Disney snaps up ‘Star Wars’ for $4bn

Star Wars fans take note — the saga continues.

Disney snaps up ‘Star Wars’ for $4bn
Wed, 31 Oct, 2012 - 00:00
Ken O’Brien

Iconic filmmaker George Lucas has agreed to sell his Lucasfilm company to Disney for $4.05bn (€3.13bn).

In announcing the deal the two sides said a seventh Star Wars movie was due for release in 2015. Disney said further films were “expected to continue the Star Wars saga and grow the franchise well into the future”.

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