Array ( [0] => {{short description|American film and television production company}} [1] => {{For|the American video game licensor (formerly known as LucasArts)|Lucasfilm Games}} [2] => {{Use American English|date=April 2023}} [3] => {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}} [4] => {{Infobox company [5] => | name = Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC [6] => | logo = Lucasfilm logo.svg [7] => | logo_size = 200px [8] => | image = Letterman Digital Arts Center, Building B (side view).jpg [9] => | image_size = 250px [10] => | image_caption = Lucasfilm headquarters at the [[Letterman Digital Arts Center]] [11] => | former_name = {{Unbulleted list|Lucasfilm (1971–1977)|Lucasfilm Ltd. (1977–2012)}} [12] => | trade_name = Lucasfilm Ltd. [13] => | type = [[Subsidiary]] [14] => | industry = {{hlist|Film|television}} [15] => | founded = {{start date and age|1971}}, in [[San Rafael, California]], U.S. [16] => | founder = [[George Lucas]] [17] => | hq_location = [[Letterman Digital Arts Center]] [18] => | hq_location_city = [[San Francisco, California]] [19] => | hq_location_country = U.S. [20] => | num_locations = 6 [21] => | area_served = Worldwide [22] => | key_people = {{plainlist| [23] => * [[Kathleen Kennedy (producer)|Kathleen Kennedy]] ([[President (corporate title)|president]]) [24] => * {{ubl|Lynwen Brennan ([[Executive vice president|EVP]], [[general manager]]){{cite news|author=Cohen, David|title=Industrial Light & Magic President Brennan Promoted to General Manager of Lucasfilm Exec|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lucasfilm-hires-tony-as-production-709529|access-date=June 7, 2014|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 5, 2014}}}} [25] => * {{ubl|[[Dave Filoni]] ([[Chief creative officer|CCO]])}} [26] => }} [27] => | brands = {{hlist|''[[Star Wars]]''|''[[Indiana Jones]]''}} [28] => | num_employees = 2,000 (2015){{cite web|first=Michal|last=Lev-Ram|title=How Star Wars producer Kathleen Kennedy went from secretary to boss|url=https://fortune.com/2015/09/10/kathleen-kennedy-lucasfilm-star-wars/|work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.|Time]]|date=September 10, 2015|access-date=December 30, 2015}} [29] => | parent = [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]] (2012–present) [30] => | divisions = {{Plainlist | [31] => * [[Industrial Light & Magic]] [32] => * [[Lucasfilm Animation]] [33] => * [[Lucasfilm Games]] [34] => * [[Skywalker Sound]] [35] => }} [36] => | website = {{official URL}} [37] => }} [38] => '''Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC''' is an American film and television [[production company]] founded by filmmaker [[George Lucas]] in 1971 in [[San Rafael, California]], though most of the company's operations were moved to [[San Francisco]] in 2005.{{cite web|title=Industrial Light & Film|url=https://www.ilm.com/|access-date=November 4, 2012}} It has been a subsidiary of [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]] since 2012 and is best known for creating and producing the ''[[Star Wars]]'' and ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' franchises, as well as its leadership in developing special effects, sound, and [[computer animation]] for films. [39] => [40] => The company's films ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]'' (1999), ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' (2015), ''[[Rogue One: A Star Wars Story]]'' (2016), ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]'' (2017), and ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker]]'' (2019) are all among the [[List of highest-grossing films|50 highest-grossing films]] of all time, with ''The Force Awakens'' becoming the [[List of highest-grossing films in the United States and Canada|highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada]]. On October 30, 2012, Disney acquired Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion in the form of cash and stock with $1.855 billion in stock.