tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post8568815485099531080..comments2024-03-26T22:42:06.412-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: The Iger AcquisitionsSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-18586607067166142282015-08-31T14:29:52.053-07:002015-08-31T14:29:52.053-07:00A 1970s Disney-produced Star Wars film wouldn'...A 1970s Disney-produced <i>Star Wars</i> film wouldn't have been nearly the hit it became under Fox. If it ran so much as a second over 2 hours, Card Walker would have demanded at least 20 minutes of arbitrary cuts. And if by chance they did manage to make it successful enough to get a franchise out of it——hey, they made five Herbie movies, didn't they?——they would have nixed the part about Luke and Leia "getting together" in <i>Return of the Jedi</i>. IIRC, they passed on making <i>Back to the Future</i> for similar reasons.<br /><br />In the real world with the <i>Star Wars</i> movies we actually did get, Lucas needed someone to rein him in. Gary Kurtz was able to do that. Once he and Lucas parted company, that was the beginning of the end.attmayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647102054827484863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-2268445640662114652015-06-08T21:22:36.168-07:002015-06-08T21:22:36.168-07:00Yes but Disney was always known as a creative comp...Yes but Disney was always known as a creative company. Today all they are doing is acquiring companies. Back in the 1970's while Ron Miller was running the studio they passed on the original Star Wars. Now they paid $4 billion for it. Spending that much money could only mean they are probably passing on any new and original creative properties.Zombie Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17930872934842093882noreply@blogger.com