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Lucasfilm is Not Developing Star Wars Movies for the Disney+ Streaming Service

Discussion in 'SWNN News Feed' started by SWNN Probe, Jan 5, 2019.

  1. SWNN Probe

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    Since the announcement that Lucasfilm is developing content for Disney+, fans have wondered if this means that we might be getting a few mid-budget direct-to-streaming movies in the mix of annual Star Wars content that the company produces. For now, it appears as though Lucasfilm will not be making movies for Disney's streaming service, but focus on developing exclusive television content for the service.





    In an interview with Barron's, Disney CEO Bob Iger explained that while Disney plans to develop multiple movies per year that can be watched exclusively on Disney+, Star Wars is not immediately a part of their direct-to-streaming movie plans due to concerns about expenses:

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    Disney is known for being in favor of keeping the theatrical model going for as long as possible compared to rival studios, who are interested in exploring earlier home-video release options. In spite of streaming and declining physical media sales cutting into film profits, there's still plenty of money to be made on the silver screen, as Disney can attest to having 18 movies gross $1B or more in the past 13 years (with two of those making more than $2B).



    While there are concerns that spending upwards of $100M on a two-hour movie isn't a good idea for streaming, they seem to be fine with that idea applied to limited series developed for the platform. Case in point: their upcoming Marvel shows and The Mandalorian. Standard TV was an option at one point, but it was ultimately decided that it was better-served for their ambitious new streaming platform:

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    With brands like the ones pictured above, there's plenty to feed Disney+ with, and that's only including one aspect of Twentieth Century Fox out of several others. But there's more than just a library of thousands of shows and movies to have available at launch to get people interested - the service needs a steady stream of new content if Disney hopes to have a service that can occupy the same territory that Netflix is currently dominating. So while that company is just now dipping their toes into developing individual movies and shows that cost hundreds of millions to make, Disney aren't interested in getting there until they feel like it's justified.



    Earlier this week, Entertainment Weekly officially confirmed that both Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: The Mandalorian will be arriving on the streaming service this year, although specific dates for when the episodes of each show will start streaming have not yet been revealed. In any case, Disney+ will hit the ground running with its original content, and this move is something that's going to change the game for Disney going forward - and Star Wars with it.



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    *Streaming War.
     
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    @Pomojema @Ganon136 You guys are really plugged in to what is coming....any idea when exactly Disney+ will be launched?
     
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    Considering how things are looking and the window of what they seem to be working with, my best guess right now would be late September or early October. I'm subbed to their mailing list, so I will know as soon as any news drops about the date. The soonest we will know about Star Wars properties will be at Celebration in April and even then that isn't an official launch date unless they come out and say that directly. I imagine Bob Iger will make some sort of appearance this Spring either at Celebration or later in the summer at D23 to announce the official launch date and subscription cost. Doing it early at Celebration benefits us as fans to know when the shows will at least be available for viewing. Celebration is really the next big thing on the Disney marketing schedule other than Super Bowl Sunday and the Oscars. I really don't see them officially announcing anything in a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl or during some commercial break with the Oscars, but crazier things have happened.
     
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    They keep saying "Fall". So if I'd have to guess, the service will likely arrive fairly early in that season on so The Mandalorian doesn't suck the air out of any Episode IX hype whenever it arrives.

    Apparently, they plan on revealing more about the streaming service in March or April, if I'm remembering a comment that Bob Iger made on a conference call correctly. It will definitely be after the Disney-Fox merger clears, which should happen in a couple of months if there are no complications (and so far, so good on that front).
     
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    Oh well they can still be seen after the cinema releases.
     
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