{{cite web|url=http://edgar.secdatabase.com/2355/119312512441509/filing-main.htm |title=Walt Disney Company, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Oct 30, 2012 |publisher=secdatabase.com |access-date =May 13, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://edgar.secdatabase.com/2445/100103913000080/filing-main.htm |title=Walt Disney Company, Form 10-Q, Quarterly Report, Filing Date May 7, 2013 |publisher=secdatabase.com |access-date =May 13, 2018}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2012/12/21/walt-disney-completes-lucasfilm-acquisition|title=Mickey + 'Star Wars' = Disney completes Lucasfilm acquisition|last=Schou|first=Solvej|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=December 21, 2012|access-date=December 22, 2012}} [41] => [42] => ==History== [43] => ===Independent era (1971–2012)=== [44] => Lucasfilm was founded by filmmaker [[George Lucas]] in 1971 in [[San Rafael, California]], and was incorporated as Lucasfilm Ltd. on September 12, 1977.{{cite book| first=Stuart |last=Moss |title=The Entertainment Industry |location=Wallingford, UK |publisher=cab international|year=2009 |page=89|isbn=9781845935511}}{{cite web|url=https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/CBS/SearchResults?SearchType=CORP&SearchCriteria=lucasfilm&SearchSubType=Keyword|title=Business Search - Business Entities – Business Programs – California Secretary of State|website=businesssearch.sos.ca.gov|access-date=December 13, 2017}} In the mid-1970s, the company's offices were located on the [[Universal Studios Lot]].{{cite book |last=Thomas |first=Roy |title=Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years – Volume 1 |year=2015 |isbn=9780785191063 |page=4|publisher=Marvel }} Lucas founded the '''Star Wars Corporation, Inc.''' as a subsidiary to control various legal and financial aspects of ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' (1977), including copyright, and sequel and merchandising rights.{{Cite video|title=[[Empire of Dreams|Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy]]|medium=Documentary film|date=2004|publisher=Prometheus Entertainment/[[Fox 21 Television Studios|Fox Television Studios]]/Lucasfilm|minutes=17:30}} It also produced the 1978 ''[[Star Wars Holiday Special]]'' for [[20th Century Fox Television]].{{cite magazine|last1=Digiacomo|first1=Frank|title=The Han Solo Comedy Hour!|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2008/12/star_wars_special200812|date=December 2008|magazine=Vanity Fair|access-date=October 2, 2018}} That year, Lucas hired Los Angeles-based real-estate specialist Charles Weber to manage the company, telling him that he could keep the job as long as he made money. Lucas wanted the focus of the company to be making independent films, but the company gradually became enlarged from five employees to almost 100, increasing in middle management and running up costs. In 1980, after Weber asked Lucas for fifty million dollars to invest in other companies and suggested that they sell [[Skywalker Ranch]] to do so, Lucas fired Weber and had to let half of the Los Angeles staff go.{{cite magazine |last=Pollock |first=Dale |title=A Man and His Empire: The Private Life of 'Star Wars' Creator George Lucas |magazine=Life |date=June 1983 |pages=94, 96}} By the same year, the corporate subsidiary had been discontinued and its business was absorbed into the various divisions of Lucasfilm. [45] => [46] => Between 1981 and 1989, three ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' films, stories by Lucas and directed by [[Steven Spielberg]], were released. While ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' (1983) was in production, Lucas decided not to pursue further ''[[Star Wars]]'' films.{{cite book|last=Kaminski|first=Michael|title=The Secret History of Star Wars|publisher=Legacy Books Press|year=2008|isbn=978-0-9784652-3-0|page=494|orig-year=2007}} Unhappy with the cinema presentation of ''Return of the Jedi'', he created the company [[THX]], which was unveiled on May 20, 1983.{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@thxltd/star-wars-george-lucas-a-disappearing-cello-the-story-of-thx-cinema-certification-81f6aeabb640|title=Star Wars, George Lucas & A Disappearing Cello: The Story of THX Cinema Certification|date=February 21, 2017}} Lucasfilm produced the [[John Korty]]-directed animated film ''[[Twice Upon a Time (1983 film)|Twice Upon a Time]]'' (1983). 