Disney buys Lucas Film

[derby]

He already owned it. He was already worth the value of the company. He's wealthier but not 4 billion wealthier. Poor guy.

yes, but now that portion of his wealth is realized. 

[IZ]

My first thought Disney..star Wars=black hole

 

[MendoDave]

Well they did "Tron Legacy" "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Iron Man3" lately.

[hbliam]

yes, but now that portion of his wealth is realized. 

Sort of. He was paid half of it in Disney stock.

[Duck-Stew]

He could buy the northern 1/2 of California!

We would have SoCal and LuCal...   Nah, nevermind.  I doubt he would want that kind of headache.

[Bick]

He could buy the northern 1/2 of California!

Doesn't Skywalker Ranch already encompass 1/2 the state?

[MendoDave]

They moved a lot of the production facility into Brand new digs in the Presidio a few years back.

[muskrat]

lets put it another way.  to spend a billion dollars you'd need spend 1k each day for 1,000,000 days or 2740 years!!!

[herm]

Sort of. He was paid half of it in Disney stock.

its all a big scheme. next month lucas will buy enough shares to effectively own disney (and lucas films.) and he will still have the bank from selling to begin with.

[kopfjäger]

I heard he was gonna buy Ducati and build them in Japan. 

[MendoDave]

I heard he was gonna buy Ducati and build them in Japan. 

That's what I heard too only I heard he was also going to buy the rights to Moto GP and only allow Ducatis to race. That way Ducati always wins.


Actually he said in his interview why he was selling and he said "it was time". He looked kind of tired.

[zooom]

Actually he said in his interview why he was selling and he said "it was time". He looked kind of tired.

IE: tired of fan boys coming up and badgering him with geekdom kind of tired?

if I had the $$ he is getting though....I'd be looking into making that whole real Speeder Bike thing a reality ->   http://www.aerofex.com/ or http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2012/08/23/get-rid-of-the-wheels-aerofex-hovercraft-indicates-potential/

or perhaps he can pip DORNA with his own pod racing series -> http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2012/08/30/rail-racers-take-electric-racing-to-a-higher-level/

[IZ]

IE: tired of fan boys coming up and badgering him with geekdom kind of tired?

That's never going to stop..long after he's gone. Now he'll have generations of haters talking about him if Disney releases movies every few years.

Btw.. Just saw The Fans vs. George Lucas a month or so ago.   Worth watching once.

[derby]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-deal-george-lucas-will-384947

[IZ]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-deal-george-lucas-will-384947