Tue Oct 30, 2012, 04:01 PM

onehandle (35,439 posts)

Disney to Buy Lucasfilm in Deal Worth Over $4 Billion

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Source: CNBC

Walt Disney announced Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Lucasfilm, the film company founded by Star Wars creator George Lucas, in a cash-and-stock deal worth $4.05 billion.

The deal is a rough equivalent to what the conglomerate paid for Marvel Entertainment back in 2009. Disney will pay half of the deal in cash and will issue 40 million shares at closing.

Lucasfilm was founded and is owned by George Lucas, producer of Star Wars and Indiana Jones films. In a statement, Lucas said, 'It's now time for me to pass 'Star Wars' on to a new generation of filmmakers.'

Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/id/49613470

Maybe Lucasfilm will make a decent new Star Wars Trilogy to make up for Episodes 1, 2, and 3.

You know its coming. He said decades ago, that there would be 9 Episodes.

Lucas lost his artistry many, many years ago. He's so focused on cash, he sold his own name.

Confirmed: STAR WARS: EPISODE 7 feature film targeted for release in 2015.

http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-news/press-releases/2012/10/disney-acquire-lucasfilm-ltd

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41 replies	Author	Time	Post
Disney to Buy Lucasfilm in Deal Worth Over $4 Billion (Original post)	onehandle	Oct 2012	OP
Considering they've never made a good moving...	jenw2	Oct 2012	#1
Darth Mickey	Atman	Oct 2012	#2
Holy smokes --	Hell Hath No Fury	Oct 2012	#3
I know. I have a daughter who works at DreamWorks	99th_Monkey	Oct 2012	#16
Think Pixar	Brother Buzz	Oct 2012	#24
Disney is too big for its own good. n/t	NEOBuckeye	Oct 2012	#32
Disney is zip without acquiring new avenues of creativity	Brother Buzz	Oct 2012	#33
Their first big project will be to re-make Jaws	slackmaster	Oct 2012	#4
Singing Sharks	bpj62	Oct 2012	#7
Not True	bpj62	Oct 2012	#5
They treat their employees like excrement. Artists used to refer to Disney Studios as "Mauschwitz."	slackmaster	Oct 2012	#11
I think the animus towards Disney is not so much their product line, but that they, combined with Ge	LanternWaste	Oct 2012	#15
This is shrewd because Disney films didn't suck quite enough	cthulu2016	Oct 2012	#6
Maybe now I can get the original trilogy on Blu-Ray	Lakerstan	Oct 2012	#8
I have the original trilogy on LaserDisc.	onehandle	Oct 2012	#9
Anything for money	high density	Oct 2012	#25
Oh shit. Things are going to suck more now.	craigmatic	Oct 2012	#10
I am your father, Mickey	Bosonic	Oct 2012	#12
lol	dipsydoodle	Oct 2012	#20
awesome. lol. nt	alphafemale	Oct 2012	#22
So Disney has bought Pixar, Marvel, now Lucas (plus ABC, ESPN, etc.)	begin_within	Oct 2012	#13
Pixar is also in the Bay Area	KamaAina	Oct 2012	#14
I have a bad feeling about this	Firebirds01	Oct 2012	#17
Holy Shit!	StlMo	Oct 2012	#18
I don't care who makes the films, mys on and I are happy they are getting made.	mikeysnot	Oct 2012	#19
Get ready for "Only for a limited time." editions of Star Wars.	Crowman1979	Oct 2012	#21
Fine with me, as long as we finally get the original original movies!!!	Roland99	Oct 2012	#23
Disney has been in partnership with Lucas Films for years	liberal N proud	Oct 2012	#26
That's no moon . . .	ET Awful	Oct 2012	#27
Considering everything PIXAR does is amazing and the last 4 movies Lucas did sucked	Quixote1818	Oct 2012	#28
Disney has absolutely nothing to do with Pixar in terms of creativity	Alekei_Firebird	Oct 2012	#30
I'm not a Star Wars fan, but wasn't Return of the Jedi considered a good movie? (eom)	StevieM	Oct 2012	#35
I was referring to the last Indiana Jones movie. Yes, I liked Return of the Jedi	Quixote1818	Oct 2012	#39
"Return of the Jedi" is the weakest of the original trilogy	Alekei_Firebird	Oct 2012	#40
Lucas never had any artistry... See The Hidden Fortress	Ohio Joe	Oct 2012	#29
Yet another example of stale Hollywood "ideas". Watch TV instead, people!	Alekei_Firebird	Oct 2012	#31
Maybe with the 4 billion	bayareaboy	Oct 2012	#34
Does the world need more Star Wars movies?	kwassa	Oct 2012	#36
Maybe the new films will be good, maybe they won't	Wraith20878	Oct 2012	#37
The only way I approve of this is if I get some goddamn Grand Admiral Thrawn.	Volaris	Oct 2012	#38
yet another mega-merger for the corporate entertainment industry	Adenoid_Hynkel	Oct 2012	#41

Response to onehandle (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 04:10 PM

jenw2 (374 posts)

1. Considering they've never made a good moving...

that's too much money.

Disney to Buy Lucasfilm in Deal Worth Over $4 Billion

1. Considering they've never made a good moving...

2. Darth Mickey

3. Holy smokes --

16. I know. I have a daughter who works at DreamWorks

24. Think Pixar

32. Disney is too big for its own good. n/t

33. Disney is zip without acquiring new avenues of creativity

4. Their first big project will be to re-make Jaws

7. Singing Sharks

5. Not True

11. They treat their employees like excrement. Artists used to refer to Disney Studios as "Mauschwitz."

15. I think the animus towards Disney is not so much their product line, but that they, combined with Ge

6. This is shrewd because Disney films didn't suck quite enough

8. Maybe now I can get the original trilogy on Blu-Ray

9. I have the original trilogy on LaserDisc.

25. Anything for money

10. Oh shit. Things are going to suck more now.

12. I am your father, Mickey

20. lol

22. awesome. lol. nt

13. So Disney has bought Pixar, Marvel, now Lucas (plus ABC, ESPN, etc.)

14. Pixar is also in the Bay Area

17. I have a bad feeling about this

18. Holy Shit!

19. I don't care who makes the films, mys on and I are happy they are getting made.

21. Get ready for "Only for a limited time." editions of Star Wars.

23. Fine with me, as long as we finally get the *original* original movies!!!

26. Disney has been in partnership with Lucas Films for years

27. That's no moon . . .

28. Considering everything PIXAR does is amazing and the last 4 movies Lucas did sucked

30. Disney has absolutely nothing to do with Pixar in terms of creativity

35. I'm not a Star Wars fan, but wasn't Return of the Jedi considered a good movie? (eom)

39. I was referring to the last Indiana Jones movie. Yes, I liked Return of the Jedi

40. "Return of the Jedi" is the weakest of the original trilogy

29. Lucas never had any artistry... See The Hidden Fortress

31. Yet another example of stale Hollywood "ideas". Watch TV instead, people!

34. Maybe with the 4 billion

36. Does the world need more Star Wars movies?

37. Maybe the new films will be good, maybe they won't

38. The only way I approve of this is if I get some goddamn Grand Admiral Thrawn.

41. yet another mega-merger for the corporate entertainment industry

23. Fine with me, as long as we finally get the original original movies!!!