1985 saw the release of [[Paul Schrader]]'s ''[[Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters]]''. The next year, [[Jim Henson]]'s ''[[Labyrinth (1986 film)|Labyrinth]]'' and an adaptation of [[Marvel Comics]]' ''[[Howard the Duck (film)|Howard the Duck]]'' were released. [[Ron Howard]] directed the fantasy film ''[[Willow (1988 film)|Willow]]'' in 1988 (story by Lucas); the same year the children's animated film ''[[The Land Before Time (film)|The Land Before Time]]'' was released. From 1992 to 1993, ''[[The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]'' (created by Lucas) television series was produced. In 1992, after viewing an early [[computer-generated imagery]] test created by [[Industrial Light & Magic]] (ILM) for ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', Lucas announced his intentions to produce a Star Wars [[Star Wars prequel trilogy|Prequel Trilogy]].{{cite book|last=Kaminski|first=Michael|title=The Secret History of Star Wars|publisher=Legacy Books Press|year=2008|isbn=978-0-9784652-3-0|location=Kingston, Ontario|pages=311–12|orig-year=2007}} In 1994, the long-delayed ''[[Radioland Murders]]'' (story by Lucas) was released. In 1995, Lucas began production on the prequel trilogy. The trilogy took 10 years to make, ending with the release of the third prequel ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith]]'' in 2005. In addition to the prequels, Lucas released the ''[[Star Wars original trilogy|Special Editions]]'' for the Star Wars Original Trilogy in 1997, 2004 and 2011, for [[VHS]], DVD and [[Blu-ray]]. [47] => [48] => In 1987, the company, which at that time, was expanding from three to five films a year on its own, decided to increase making its Northern California production facilities available to other filmmakers.{{Cite news |date=June 3, 1987 |title=Multiple Divisions Jell In Bid To Become Ultimate Post-Prod Setup |page=35 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}} In 1989, Lucasfilm launched a new subsidiary Lucasfilm Entertainment Group (later LucasArts Entertainment Company) to consolidate all four units, which are [[Industrial Light & Magic]], Lucasfilm Commercial Productions, [[Lucasfilm Games]], and [[Skywalker Sound|Sprocket Systems]].{{Cite news|date=May 17, 1989|title=Lucasfilm forms group; consolidates four units (not pics)|page=18|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}} [49] => [50] => In 2005, Lucasfilm opened a new studio in Singapore.{{cite news |last=Weizhen |first=Tan |title=PM Lee opens Lucasfilm's Sandcrawler building |url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/pm-lee-opens-lucasfilms-sandcrawler-building |access-date=June 13, 2018 |work=TODAYonline |date=January 15, 2014}} That same year, [[Lucasfilm Animation]] commenced production of a 3D animated ''Star Wars'' television series called ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'', with key production team members including executive producer [[Catherine Winder]], supervising director [[Dave Filoni]], Head of Lucasfilm Animation Singapore Chris Kubsch, and [[Henry Gilroy]].{{cite web |url=https://www.starwars.com/community/event/con/f20050712/indexp5.html |title=StarWars.com at Comic-Con 2005 |date=July 12, 2005 |website=Star Wars: Community |access-date=November 6, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323023414/http://www.starwars.com/community/event/con/f20050712/indexp5.html |archive-date=March 23, 2008}} Primary production took place at Lucasfilm Animation's Singapore studio.{{cite web |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=10626 |title=Lucas on the Star Wars TV Projects |date=August 2, 2005 |website=ComingSoon.net |access-date=November 6, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060627153328/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=10626 |archive-date=June 27, 2006}} Airing on [[Cartoon Network]] between 2008 and 2013, ''The Clone Wars'' was well received by fans and was nominated for several film awards including the [[Daytime Emmy Awards]] and the [[Annie Awards]].{{cite magazine |url=http://ew.com/article/2013/03/11/star-wars-clone-wars-canceled-detours/ |title=''Star Wars'' TV: ''Clone Wars'' canceled, ''Detours'' postponed |last=Franich |first=Darren |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=March 11, 2013 |access-date=February 23, 2017}}{{cite web |title=Star Wars: The Clone Wars Wins Two Daytime Emmy Awards |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-wins-two-daytime-emmy-awards |website=StarWars.com |publisher=Lucasfilm |access-date=February 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030193744/https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-wins-two-daytime-emmy-awards |archive-date=October 30, 2020 |date=June 17, 2013 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=38th Annie Awards |url=https://annieawards.org/legacy/38th-annie-awards |publisher=Annie Awards |access-date=February 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018203017/https://annieawards.org/legacy/38th-annie-awards |archive-date=October 18, 2020 |url-status=live}} [51] => [52] => In January 2012, Lucas announced his retirement from producing large-scale [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]] films and instead re-focusing his career on smaller, independently budgeted features.