2. • The Force is strong with
this one: In a major
surprise, a seventh
"Star Wars" film
entitled "Episode 7" is
slated to be released in
2015 -- and will launch
a new trilogy with
which George Lucas
pledges to hand off the
intergalactic saga to "a
new generation of
filmmakers."
3. Disney to Buy Lucasfilm
• The news comes as Disney announced it has purchased
Lucas' Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion. Disney Chief Financial
Officer Jay Rasulo said in a conference call that the
company has a "very lengthy treatment" in hand to begin
the development proces for the start of the new trilogy --
one that will likely be in 3-D.
4. • “For the past 35 years, one of
my greatest pleasures has
been to see 'Star Wars'
passed from one generation
to the next," said Lucas, the
68-year-old chairman and
CEO of Lucasfilm. "It's now
time for me to pass 'Star
Wars' on to a new generation
of filmmakers. 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."
5. Citation
• "Disney to Buy Lucasfilm for $4.05B,
Plans New 'Star Wars'
Films." TheWrap.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 31
Oct. 2012.
<http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/di
sney-buy-lucasfilm-405b-62801>
6. Citation
• "Disney to Buy Lucasfilm for $4.05B,
Plans New 'Star Wars'
Films." TheWrap.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 31
Oct. 2012.
<http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/di
sney-buy-lucasfilm-405b-62801>
