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George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« on: October 30, 2012, 02:52:39 PM »
 :o

And, they have more Star Wars movies planned starting 2015.

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Disney Buys Lucasfilm, 'Star Wars 7' Set For 2015 Release

In one of the biggest movie studio purchases in history, Disney is paying $4.05 billion to buy Lucasfilm Ltd., the production company behind the blockbuster "Star Wars" franchise. The payment will be made with both cash and stock -- around 40 million shares.

Lucasfilm's chairman, founder and owner George Lucas, has agreed to the deal; Disney also announced that it will be making a seventh "Star Wars" movie, set for release in 2015. Lucas will now be the creative consultant on the new "Star Wars" film. No word yet on cast, official title (other than "Episode 7"), or when in the "Star Wars" timeline the film will take place. There are, however, plans to follow up the seventh installment with "Episode 8" and "Episode 9" in the years to follow.

http://news.moviefone.com/2012/10/30/disney-lucasfilm-star-wars-7_n_2045777.html#slide=1023308

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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2012, 02:54:22 PM »
They bought Marvel and already made their money back , as soon as I read this title I knew another Star Wars would be made  ;D

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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2012, 03:03:58 PM »
Disney would milk the shit out of this and kill star wars by episode 23.

Lucas made out like a bandit 40 years ago when FOX didn't think the movie would do well and passed on the merchandising license so Lucas picked it up and made billions from toys and shit.

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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2012, 03:05:18 PM »
It's too bad he won't take all that money to the grave. That's a lot of money.

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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2012, 03:05:21 PM »
What's interesting is that Cartoon network has Clone Wars and another Star Wars cartoon coming out.  Wonder if Disney will pull or move them to their channel.  The Star Wars Detour show is a little too edgy for Disney.

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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2012, 03:45:48 PM »

Yes that's really interesting, I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for the outcome of that.

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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2012, 03:49:39 PM »
It's too bad he won't take all that money to the grave. That's a lot of money.

dude already had billions in the bank, so adding 4 more is just for his legacy

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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2012, 03:50:56 PM »
Holy shit
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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2012, 03:51:32 PM »
Holy shit

Let the pussification of Star Wars begin.

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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2012, 03:52:10 PM »
Star wars will always be relegated to children movies at this point really fucking sucks. They should of went christopher nolan on it.

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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2012, 03:52:48 PM »
Disney? Looks like GH15 probably just made a fortune.

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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2012, 04:10:23 PM »
I always liked how Legoland had a tie to Star Wars.  I wonder if Disney will fuck that up too.

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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2012, 04:12:45 PM »
Star Wars should have been taken away from George years ago.  The Phantom Menace proved that the Star Wars mythology had passed him by.  Better to hand it over to younger and more creative folks who grew up with it and can open the universe up for more stories and movies. 

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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2012, 04:14:43 PM »
Brace yourselves for more Jar Jar Binks.

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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2012, 04:15:27 PM »
SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS IS FUCKING AWESOME NEWS IF REAL


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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #15 on: October 30, 2012, 04:16:47 PM »
Like Lucas needs another 4 billion in his bank account.

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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #16 on: October 30, 2012, 04:25:12 PM »
Shit you can do a whole 3 part movie on the Adventures of Han Solo and Chubacca Before they met up with Luke Skywalker


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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #18 on: October 30, 2012, 04:40:52 PM »
It is all 100 percent true and verified... We will get more Han and Luke... Less Retarded Anakin.

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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #19 on: October 30, 2012, 04:45:19 PM »
Disney!? Now with a guaranteed %300 more Jar Jar Binks.   

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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #20 on: October 30, 2012, 04:57:39 PM »
Meh.. we'll see in 2015

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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #21 on: October 30, 2012, 05:04:33 PM »

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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #22 on: October 30, 2012, 05:20:41 PM »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co agreed to buy filmmaker George Lucas's Lucasfilm Ltd and its "Star Wars" franchise for $4.05 billion in cash and stock, a blockbuster deal that includes the surprise promise of a new film in the series in 2015.

Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger told analysts on Tuesday that the plan is to release a new movie in the series every two to three years thereafter. The last "Star Wars" picture was "Revenge of the Sith" in 2005, and Lucas has in the past denied any plans for more.

Lucas, a Hollywood icon known for exercising control over the most minute details of the fictional universe he created, will remain as a creative consultant on the new films.

"It's now time for me to pass 'Star Wars' on to a new generation of filmmakers," he said in a statement. Lucas will become the second-largest individual holder of Disney shares, with a 2.2 percent stake.

Disney will pay about half the purchase price in cash and issue about 40 million shares at closing.

"This is one of the greatest entertainment properties of all time," Iger said. Like Disney's purchases of Marvel Entertainment and Pixar studio, LucasFilm will "drive long-term value to our shareholders," he said.

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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/disney-buy-star-wars-producer-200559154.html

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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #23 on: October 30, 2012, 06:25:07 PM »
this will be epic. sadly, any love i had for star wars died after seeing the prequels  :'(


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Re: George Lucas sells Lucasfilm to Disney for $4 BILLION
« Reply #24 on: October 30, 2012, 06:27:24 PM »
George looks happy strolling the mall with his wife.