{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/george-lucas-ready-focus-personal-movies/ |title=George Lucas Ready to Retire From Blockbuster Filmmaking |last1=Fischer |first1=Russ |work=[[/Film]] |date=January 17, 2012 |access-date=January 17, 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.movieline.com/2012/01/17/george-lucas-promises-retirement-from-blockbusters-not-counting-indiana-jones-5/ |title=George Lucas Promises Retirement (From Blockbusters... Not Counting Indiana Jones 5) |last1=Yamato |first1=Jen |work=Movie Line |date=January 17, 2012 |access-date=January 17, 2012}} In June 2012, it was announced that [[Kathleen Kennedy (producer)|Kathleen Kennedy]], a long-term collaborator with Steven Spielberg and a producer of the ''Indiana Jones'' films, had been appointed as co-chair of Lucasfilm Ltd. It was reported that Kennedy would work alongside Lucas, who would remain chief executive and serve as co-chairman for at least one year, after which she would succeed him as the company's chairperson, which she did in June 2013.Richard Verrier and Ben Fritz, [https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2012-jun-02-la-fi-ct-lucas-kennedy-20120602-story.html "Kathleen Kennedy to helm Lucasfilm as George Lucas phases out"], ''Los Angeles Times'', June 2, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012. [53] => [54] => On July 8, 2012, Lucasfilm's marketing, online, and licensing units moved into the new [[Letterman Digital Arts Center]] located in the [[Presidio of San Francisco|Presidio]] in San Francisco. It shares the complex with Industrial Light & Magic. Lucasfilm had planned an expansion at Skywalker Ranch in [[Marin County, California|Marin County]], California, but shelved the plan in 2012 due to opposition from neighbors. However, it still plans to expand elsewhere.{{cite news|last1=Onishi|first1=Norimitsu|title=Lucas and Rich Neighbors Agree to Disagree: Part II|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/us/george-lucas-retreats-from-battle-with-neighbors.html?_r=0|access-date=August 29, 2015|work=The New York Times|date=May 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524034548/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/us/george-lucas-retreats-from-battle-with-neighbors.html?_r=1|archive-date=May 24, 2012}} [[Skywalker Sound]] remains the only Lucasfilm division based at Skywalker Ranch.{{cite news|last1=Lev-Ram|first1=Michal|title=Behind the scenes at Lucasfilm's Skywalker Sound|url=https://fortune.com/2015/10/30/lucasfilms-skywalker-sound/|access-date=November 2, 2015|work=Fortune|date=November 1, 2015}} [55] => [56] => On September 5, 2012, Micheline Chau, who served as president and COO of Lucasfilm for two decades, announced that she was retiring. With her departure, senior executives for each of the Lucasfilm divisions would report directly to Kathleen Kennedy. Chau was credited with keeping the Lucasfilm and ''Star Wars'' brands strong, especially through animation spin-offs and licensing initiatives.{{cite news |last=Kilday |first=Gregg |date=September 5, 2012 |title=Longtime Lucasfilm President and COO Micheline Chau Retiring |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lucasfilm-president-coo-micheline-chau-retiring-368257 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=February 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126014105/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lucasfilm-president-coo-micheline-chau-retiring-368257|archive-date=November 26, 2020|url-status=live}} [57] => [58] => ===Subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios (2012–present)=== [59] => {{anchor|Disneyacq}} [60] => [61] => ====Acquisition process==== [62] => Discussions relating to the possibility of [[The Walt Disney Company]] signing a distribution deal with Lucasfilm officially began in May 2011, after a meeting that George Lucas had with the then Disney CEO [[Bob Iger]] during the inauguration of the [[Star Tours – The Adventures Continue]] attraction.