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Disney To Release ‘Star Wars’ Movies Annually

Disney To Release Star Wars Movie Annually

Disney plans to release new Star Wars movies annually beginning in 2015. The company revealed at this year’s CinemaCon that a new installment in George Lucas’ beloved franchise will arrive in theaters every year starting with J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode VII. Although it’s been widely reported that Disney intends to capitalize on the series… Read more »

‘Star Wars 1313′ Unaffected By Disney, Lucasfilm Deal

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Yesterday’s big announcement that Disney has acquired Lucasfilm — and will be launching an all-new trilogy — had some wondering if Star Wars 1313, LucasArts’ gritty adventure into the seedy underworld of the Star Wars universe, would be affected by the acquisition. IGN reached out to LucasArts for comment on the matter, and the site… Read more »

George Lucas Will Donate Part Of Disney Sale To Education

George Lucas Will Donate Portion Of Sale Proceeds To Education

George Lucas will give a large portion of his $4.05 billion sale proceeds from the Lucasfilm sale to a currently unknown foundation which supports education. A spokesperson from Lucasfilm spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about the director’s intention to donate part of the Disney sale to primarily benefit education: “George Lucas has expressed his intention,… Read more »

Disney Buys LucasFilm, Plans New ‘Star Wars’ Movie For 2015

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Are you ready for a new Star Wars movie? Disney announced today that it was acquiring LucasFilms and could soon be adding another movie to the franchise. Disney said that it is hoping to release Star Wars: Episode 7 in 2015. George Lucas said: “For the past 35 years, one of my greatest pleasures has… Read more »