The deal, finalized in October 2012, included full ownership of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, along with Lucasfilm's elite technical arms like Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound.
: Lucas received $2.2 billion in cash and approximately 40 million shares of Disney stock, making him one of the company's largest individual shareholders. Disney’s "New Era" Strategy disney buys star wars
Disney immediately laid out an aggressive plan to revitalize the dormant franchise. The deal, finalized in October 2012, included full
The path to the acquisition began in May 2011, during a casual breakfast between then-Disney CEO Bob Iger and George Lucas. finalized in October 2012
: Negotiations were delicate. Lucas initially sought a valuation similar to the $7.4 billion Pixar deal, but eventually agreed to $4.05 billion—mirroring Disney’s Marvel acquisition.