From time to time we like to post news from our 2005 Network sites that we are a part of – TFW2005.COM, HissTank.com, ToyArk.com, and Thundercats.WS. That being said, there’s a major rumor circling the Internet today and we wanted to share it with everyone here … seeing as there’s some history in the world of Tokusatsu when someone mentions the House of Mouse, or Disney.
From MTV Geek News:
“OK folks, take this one with a grain of plastic for the time being. Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’ve heard that Disney acquired Lucasfilm for roughly $4 billion last week and Marvel for around the same price a few years prior. Well, we have it on good authority that serious discussions are happening at the highest levels of both Disney and Hasbro to fold the largest toy and game company on the planet into the Mouse.From what we’re told, these are still just discussions at this point, but serious enough that something could be announced at any time and create ripples throughout the entertainment industry. “
The company Hasbro Inc. is the owner of two major franchises that our 2005 Network covers – Transformers and G.I. Joe. Whereas when Disney purchased the Saban Entertainment library and got Power Rangers television rights out of it, Hasbro is the sole owner of Transformers, G.I. Joe, My Little Pony, and more. Not only that, Hasbro makes the toys for those said franchises (not to mention both Marvel and Star Wars). To sum it up, it would be like if Disney purchased TOEI, Bandai, and Saban Brands in one foul swoop.
Share your thoughts and your comments for our Transformers and G.I. Joe fans! Should they be excited about this possible development? Or should they fear that Disney is going to end the war between the Autobots and Decepticons, as well as G.I. Joe and COBRA, forever?
Discuss!
From time to time we like to post news from our 2005 Network sites that we are a part of - TFW2005.COM, HissTank.com, ToyArk.com, and Thundercats.WS. That being said, there's a major rumor circling the Internet today and we wanted to share it with everyone here ... seeing as there's some history in the world of Tokusatsu when someone mentions the House of Mouse, or Disney.
From MTV Geek News:
"OK folks, take this one with a grain of plastic for the time being. Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’ve heard that Disney acquired Lucasfilm for roughly $4 billion last week and Marvel for around the same price a few years prior. Well, we have it on good authority that serious discussions are happening at the highest levels of both Disney and Hasbro to fold the largest toy and game company on the planet into the Mouse.
From what we’re told, these are still just discussions at this point, but serious enough that something could be announced at any time and create ripples throughout the entertainment industry. "
The company Hasbro Inc. is the owner of two major franchises that our 2005 Network covers - Transformers and G.I. Joe. Whereas when Disney purchased the Saban Entertainment library and got Power Rangers television rights out of it, Hasbro is the sole owner of Transformers, G.I. Joe, My Little Pony, and more. Not only that, Hasbro makes the toys for those said franchises (not to mention both Marvel and Star Wars). To sum it up, it would be like if Disney purchased TOEI, Bandai, and Saban Brands in one foul swoop.
Share your thoughts and your comments for our Transformers and G.I. Joe fans! Should they be excited about this possible development? Or should they fear that Disney is going to end the war between the Autobots and Decepticons, as well as G.I. Joe and COBRA, forever?
Discuss!
Hot Damn, if everyone is going to join the Disney party, Power Rangers should just get rebought by them. Disney, also buy rights to adapt a Kamen Rider series while your at it buying all these companies.
My fear is that I look at Disney's history with "shows involving violence" (ie: Power Rangers?) and fear that a Disney take-over of GI Joe would mean that GI Joe ends up going away because of the very premise of the show (military versus terrorists). The only way to save it would be to turn it in to some sort of ... super hero team.
I won't even begin to get in to the problems that arise with the comic licenses - IDW's Transformers have skyrocketted in popularity the last year.
Its interesting that this popped up just after there was that thread on tfw about whether Disney should buy Transformers, but I'm not going to think much of this until I hear something concrete.
Oh man this could mean so many amazing incredible things. Anything is on the table if this happens.
First Disney takes over the entertainment industry…then the world!
i want see japanese tf series like headmasters , master force , victorty , zone , beast wars , beast wars 2 , beast wars neo , and etc on toon diseny
Kingdom hearts 3
They're going to Cybertron,Equestria and earth
They're going to Cybertron,Equestria and earth
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