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First, Lucas is tired of churning out stuff that people (other than him) don't really like, of riding the One Trick Pony of Star Wars 'til it drops dead under his influence. While it can still generate some cash, he's selling it. Does this mean that the Indy Jones franchise is still alive? I think so, but have no idea how that bodes for sequels. We'll see.
Second, Disney will, I think, stick fairly close to the original Star Wars universe and storyline. They will probably explore the next generation, which will be new and fresh, but still have some resonance to the original characters.
Third--and given it's Disney we're talking about, we'll see--I believe they'll follow the current trend and a) fill the cast with teens, so it looks like High School Musical in Space and b) make the new movie as dark, grim and gritty as possible. They will be going after a very young demographic, as did Lucas with all of his Clone Wars stuff, and will "reimagine" the franchise however they have to, in order to get it.
Just my speculation, but I'm pretty confident about it.
The conference call they showed yesterday made it clear that the weight of things is heavy on the minds of Chairmen's and Investors alike. Bottomline, this wasn't a knee-jerk grab at money, this was planned long in advance and explains the immediate initiation of Episode 7 as well as two new shows to come out of Celebration that are not slated for Cartoon Network (fans wondered why, now we know).
As for the quality of the film? I think we can safely assume it's going to be closer to what many -not just so called "purists" (it's not '77 anymore. Move on) - wanted with the prequels. On top of that, George's retirement guarantees he will not be stepping into the director's chair, nor will he be looming over every little detail in the script with that Red Marker of his.
He's a creative consultant, but I'm sure Disney made it clear that the people *they* put in charge of this film -i.e. writers, director- will call the shots. As such we can count on better dialogue, cleaner stories that harkon back to the original's Heroes Journey as well as elements of the EU, better casting -no more Yippees! or Mannequin Skywalkers- and less overemphasis on CG to replace substance. Now, for the record, I *mostly* enjoyed the prequels, but they certainly could have benefited from oversight on behalf of some of George's choices. And, with Disney, we'll get that here.
However, much as with Marvel, Disney and Iger will play it smart; i.e. as hands off as they can be. Too many fingers in the pot will ruin the future of Star Wars, as we've seen with the recent lackluster novels, comics, and games in the EU. If Disney approaches Star Wars as they have Marvel then I, honestly, believe this could be the greatest thing to happen with Star Wars since that first screening in '77.