Category Archives: Star Wars

Darth Vader, you’ve just joined the Disney family, what are you going to do next?

A little less than two years ago when Disneyland was promoting the new Star Tours attraction, they came out with this very funny video of Darth Vader on vacation at Disneyland. With the big news that dropped on Tuesday, that … Continue reading

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With Lucasfilm Acquisition, Disney Has Itself Another Marvel-sized Problem

Editor: Please welcome Brad Phillips whose In The Life of a Nerd blog we linked to back in February for its review of Disney’s gaming efforts. Today he sent us this analysis of the Lucasfilm deal: When Disney acquired Marvel … Continue reading

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George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy Discuss Future of Star Wars Franchise

The acquisition of Lucasfilm by Disney will see George Lucas move on to an advisory role while veteran producer Kathleen Kennedy take the helm as President of the division. On October 19, 2012, both sat down with the director of … Continue reading

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Disney to Acquire Lucasfilm

In a major announcement today, the Walt Disney Company announced it would acquire Lucasfilm. The rumors of this acquisition had been percolating to the surface over the last few days. More details soon, but here’s the press release to get … Continue reading

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Disney to Buy LucasFilm, Make Star Wars 7

The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire George Lucas’ Lucasfilm Ltd, including the rights to the popular Star Wars franchise. There is also talk of a 2015 release for Star Wars: Episode 7. As readers of this blog already … Continue reading

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