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Disney and EA Announce Multi-year Deal to Develop Star Wars Video Games

Aljon — Tue, 07 May 2013 03:00:43 +0000

Today Disney and EA announced that they will be coming together to bring about new Star Wars games for hardcore gamers. So fear not Playstation and X-Box console lovers, you may just get your Star Wars first person shooter or squad based game sooner than later. It also looks like Disney will continue to push

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LucasFilms Donates $1 million to Chinese Earthquake Victims

Siera — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:00:11 +0000

The Walt Disney Company has announced that it will donate $1 million in humanitarian aid for the areas affected by a recent deadly earthquake in southwestern China’s province of Sichuan. The president of LucasFilm, Kathleen Kennedy, made the announcement in China on Saturday where she made two appearances. She also used this time to discuss two

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Disney Plans New ‘Star Wars’ Film Every Year Starting in 2015

Patrick — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 03:00:26 +0000

As of last October, we knew that a new ‘Star Wars’ trilogy was happening, as was announced when Disney purchased Lucasfilm. At the time, all we knew was that the new series would start with ‘Star Wars Episode VII’, and that the film will be directed by J.J. Abrams, which will be released in the

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Disney Closes LucasArts Studio

Siera — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 03:30:32 +0000

Today, the Walt Disney Company laid off the staff of LucasArts and cancelled all of their current projects. Approximately one-hundred fifty staff members were informed of the decision this morning and lost their jobs. This decision also forces the company to cancel both of LucasArts current projects- Star Wars: First Assault and Star Wars 1313. The Walt Disney Company

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Is This the End for Star Wars: The Clone Wars Animated Series?

Aljon — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:00:56 +0000

There has been a lot of internet buzz regarding the future of ”Star Wars: The Clone Wars” animated series since Cartoon Network aired the season finale last week. Rumors of the show’s cancellation ran wild while others speculated an announcement from Disney about the move to one of its channels. Today we know that Lucasfilm

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Return of the Princess – Carrie Fisher on Princess Leia in Star Wars Episode VII

Aljon — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 03:00:39 +0000

Star Wars news seems to be breaking on a daily basis which is a great thing! Original trilogy actors have been doing a lot of press answering questions regarding their possible involvement in Star Wars Episode VII. Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Billy Dee Williams have mentioned wanting to return to a galaxy far, far

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BSkyB To Launch Sky Movies Disney

Tara — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:01 +0000

Satellite broadcaster BSkyB ( or ‘Sky’) has announced the creation of a new TV channel just for Disney and Pixar fans. The channel, which is available in the UK and Ireland, is expected to launch on March 28. Sky Movies Disney will feature both classic movies from Disney and Pixar on the dedicated film channel. This new channel will

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Bob Iger Talks to CNBC About ESPN, Disney Parks and the Future of Star Wars

Aljon — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 04:00:53 +0000

Here is a video clip of Walt Disney CEO, Bob Iger discussing the latest financial results discussed in a recent shareholder conference call. In it he discusses the operating income at ESPN in a decline offset by higher affiliate revenue. “In ESPN’s case, we had the largest program cost increase for the year in the

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Disney to Exapand Star Wars Mythos with Standalone Films

Aljon — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:00:09 +0000

Last night in an interview with CNBC Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger confirmed that work is currently underway to expand the Star Wars franchise by creating standalone films. The lends credence to rumors of a Yoda, Han Solo and Boba Fett solo adventures, however there are no confirmations from Disney or Lucasfilm regarding characters or what

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J.J. Abrams Has Officially Signed on For ‘Star Wars Episode VII’

Patrick — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:27:49 +0000

Just yesterday, I reported that J.J. Abrams had been offered the director’s chair of ‘Star Wars Episode VII’, taking over the reins once handled by George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, and Richard Marquand, respectively. The Wrap had originally reported the news, but there was silence on the studio side, and almost everyone involved in both parties.

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Disney CEO Bob Iger Had A Very Good 2012

Tara — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:00:50 +0000

2012 was a very very good year for Bob Iger. Iger got a 18 percent to his pay package last year that boosted him to $37.1 Million as the company posted record revenue, net income and earnings per share. The Walt Disney Co. also credited Iger’s leadership in the $4.06 billion acquisition of “Star Wars”

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White House Responds to ‘Star Wars’ Death Star Petition

Tara — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:00:40 +0000

In what I believe was a lighthearted moment the White House officially responded to a “We the People” petition to “secure resources and funding, and begin construction of a Death Star by 2016.” Though the White House has decided against going forward with the Death Star plan, and you can see the full version of

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Director Zack Snyder Developing a Standalone ‘Star Wars’ Film

Patrick — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:00:42 +0000

It looks like the ‘Star Wars’ train is full steam ahead right now. While we’ve heard about the possible new TV series on ABC, and we know that LucasFilm is planning a new trilogy set after ‘Return of the Jedi’, but now it looks like they’re taking a page out of the Marvel book and

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ABC Considering ‘Star Wars’ TV Series

Patrick — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 04:00:02 +0000

In October, word broke that Disney had acquired LucasFilm, to much shock to the industry and onlookers. Disney and LucasFilm have had a very good working relationship for a long time, so the two merging made sense. With the announcement, we also learned that we would be getting ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ in 2015. But

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Star Wars Creator George Lucas and Mellody Hobson Get Engaged

Aljon — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:00:23 +0000

Congratulations to "Star Wars" creator George Lucas for proposing to his girlfriend since 2007 Mellody Hobson. The 68-year-old director/Master Jedi will be wedding the 43-year-old investment firm president Hobson who also serves as chairman of DreamWorks Animation and is a financial contributor to ABC's "Good Morning America."

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Top 12 Disney News Items of 2012

amy — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:00:09 +0000

It’s been a big news year for the Disney parks. While we have seen some big changes like the addition of New Fantasyland, some news like our number 12 item has fostered very little attention. Here’s a quick look back on the top 12 news stories and events of 2012! 12. Senses – The spa

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2013 Dates Revealed for Star Wars Weekends at Disney Hollywood Studios

Aljon — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:00:58 +0000

Star Wars Weekends returns to Disney Hollywood Studios every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from May 17 – June 9 2013! "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" voice actors James Arnold Taylor (Obi-Wan Kenobi) and Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka Tano) will return as hosts with more guests to be announced.

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What Would Indiana Jones Do?

Tara — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:00:15 +0000

In a real-life Indiana Jones adventure a lawsuit has been filed in the state of Illinois by Dr. James Awe, director of the Institute of Archeology of Belize. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the nation of Belize over the Crystal Skull artifact that you will recognize from the film “Indiana Jones and the

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Staggs Says Avatar Land Is Still On

Tara — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:00:54 +0000

During the Grand Opening Press Event for Walt Disney World’s New Fantasyland, Parks and Resort Chairman Tom Staggs confirmed that another one of the WDW projects is still on track – that being the Avatar Land to be built in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. News on the “Avatar” land front has been quiet for some time

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Save the Galaxy and Use the Force For Free – Star Wars: The Old Republic is Free-to-Play

Aljon — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 04:00:49 +0000

BioWare™, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. and LucasArts has taken their critically-acclaimed, massively multiplayer online game Star Wars: The Old Republic is now Free-to-Play! Now players can experience the complete storylines of all eight, iconic Star Wars™ classes, all the way to level 50 without paying a monthly fee. “There has never been a

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