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Disney buys Lucasfilm, announces another 'Star Wars'

BY: KATY DELUCA OCTOBER 30, 2012 | 4:27 PM
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Well, this is a shocker. Disney announced on Tuesday that it had purchased Lucasfilm from George Lucas for $4.05 billion. In doing so, the company also says that it is targeting "Star Wars: Episode 7" for a 2015 release. No word yet on cast members or plot. The press release accompanying the announcement said that "more feature films expected to continue the Star Wars saga and grow the franchise well into the future."

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