When Disney bought Star Wars
The Walt Disney Company announced in octube 31st, 2012, the purchase of 4.050 million Lucasfilm company founded by filmmaker George Lucas and behind franchises like Star Wars and Indiana Jones.
Disney also unveiled plans for a new trilogy of famous galactic saga whose first part will hit screens in 2015 with Star Wars: Episode 7.
The Mickey Mouse House agreed with Lucas, owner of 100% of Lucasfilm, the acquisition of the company in a deal that paid half in cash and the rest with approximately 40 million shares of Disney, a figure taken from your quote of the past October 26.
"I am spending time as Star Wars to a new generation of filmmakers. I've always believed that Star Wars could outlive me and thought it was important to make the transition in my life," said George Lucas, 68 years old and who in June and Kathleen Kennedy gave weight to the management of your company.