Bob Orci, producer and writer for Transformers 1 & 2, Abrams' Star Trek films, and the upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man 2, jokes on Twitter:
"Great Here comes another Trek ripoff ;)"
He immediately went on to talk about more pressing matters for himself, involving a Locke & Key film trilogy he and Alex Kurtzman are developing.
James Gunn, writer and director of Slither, Super and the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy for Marvel Studios, on Twitter:
"So excited for the new Star Wars films! First up, three Jar Jar movies, taking us through 2019, and then the Dash Rendar trilogy! Whoo hoo!"
Dash Rendar was the protagonist of the Star Wars: Shadow of the Empire game and has numerous appearances in the Extended Universe.
Kyle Newman, director of Star Wars loveletter Fanboys and the upcoming Star Wars film based on Peter Mayhew, Chewie, on Twitter:
"If you have concerns about this Disney acquisition of Lucasfilm you are crazy. This means movies AND a theme park. Relax and enjoy. In 3D.
About to freeze myself in Carbonite. Wake me up on May 21, 2015. Thanks. Night. #starwars"
Seth McFarlane, creator of Family Guys, voice actor extraordinaire, and host of the next Academy Awards, tweeted the following:
"Looking forward to seeing what exciting new Star Wars adventures will be cooked up by the dream factory that brought us Mars Needs Moms!"
Hugh Sterbakov, who works on Seth Green's Robot Chicken and wrote Robot Chicken: Star Wars and Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III tweeted the following (later re-tweeted by Seth Green):
"Don't forget: The world clearly, undeniably wants more Star Wars. Powers have aligned to deliver. Recognize that before you spout cynicism."
Wil Wheaton, internet geek celeb and Wesley Crusher from Star Trek fame, tweeted the following:
"OMG you know what the Disney purchase of Star Wars means? DANCING JAR JAR IN DISNEYLAND PARADES. We have to go back in time to fix this."
Kevin Smith, creator of Clerks, comic book writer, geek celeb and self-proclaimed lover of the trilogy that matters, on his Facebook page:
"I'm all for it.
Can't wait to see all the new movies they're gonna make. The 7 year old Kev who saw STAR WARS during its initial release in 1977 is finally gonna get all 9 STAR WARS movies he was promised back then. I'll be first in line to pay for whatever they do.
The Disney purchase of Lucasfilm is the fulfillment of a wish the Mouse made upon a star a few years back: the wish for little boys.
Sounds dirty but it's just business: the Disney Princess market gave the Mouse all the little girls they could sell an Ariel costume to but Disney couldn't interest boys in their wonderful world beyond the single digit years. Few boys are clamoring to play with a Peter Pan action figure and hooking the audience while their young is an important component of long term brand loyalty. So rather than develop their own boys brand in-house, they started buying "boy" stuff. It started with Marvel and it now continues with the world of STAR WARS.
And so long as Disney's allowed to continue the franchise and make new flicks, they'll make that $4 billion back in less than a decade. They've got eons worth on non-movie material to work from, too: all the books, the games, the comics, etc.
But the most important development to come out of the Disney purchase of Lucasfilm?
We might finally get an official Special Edition BluRay release of the STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL!!!"
Recall: Smith brought in Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher for guest appearances in 2001's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
Peter Mayhew, the actor in the Chewbacca costume, tweeted the following the day of the announcement:
"I've always liked that Mouse, and I'm looking forward to all the exciting possibilities this brings to the Star Wars Universe.
So Disney Princess Leia? Goodbye slave bikini, hello tasteful one piece....
About to start filming on Disney's "Chewbacca and the Beast - A love story with no conditioner."
Pssst. Stay calm and imagine the good things, like how about an entire Star Wars theme park at Disney designed by ILM....
About eleventy million of you have asked me about Chewie and episode VII. The answer is I don't know. But feel free to start a movement...."
Samuel L. Jackson was caught in a parking lot by TMZ who asked about his thoughts. He simply said:
"He got cheated!"
When reminded of the $4 billion purchase amount, he said that's not a lot to some people.