Disney Buys Lucasfilm, New Star Wars Planned for 2015
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| Gil Riego |
The Walt Disney Company purchased Lucasfilm Ltd (which includes LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic, and Skywalker Sound) from George Lucas for a cool $4.05 billion on Tuesday, Oct. 30. Along with the transaction came the announcement that Disney intends to release a new Star Wars film every two to three years, starting with Star Wars: Episode 7 in 2015.
"It's now time for me to pass Star Wars on to a new generation of filmmakers," Lucas said in a statement. "I've always believed that Star Wars could live beyond me, and I thought it was important to set up the transition during my lifetime."
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The Internet is notably a'twitter that the likes of Han Solo and Luke Skywalker are linking arms with Mickey Mouse, but most fans seemed to have a sense of humor about the transaction. The greatest disturbance in the force was acutely felt on Twitter, and Star Wars-related tweets hijacked our feed for several hours (I'm sorry, what was that? Sandy who?).
Here are some of our favorites:
NOW THAT DISNEY OWNS MARVEL + STAR WARS, HULK STARRING IN CROSSOVER MOVIE WHERE HULK SMASHES JAR JAR BINKS FOR 2 HOURS FOR, LIKE, NO REASON
-- FILM CRIT HULK (@FilmCritHULK) October 30, 2012
Experts estimate over 4 billion dollars in damage to be caused by Hurricane Disney #StarWars7
-- Bill Doty (@BillDoty) October 30, 2012
Ok, Mayans, we get it. #starwars7
-- klavoie (@klavoie) October 30, 2012
What's the over/under on Harrison Ford uttering the line "I'm getting too old for this Sith" in #StarWars7?
-- Jason Green (@JasontheGreen) October 30, 2012
We should have known Darth Vader had Horcruxes. #StarWars7
-- Professor Snape (@_Snape_) October 30, 2012
While some fans were shocked and appalled by the acquisition, we have to wonder at the outrage. Wasn't The Phantom Menace basically a Disney movie anyway?
For more on the merger, watch George Lucas talking about the future of Star Wars with Lucasfilm, nee Disney co-chair Kathleen Kennedy.
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