Disney to buy "Star Wars" producer Lucasfilm for $4.05 bln
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co said it agreed to buy film maker George Lucas's Lucasfilm Ltd for $4.05 billion.
Disney will pay about half in cash and issue about 40 million shares at closing for the acquisition of the film studio known for the iconic "Star Wars" movies.
movie in 2015, $4 billion price for Lucasfilm.
It'll be hilarious if all this just ends up being another Clone Wars type side flick.
Yahoo is saying it's Episodes 7, 8 and 9.
May I ask why? George's personal touch hasn't counted for a whole lot the past 15 years or so.
"[New Lucasfilm president Kathleen] Kennedy will serve as executive producer on new Star Wars feature films, with George Lucas serving as creative consultant. Star Wars Episode 7 is targeted for release in 2015, with more feature films expected to continue the Star Wars saga and grow the franchise well into the future."
Lucas said in a statement, "It's now time for me to pass 'Star Wars' on to a new generation of filmmakers."
Disney's grimy hands all over one of my favorite things in the world just doesn't sit well with me at all.
My need for more Star Wars is more than quenched by the books. I don't need to see other actors playing characters I already know and love. Just fuck this.
My need for more Star Wars is more than quenched by the books. I don't need to see other actors playing characters I already know and love. Just fuck this.
I really hate the idea of Disney doing this. I just don't trust them to do it well.
Actually, 20 or 30 years ago they were pretty solidly in the toilet, at least as far as filmmaking goes.
Yeah, 80s Disney? No thanks.
The entire 90s was sensational for them though.