{{cite news|last=Leonard|first=David|title=How Disney Bought Lucasfilm—and Its Plans for 'Star Wars'|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-03-07/how-disney-bought-lucasfilm-and-its-plans-for-star-wars|access-date=June 6, 2013|newspaper=Bloomberg Businessweek|date=March 7, 2013|page=3}} Lucas told Iger he was considering retirement and planned to sell the company, as well as the ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' franchises.{{cite web|url=http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2012/10/30/never-mind-about-star-wars-7-who-is-going-to-be-bob-iger-s-no-2.aspx|title=Never mind about Star Wars 7. Who is going to be Bob Iger's No. 2?|work=Jim Hill Media|date=October 30, 2012|access-date=November 1, 2012}} On October 30, 2012, Disney announced a deal to acquire Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion, with approximately half in cash and half in shares of Disney stock.{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2012/11/03/what-expect-when-disney-buys-star-wars/CAwyjIqa5TWHuXj41732LJ/story.html|title=What to expect when Disney buys 'Star Wars'|last=Burr|first=Ty|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=November 3, 2012|access-date=November 4, 2012}} Lucasfilm had previously collaborated with the company's [[Walt Disney Imagineering]] division to create theme park attractions centered on ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' for various [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts]] worldwide.{{cite web|url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Disney-purchases-Lucasfilm-announces-new-Star-Wars/tabid/418/articleID/274821/Default.aspx|title=Disney purchases Lucasfilm, announces new Star Wars|work=3 News|date=October 30, 2012|access-date=October 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601185030/http://www.3news.co.nz/Disney-purchases-Lucasfilm-announces-new-Star-Wars/tabid/418/articleID/274821/Default.aspx|archive-date=June 1, 2013|url-status=dead}} [63] => [64] => [[Kathleen Kennedy (producer)|Kathleen Kennedy]], co-chairwoman of Lucasfilm, became president of Lucasfilm, reporting to [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]] Chairman [[Alan Horn]]. Additionally, she serves as the brand manager for ''Star Wars'', working directly with Disney's global lines of business to build, further integrate, and maximize the value of this global franchise. Kennedy serves as producer on new ''Star Wars'' feature films, with George Lucas originally announced as serving as a creative consultant.{{cite web |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/new-star-wars-movies-announced-as-disney-enters-agreement-to-acquire-lucasfilm-ltd | title=New Star Wars Movies announced as Disney enters agreement to acquire Lucasfilm Ltd. | website=starwars.com | publisher=Lucasfilm | date=October 30, 2012 | access-date=October 30, 2012}} The company also announced the future release of new ''Star Wars'' films, starting with ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens|Episode VII: The Force Awakens]]'' in 2015. [65] => [66] => Under the deal, Disney acquired ownership of ''Star Wars'', ''Indiana Jones'', and Lucasfilm's operating businesses in live-action film production, consumer products, video games, animation, visual effects, and audio post-production.{{cite news|last1=Oldham|first1=Stuart|title=READ: Disney chief Bob Iger's internal memo to staff: 'Lucasfilm fits perfectly with Disney's strategic priorities'|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/read-bob-igers-letter-to-disney-staffers-about-the-lucasfilm-acquisition-6010/|access-date=February 20, 2016|work=Variety|date=October 30, 2012}} Disney also acquired Lucasfilm's portfolio of entertainment technologies. The intent was for Lucasfilm employees to remain in their current locations.{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203335504578089092063718614 |title=Mickey, Darth Vader Join Forces in $4.05 Billion Deal|last=Smith|first=Ethan|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=October 30, 2012|access-date=October 30, 2012}} ''Star Wars'' merchandising would begin under Disney in the fiscal year 2014.