Disney buys Star Wars (Lucasfilm)

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Media giant Disney has purchased movie and TV production house Lucasfilm for $4.05B in cash and stock. Star Wars Episode 7 is targeted for release in 2015, with more feature films expected to continue the Star Wars saga. Lucasfilm founder George Lucas will act as a creative consultant for the next film. Disney plans to release a Star Wars film every one to three years from 2015 on, with episodes 8 and 9 following on.

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