Mickey, Meet Yoda: Disney To Buy Lucasfilm For $4.05 BillionWalt Disney this afternoon announced a deal to buy Lucasfilm from Star Wars director and film pioneer George Lucas for $4.05 billion in cash and stock. Under terms of the deal, Lucas will be paid half in cash and half in the form of about 40 million Disney shares. “Lucasfilm reflects the extraordinary passion, vision, and storytelling of its founder, George Lucas,” Disney CEO Robert Iger said in a