{{cite web|title=Fiscal Year 2013 Annual Financial Report and Shareholder Letter |url=https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/sites/default/files/reports/10k-wrap-2013.pdf |website=[[The Walt Disney Company]] |access-date=April 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207154930/http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/sites/default/files/reports/10k-wrap-2013.pdf |archive-date=February 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |date=February 3, 2014 }} Starting with ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'', certain products will be co-branded with the Disney name, akin to what Disney has done with [[Pixar]].{{cite news|title=Walt Disney Confirms J.J. Abrams Will Direct New 'Star Wars'|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/01/26/walt-disney-studios-confirms-that-j-j-abrams-will-direct-new-star-wars/|access-date=January 26, 2013|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=January 26, 2013}}{{cite web|first=Mike|last=Sampson|url=https://screencrush.com/no-disney-logo-star-wars-the-force-awakens/|title=There Will Be No Disney Logo Before 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'|work=ScreenCrush|date=October 15, 2015}}{{cite news|last=Acuna|first=Kirsten|title=Here's What Disney CEO Bob Iger Says He Wants To Do With 'Star Wars'|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-lucasfilm-branding-2012-11|access-date=November 22, 2012|newspaper=Business Insider|date=November 9, 2012}} On December 4, 2012, the Disney-Lucasfilm merger was approved by the [[Federal Trade Commission]] (FTC), allowing the acquisition to be finalized without dealing with [[antitrust]] problems.{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2012/12/disneys-lucasfilms-purchase-gets-cleared-by-feds|title=Disney-Lucasfilm Deal Cleared By Feds|last=Patten|first=Dominic|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=December 4, 2012|access-date=December 5, 2012}} On December 18, 2012, Lucasfilm Ltd. converted from a corporation to a [[limited liability company]] (LLC), changing its name to Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC in the process.{{cite web|url=https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/CBS/SearchResults?SearchType=LPLLC&SearchCriteria=lucasfilm&SearchSubType=Keyword|title=Business Search – Business Entities – Business Programs – California Secretary of State|website=businesssearch.sos.ca.gov|access-date=December 13, 2017}} On December 21, 2012, Disney completed the acquisition and Lucasfilm became a wholly owned subsidiary of Disney. [67] => [68] => At the time of Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm, [[20th Century Fox]], the original distributor of the first six ''Star Wars'' films, were to retain the physical and theatrical distribution rights to both the prequel trilogy and Episodes ''V'' and ''VI'' of the original trilogy until May 2020, along with full distribution rights for the [[Star Wars (film)|original 1977 film]] in perpetuity.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tangled-rights-could-tie-up-384541|title=Tangled Rights Could Tie Up Ultimate 'Star Wars' Box Set (Analysis)|last=Masters|first=Kim|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 30, 2012|access-date=November 12, 2012}} Lucasfilm retained the television and digital distribution rights to ''Star Wars'' Episodes ''I'' through ''VI'' with exception to Episode ''IV''.{{cite web |date=November 20, 2013 |title=The Walt Disney Company FY 2013 SEC Form 10-K Filing |url=http://api40.10kwizard.com/cgi/convert/pdf/DIS-20131120-10K-20130928.pdf?ipage=9242028&xml=1&quest=1&rid=23§ion=1&sequence=-1&pdf=1&dn=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827091039/http://api40.10kwizard.com/cgi/convert/pdf/DIS-20131120-10K-20130928.pdf?ipage=9242028&xml=1&quest=1&rid=23§ion=1&sequence=-1&pdf=1&dn=1 |archive-date=August 27, 2017 |access-date=April 17, 2015 |website=The Walt Disney Company |page=13 |format=PDF |quote=Prior to the Company's acquisition, Lucasfilm produced six Star Wars films (Episodes 1 through 6). Lucasfilm retained the rights to consumer products related to all of the films and the rights related to television and electronic distribution formats for all of the films, except for the rights for Episode 4, which are owned by a third-party studio. All of the films are distributed by a third-party studio in the theatrical and home video markets. The theatrical and home video distribution rights for these films revert to Lucasfilm in May 2020 except for Episode 4, for which these distribution rights are retained in perpetuity by the third-party studio.