Disney Buys Star Wars

Announces More Star Wars Movies!

Next time you visit Disneyland, there might be more than Mickey Mouse and Buzz Lightyear to greet you, you might also have the honor of seeing Darth Vader and Yoda to boot! Yesterday, October 30th it was announced that George Lucas was retiring and that he sold his franchise to Disney for a whopping 4 Billion dollar deal. Disney apparently wants to own the world: before this deal they owned such money makers as their own merchandise, Pixar, The Muppets and Marvel.

This deal also comes with a promise: we will be getting a new Star Wars movie in 2015. If that didn't blow your mind this next bit of news will: Disney plans on making a new Star Wars movie every 2-3 years, and this could last indefinitely until the Star Wars franchise is no longer profitable. That means we might have the possibility of at least a dozen new Star Wars movies in the next 24 years!

My only wish is that now that Disney will own the rights to Star Wars, perhaps the original 3 movies will be released in their pre-edited state. You know before George Lucas started editing his works and all this CGI stuff started happening. Is that too much to ask?

Check out the video "The Future of Star Wars Movies":

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Cosplay Highlights From The 2012 San Diego Comic Con

Cosplay is the highlight of any convention, and The San Diego Comic Con would not be complete if people didn't dress up like their favorite characters from comic books, video games, science-fiction and just about anything else that you can think of. Here are some of the highlights from this years Convention. Be sure to check out our favorite video game Cosplayers from the San Diego Comic Con as well.

Xena And Thor

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The Amazing Spider-Man/ Lion King Mash-up

When the trailers were first shown for the Amazing Spider-Man, a lot of people seemed hesitant about the latest revamp of the Spidey franchise. Since then, we have been shown many trailers, preview clips and teasers and people are finally starting to come around and get excited for the movie. Youtuber Cracker76 took the time to mixt together Spider-Man with the Lion King and this is the result.

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First Picture of Angelina Jolie as Disney's Maleficent in the upcoming Sleeping Beauty Remake.

As a huge fan of Disney's original version of Sleeping Beauty, knowing that they are working on a live action movie about the scariest villain in the entire Disney universe gives me goosebumps. Adding to this awesome knowledge is the fact that Angelina Jolie will be playing the evil sorceress. This makes me so happy. According to IMDB the latest remake of this movie will be told from Maleficent's perspective, it will also star Elle Fanning (Super 8) as Princess Aurora. It is scheduled to be released in theaters March 2014.

For those unfamiliar with Maleficent and Disney's 1959 version of Sleeping Beauty, here is a clip:

The Rock Version Of The Rescue Rangers

Today is definitely a Disney-nerd kind of a day: a few hours ago we posted Disney's The Hunger Games meme, and now we get to see this guy perform a rock version of the Rescue Rangers. Enjoy.

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Disney's The Hunger Games

If only one tribute can win, my money is on The Beast.  Either him or Hercules and/or Megara: aren't they demigods?

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The Little Mermaid Cosplay: Ariel and Friends

This beautiful group of mermaid cosplayers was done by Usagi-Tsukino-Krv and is titled "Mermaid Group". You can check out more from her on DeviantART.

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Dark Knight Rises Meets the Lion King Trailer

Taking two different movies and combining them together to make one trailer is all the rage nowadays, especially with Disney movies (for example when the Sin City trailer was mixed with various Disney clips). When a mash-up is done well it can be very entertaining, especially if said mash-up is from two very popular and loved franchises that many people have seen and/or are looking forward to seeing. This video clip is a perfect example of when these mash-up trailers are done well: The Lion King Rises: a parody of the new Dark Knight trailer.

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Spaceships and Spice Most Viewed Posts of 2011

Happy New Year Everyone!

Here were the most viewed posts on Spaceships and Spice in 2011:

20) "Epic Cosplay Action"

19) Worst Star Wars Costumes Ever

18) Disney Men Re-Imagined

17) Optimus Prime Takes A Holiday

16) My Little Pony Documentary: The Phenomenon of Pony Collectors

15) Recycling The Nintendo Entertainment System 

14) Spaceship Size Comparison

13) Lolita Fashion Show 101

12) Evil Dead 30th Anniversary Tribute

11) Avengers Sweded/Parody

10) R2-D2 Pumpkin Carving

Sin City Meets Disney

What do you get when you cross Sin City with Disney? Watch this mash up trailer to find out:

 

Disney Men Re-Imagined

Ever wonder what Disney characters looked like in their underwear? Here is a bunch of Disney's animated male characters re-imagined to look more lifelike and wearing nothing but boxer briefs. The artist is David Kawena and his amazing art work can be found on his deviant art page here.

Some people have mentioned that they find it slightly disturbing to see their beloved childhood memories turned into art work with a more adult theme. Hopefully most people can look past this, because the art work is very well done, and this reinterpretation of iconic Disney characters gives a fresh spin to these classics.