Did Lucas sell to Disney?

George Lucas sold Star Wars to Disney back in 2012 for $4 billion. In a 2020 interview, Lucas revealed his reason for selling. For more Disney news, you can now preview the first five minutes of Marvel's Secret Invasion. Also, here's when the first episode of Ahsoka is set to premiere.



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A rumor that Disney will be selling Star Wars back to George Lucas started trending last week on social media. The claim was made on the YouTube channel Overlord DVD, where it was stated that Disney was under massive financial stress over the acquisition cost of Hulu.

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There would likely be major regulatory issues, and media mega mergers have a long track record of abject failure and value destruction. Apple's history suggests it stays away from large M&A, and there's little evidence Apple wants to buy Disney.

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Kathleen Kennedy is the president of Lucasfilm and is in charge of the Star Wars franchise. Here is her history and why George Lucas picked her.

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Acquisitions have helped Disney expand its reach in media and entertainment—including 21st Century Fox, which it acquired in 2019 for $71 billion. Disney became the first media company to have a presence across filmed entertainment, cable television, broadcasting, and telephone wires after it bought Capital Cities/ABC.

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