Tag: George Lucas

Mark Hamill on ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’

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insidemovies.ew.com by Josh Rottenberg :  When it comes to the future of the Star Wars franchise, overheated Internet rumors outnumber solid news stories by a considerable margin. As Yoda would say, “Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future.” Some of the noisiest speculation has centered on the prospect of original trilogy stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher returning for Star Wars: Episode VII. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Hamill—who dropped the first tantalizing hints about his potential involvement to EW last October—confirmed that discussions about…

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The Disney Empire Strikes Back…

Travis

And Travis likes it!?! The seemingly shocking to the world news yesterday was not some horrible destructive hurricane that hit the east coast.  No, it was that Disney purchased Lucasfilm LTD. for 4.05 billion.  You can read the full Disney Press Release here. Why do I like this deal?  Simply because Disney has been making excellent decisions with the properties they have acquired recently. Walt Disney Studios Chairman and CEO Robert A. Iger appears to be a CEO who understands he needs to know what is going on, but does…

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