalfilm.com/news/new-st...-in-middle-age

I am definitely ready for another trilogy.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Jumpman

No, that's the rest of the Saga until 2020. Fox outright owns Episode IV. It's the only film in the saga that's truly theirs.

Lucas bought Episode IV from Fox years ago. Fox has distribution rights but doesn't own any of the films.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by octagon

Lucas bought Episode IV from Fox years ago. Fox has distribution rights but doesn't own any of the films.

source? I've been seeing some people saying this here and there in the comments sections at various sites but I've heard nothing official about that

[Uxi]

IIRC Lucas sold 20th Century Fox the distribution for the prequels in return for them selling him the rights to Star Wars Episode IV or something like that...

Has merchandising been discussed yet? Does Lucas retain all of that or is that part of the LFL package? What about the subsidiary companies?

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Uxi

IIRC Lucas sold 20th Century Fox the distribution for the prequels in return for them selling him the rights to Star Wars Episode IV or something like that...

Has merchandising been discussed yet? Does Lucas retain all of that or is that part of the LFL package? What about the subsidiary companies?

I still want to see proof of any such terms. And Disney gets everything, merchandising rights, ILM, and LucasArts games.

[Maxwell Everett]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

source? I've been seeing some people saying this here and there in the comments sections at various sites but I've heard nothing official about that

It was always from unnamed sources, nothing official. Here's an article from the L.A. Times in April of 1998:

Lucas owns the entire franchise except for the original film, which Fox financed for about $10 million. Though executives from Fox and Lucas' San Rafael, Calif.-based Lucasfilm Ltd. declined to elaborate on most specifics of the deal, one source hinted that in exchange for a much-lower-than-usual (likely less than 10%) distribution fee on the films plus the rights to debut "Episode I" on its Fox TV network, Fox gave Lucas the rights to the original "Star Wars," making his empire complete.

http://articles.latimes.com/1998/apr...iness/fi-35475

[Geoff D]

I too thought that Lucas had finagled the rights to the original film some time ago, but in light of the Disney deal most places are saying that Fox still own it outright.

[Maxwell Everett]

As octagon pointed out earlier, there's a difference between having the distribution rights to the films (which FOX has with Episodes I-VI) and actually owning them. Disney will now own the films thanks to this acquisition and they can prevent FOX from distributing them again without their approval. All they really have to do is buy the distribution rights back (if FOX is willing to sell them, that is).

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Maxwell Everett

As octagon pointed out earlier, there's a difference between having the distribution rights to the films (which FOX has with Episodes I-VI) and actually owning them. Disney will now own the films thanks to this acquisition and they can prevent FOX from distributing them again without their approval. All they really have to do is buy the distribution rights back (if FOX is willing to sell them, that is).

I think most people understand that. It's still unconfirmed whether Fox owns Ep IV outright or not however. Even if they don't, they have distribution rights till 2020 for the saga, so Disney can't do anything without their permission, and I doubt Fox is just going to sell off their distribution rights as there's still plenty of money to be made from them

[Rhoq]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I think most people understand that. It's still unconfirmed whether Fox owns Ep IV outright or not however. Even if they don't, they have distribution rights till 2020 for the saga, so Disney can't do anything without their permission, and I doubt Fox is just going to sell off their distribution rights as there's still plenty of money to be made from them

According to Collider, Fox still owns Episode IV. http://collider.com/fox-owns-star-wars/207543/

[DoubleDownAgain]

Originally Posted by Rhoq

According to Collider, Fox still owns Episode IV. http://collider.com/fox-owns-star-wars/207543/

from the article "Per THR, Fox owns the distribution rights to Star Wars: A New Hope in perpetuity in all media worldwide. "

I think it is still somewhat unclear what exactly that means.

[Maxwell Everett]

Originally Posted by DoubleDownAgain

from the article "Per THR, Fox owns the distribution rights to Star Wars: A New Hope in perpetuity in all media worldwide. "

I think it is still somewhat unclear what exactly that means.

It means, unlike the other films, there's no *scheduled* end to their distribution rights to Star Wars: A New Hope.

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by MacEachaidh

I don't want to see him cry when they tell him his part will have to be recast, though.

We will ALL cry.

[NYorker]

Does anyone remember when "Red Tails" came out, that George Lucas said - specifically - that this was going to be "as close to Star Wars Episode VII" as we'd ever get..?

I wonder what happened sine then...?

And if you ask him about that, he'll probably say, "yes, but that was just the first half of my sentence..."

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Maxwell Everett

It means, unlike the other films, there's no *scheduled* end to their distribution rights to Star Wars: A New Hope.

Ah, so Lucas probably did get the rights to the film itself - i.e. it's solely his as far as the intellectual property is concerned - but the distribution deal with Fox is permanent. As was alluded to in the LA Times article above, Lucas went to Fox and said "I'll let you distribute the prequels as long as you give me the original Star Wars", yet they still managed to cover their asses with the perpetual distribution rights.

Lucas probably felt it was a minor point in the grand scheme of things - much like those Fox execs signing over the sequel & merchandising rights back in the day - but it might just prove to be a thorn in LucasDisney's side come 2020.

[ZoetMB]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

BTW, I am sure that SOMEBODY must have posted this by now, but do you guys remember this a while ago?



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http://www.torontosun.com/entertainm...enn-story.html



Kinda makes sense now. Huh?

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Quite the opposite. If you think the world is going to end this year, what good does $4 billion in cash do you?

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

Quite the opposite. If you think the world is going to end this year, what good does $4 billion in cash do you?

See post #42910

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[A.MONK]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I think most people understand that. It's still unconfirmed whether Fox owns Ep IV outright or not however. Even if they don't, they have distribution rights till 2020 for the saga, so Disney can't do anything without their permission, and I doubt Fox is just going to sell off their distribution rights as there's still plenty of money to be made from them

Don't you people think that if IV was excluded, the press release would have mentioned it as an exclusion in the deal?