George Lucas

Fans of the Star Wars franchise are likely celebrating today, May 4, unofficially known as "Star Wars Day." The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) typically marks the occasion with new consumer products and content for fans of the franchise it acquired in 2012. History of Star Wars Day: Since its...

Media giant Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) saw its stock hit nine-year lows in August 2023. Since that time, shares have rebounded and a key lingering negative item has been settled. With an activist battle ready to play out next week, here's a look at how recent wins by the company could minimize the...

The ongoing proxy battle between activist investors and Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) CEO Bob Iger has seen a significant show of support from filmmaker George Lucas and Ross Gerber, the CEO and President of Gerber Kawasaki. What Happened: Ross Gerber, CEO and President of Gerber Kawasaki, expressed...

An activist battle against media giant Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) has several investors fighting to make changes at the company. Disney may have secured a key win ahead of its April annual meeting with the force of George Lucas. What Happened: A household name to many movie fans, Lucas founded...

Rock and roll group KISS promises to be done touring for good after multiple farewell tours, at least in their physical form. Here's how the band could tour forever thanks to technology used for the Star Wars franchise. What Happened: KISS performed their last concert recently, but said they will...

Media giant Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) has completed many acquisitions over the years. During the time period led by Bob Iger from 2005 to 2020, Disney acquired Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm. The acquisition of Lucasfilm, founded in 1971 by George Lucas, brought the Star Wars franchise...

Video game company Roblox Corp (NYSE: RBLX) is partnering with a media company to adapt one of its leading platform games. Here are the details. What Happened: Roblox shares are soaring Wednesday after announcing fourth-quarter bookings of $899.4 million, which were up 17% year-over-year. The...

The creator of the Star Wars franchise is getting the action figure treatment. What Happened: George Lucas will be featured as part of the "Star Wars: The Black Series" action figure line. The action figures come from Hasbro Inc (NASDAQ: HAS) and will celebrate the 50th anniversary...

In a three-way battle, the science fiction of Star Wars is pitched against the magical wizardry of Harry Potter and the super heroes of Marvel Entertainment. Picking the "winner" is truly a tough proposition, as each in its own right has a mass appeal, huge fan following and tasted commercial...

In what could be a win-win scenario for both Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) and Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), the pair announced live-steaming of some "never-before-seen" content from the upcoming latest Star Wars film, "Rogue One." Star Wars is an American space opera franchise based on a film series...

2015 marked a transitional year for the silver screen, as box office sales set new records and theater attendance numbers declined nationwide. The trend left some theater stocks down in the dumps, but gave a boost to some studios that have been struggling with the changing landscape of the...

The trailer for the upcoming "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" film has hit social media and hype is already starting to build for the film's American debut on December 18. The franchise that began back in 1977 has created a pop culture phenomenon that has boosted the bottom lines for companies from...

Famed movie directors George Lucas and Steven Spielberg painted a bleak picture of the film industry this week when they announced that movie studios will implode and ticket prices will rise to $150. "What you're going to end up with is fewer theaters," said Lucas, as quoted by The Verge. "...

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) just can't catch a break. The DVD rental and streaming video giant has endured more setbacks than all of its competitors combined. While Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) brags frequently about the addition of new content for Amazon Prime, Netflix is still reeling from the loss of...

George Lucas has officially sold Lucasfilm -- and the entire Star Wars franchise -- to Disney (NYSE: DIS). The studio has confirmed that it will release the next Star Wars film, Episode VII, in 2015. With nothing more than a treatment for the sequel (along with Episodes VIII and IX), many wonder...