![]() ![]() Lucas had wanted for ages to escape the burden of Star Wars, and his decision to sell gave Disney a chance to own one of the most recognizable brands out there.ĭisney immediately put a new trilogy of films into production, and even if the new films (episodes VII through IX) won't be what Lucas once envisioned (as he wanted to make a trilogy of films centered on teenage characters), they will bring the saga to nine films in total.Īnd beyond that, Disney is also making films based on tertiary Star Wars characters and other corners of the franchise's universe, trying to expand what had been an ongoing film series into something closer to its Marvel Cinematic Universe - a big collection of standalone films that are, nonetheless, part of the same general story and setting. The purchase, though completely unexpected, made sense for both companies. ![]() Though George Lucas, the man behind the first six chapters of the Star Wars franchise, had always talked about making nine films in total, the completion of that plan, as of 2005, seemed unlikely.īut in 2012, Lucas sold his company, Lucasfilm - along with the rights to all the Star Wars characters - to Disney, which was increasingly centering its business strategy on recognizable, marketable brands, like Pixar, Marvel, and its gigantic number of animated princesses. For all intents and purposes, it seemed as if the Star Wars saga was over after the 2005 release of the final installment of the prequel trilogy, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. And when you consider that three of those movies were released in 1977, 1980, and 1983, when international box office earnings were far less important to a studio's bottom line, the accomplishment becomes all the more impressive.īut there's another answer here, too. The six current films in the franchise have grossed more than $4.5 billion worldwide. Simply put, Star Wars is one of the few cultural phenomena that almost everybody in the movie-going world is at least somewhat familiar with. The obvious answer for the impending existence of this film is also largely the correct one: money. The road that leads to Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens is a curious one, marked both by Hollywood business as usual and an acquisition that seemingly no one who covers the film industry saw coming. Disney is making a new Star Wars movie - without George Lucas Here's everything we know about the film so far. ![]() The latest entry in the Star Wars canon hits theaters December 18, 2015. ![]()
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