Star Wars director sells company to Disney

Name: Star Wars director sells company to Disney
Uploaded: 2012-10-31T06:14:47.000Z
Duration: 1 min 27 s
Description: Disney is buying Lucasfilm, the makers of Star Wars and says it will make a seventh film in the series. The deal was worth more than $4bn.

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The American director George Lucas is selling his company, Lucasfilm, to Disney for more than $4bn.

George Lucas is behind the hugely successful Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises.

Another three Star Wars movies are planned, the first due for release in 2015.

The BBC's Catharina Moh reports

Entertainment & Arts

31 October 2012