Good evening Thrill Seekers,
Breaking news tonight, Disney have negotiated a stock and cash deal
to purchase Lucasfilm, the production company that made “Star Wars” the deal; that also includes Skywalker Sound is said to total $4.05 Billion and joins Disney’s other purchases including Marvel, Pixar, ESPN and ABC.
Disney have also revealed that they will be releasing a new Star Wars filmed entitled Episode 7 in 2015 and plans to follow up with the imaginatively entitled episode 8 and 9 every 2 or 3 years.
Kathleen Kennedy, the current co-chairman of Lucasfilm, will become the divisions president and report directly to Alan Horn; Walt Disney Studios Chairman.
Lucas said in a statement
It’s now time for me to pass “Star Wars” on to a new generation of filmmakers
Here at Orlando Attraction Tickets we love a good Star War’s film but what we are really interested in is… will they be introducing any Star War’s themed attractions!!!!
We’ll of course keep you updated…
regards,
Jamie
