Disney is buying George Lucas? company, Lucasfilm, for $4 billion. This means the Star Wars franchise is now part of the Mickey Mouse legacy and it makes Disney?s fourth largest deal ever. Lucasfilm is owned in its entirety by George Lucas.
Lucasfilm was founded by filmmaker George Lucas in 1971. In 1973 a low-budget production, called ?American Graffiti? is released and it receives a Golden Globe and five Oscar nominations. It also turns into the most profitable film of its time. In 1977 history is made when a modestly told story called ?Star Wars? is released and becomes an international sensation, which continues to this date.
As a fan of the original ?Star Wars? Trilogy this is indeed big news and has come with mixed reactions and uncertainty as to what the future will hold for both companies and how the famous saga of ?Luke Skywalker? and his friends will help to make Disney even more successful and powerful.
The original ?Star Wars? trilogy brought to life by George Lucas? innovative concepts and created the beloved characters of ?Luke Skywalker? (Mark Hamill), ?Han Solo? (Harrison Ford), ?Princess Leia? (Carrie Fisher), ?Obi-wan Kenobi? (Alec Guiness), ?C3PO? (Anthony Daniels), ?R2D2? (Kenny Baker), ?Chewbacca? (Peter Mayhew) and ?Darth Vader? (David Prowse). Together they have engaged the imaginations of millions through decades and multiple releases of the different movies that encompase the story of ?The Force? and ?The Dark Side?, or the simple concept of good and evil.
The saga is made of six parts with the sequels, released in the late seventies and eighties preceding the prequels, which came out starting in 1999 and ending with the release of the last installment (at the time) in 2005. During this time George Lucas created numerous production companies to pursue ?Star Wars? and his many other projects. He remained independent and worked out of San Marin, California.
?Star Wars? went on to break all kinds of box office records and set up a very high standards in visual effects, art production and film editing. It also won numerous Academy Awards including, Best Supporting Actor (Alec Guiness), Best Picture, Best Director (Lucas), Best Original Screenplay (Lucas), Best Original Score, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing and Best Visual Effects.
The impact that Lucas? creation has had not only in the way movies are made and the standards that are expected in the technical areas of productions, but in the way fans have embraced them and its characters has been almost unprecedented and is a testament to Lucas? genius.
Disney is expected to release ?Episode VII?, the continuation of the story and also has expressed interest in bringing ?Star Wars? to television. The future will tell if this was a good business deal, but it?s hard to think anything that George Lucas does is not successful.
Source: http://www.rightentertainment.com/?p=7302
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