This week we look at the impact of the Disney takeover on Star Wars and the broader implications for Lucasfilm. Our discussion centers around the key questions of:
"It’s Christmas 2012. Children all over the world are buzzing with anticipation as they await the arrival of an uninvited stranger in their home. Elsewhere, some slightly older children (fully grown men) are equally giddy with excitement as the long rumored purchase of Lucasfilm by Disney is confirmed.
The deal, worth a reported $4B, is completed and it appears that George Lucas will all but retire.
Kathleen Kennedy is promoted from her post of co-chairwoman to President of Lucasfilm and it’s announced that The Force Awakens will go into production with a targeted release date in 2015."
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