Disney Buying LucasFilm! WHOA

[andre85]

http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Disney+to+Acquire+Lucasfilm+Ltd./7828436.html

BURBANK, Calif. & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Continuing its strategy of delivering exceptional creative content to audiences around the world, The WaltDisneyCompany (NYSE:DIS) has agreed to acquire Lucasfilm Ltd. in a stock and cash transaction. Lucasfilm is 100% owned by Lucasfilm Chairman and Founder, George Lucas.
Under the terms of the agreement and based on the closing price of Disney stock on October 26, 2012, the transaction value is $4.05 billion, with Disney paying approximately half of the consideration in cash and issuing approximately 40 million shares at closing. The final consideration will be subject to customary post-closing balance sheet adjustments.

 

[DocMcHulk]

Well, someone called this a while back...

 

[wm49rs]

Well now, this opens a world of possibilities (or more than one)......

 

[MattM]

Deal apparently worth $4 billion in cash and stock...interesting...

 

[Calvin Coolidge]

Official Press release:

http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-news/press-releases/2012/10/disney-acquire-lucasfilm-ltd

Not strictly park news, but surely there are parks implications, so I feel like this can go here fairly (if I'm wrong, feel free to move/close this thread, with my apologies.)

 

[Fantasmic]

Woah.

 

[Atomicmickey]

HERE. WE. GO!

 

[DocMcHulk]

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/blog/disney-acquire-lucasfilm-
"Fans can expect a new feature film, Star Wars Episode 7, in theaters worldwide in 2015."

 

[Calvin Coolidge]

Now there's no excuse to not have a true immersive Lucas themed area in DHS.

 

[lebeau]

I have been wondering when someone would do this. I can't wait to hear the details. Hopefully Lucas will no longer have a say in the future of Star Wars or Indiana Jones.

 

[Donald96]

 

[Atomicmickey]

None of our insiders saw THIS coming. I mean, we've all prattled on and on
about it, but with the flurry of insider posting in the past week or so, I didn't
see one hint (please point it out explicitly if there was one, with link).

There's inside, and then there's inside.

 

[ADP2]

The amount of money Disney has been shelling out lately is unheard of..... Gotta say, there wallets are wide open.

 

[Skip]

Not going to lie... I did not expect this. Could this spell the end of The Clone Wars on Cartoon Network...?

 

[DocMcHulk]

None of our insiders saw THIS coming. I mean, we've all prattled on and on
about it, but with the flurry of insider posting in the past week or so, I didn't
see one hint (please point it out explicitly if there was one, with link).

There's inside, and then there's inside.

Someone, I dont recall who, did say Disney was kicking the tires on doing this..

 

[GeorgiaPinesRJB]

Boom goes the dynamite!

 

[NemoRocks78]

 

[GeorgiaPinesRJB]

This may lead to a greater expansion of Lucas area in DHS...

 

[Hrudey3032]

Wow making a Star Wars movie every few years seems to me as maybe overkill but I guess with the expanded universe many new tales could be told if done real well.

 

[danv3]

Boom goes the dynamite!

I was going to say the same thing!