We know this headline sounds like some sort of sick joke, but it’s not: Disney has just purchased Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion in cash and stock, and it’ll be pushing out Star Wars Episode VII by 2015.
Here’s what George Lucas said about the deal today:
“For the past 35 years, one of my greatest pleasures has been to see Star Wars passed from one generation to the next. It’s now time for me to pass Star Wars on to a new generation of filmmakers. I’ve always believed that Star Wars could live beyond me, and I thought it was important to set up the transition during my lifetime. I’m confident that with Lucasfilm under the leadership of Kathleen Kennedy, and having a new home within the Disney organization, Star Wars will certainly live on and flourish for many generations to come.”
via DVICE
I don’t have a good feeling about this purchase.