}} On March 20, 2019, Disney officially [[Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney|acquired]] 20th Century Fox after acquiring its owner, [[21st Century Fox]], thus consolidating all the distribution and ownership rights to all the films under its umbrella.{{cite web |url=https://www.insider.com/companies-disney-owns |title=14 companies you didn't realize Disney owns |last=Lakritz |first=Talia |date=January 28, 2020 |website=Insider |access-date=September 22, 2021}} In December 2013, Walt Disney Studios purchased the distribution and marketing rights to future ''Indiana Jones'' films from [[Paramount Pictures]], although the latter studio would retain the distribution rights to the first four films and would receive "financial participation" from any additional films.{{cite news|last=Kroll |first=Justin |title=Disney Takes Over Rights to 'Indiana Jones' Franchise |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/disney-acquires-indiana-jones-rights-from-paramount-1200927216/#|access-date=December 6, 2013 |newspaper=Variety |date=December 6, 2013 }}{{cite news|last=Faughnder|first=Ryan|title=Disney acquires control of future 'Indiana Jones' movies|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-disney-acquires-future-indiana-jones-rights-paramount-20131206,0,4071440.story#axzz2mom6ecrD|access-date=December 7, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=December 6, 2013}} This would make the fifth installment, ''[[Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny]]'', become the first film in the franchise and Lucasfilm's first film overall to be co-produced by [[Walt Disney Pictures]].{{Cite news |last=Mazique |first=Brian |date=April 8, 2023 |title=The Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny Trailer Is Viral |work=[[Forbes]] |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2023/04/08/the-indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-trailer-is-viral/?sh=542099722c26 |access-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-date=April 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409033743/https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2023/04/08/the-indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-trailer-is-viral/?sh=542099722c26 |url-status=live }} [69] => [70] => ====Kathleen Kennedy era, 2012–present==== [71] => [72] => In early 2013, Disney CEO Bob Iger disclosed Lucasfilm's plans to release [[List of Star Wars films#Standalone films|standalone ''Star Wars'' films]] alongside the [[Star Wars sequel trilogy|Sequel Trilogy]] over a six-year period.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/star-wars-standalone-films-lawrence-418421|title=It's Official: 'Star Wars' Stand-Alone Films From Lawrence Kasdan, Simon Kinberg in Development|last=Zakarin|first=Jordan|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 5, 2013|access-date=February 6, 2013}} This strategy aimed to expand the Star Wars universe beyond the main saga. The first of these standalone films, ''[[Rogue One]]'', premiered in 2016, followed by ''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'' in 2018.{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=Mark |title=How Disney And Dolby Brought 'Rogue One' To Historic Pantages |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2017/01/07/how-disney-and-dolby-brought-rogue-one-to-historic-pantages/ |access-date=January 17, 2017 |work=Forbes |date=January 7, 2017}}{{cite web|last1=McClintock|first1=Pamela|title='Solo: A Star Wars Story' Tracking for Record $160M-Plus Memorial Day Bow|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/solo-a-star-wars-story-tracking-record-160m-memorial-day-bow-1108264|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 3, 2018|access-date=May 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414134520/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/solo-a-star-wars-story-tracking-record-160m-memorial-day-bow-1108264|archive-date=April 14, 2020}} [73] => [74] => On May 6, 2013, [[LucasArts]], the video game development division of Lucasfilm, underwent closure, resulting in layoffs for most of its staff.{{cite news|last=Shaw|first=Lucas|title=LucasArts to Cease Making Games, Will Lay Off Most of Staff|url=https://www.thewrap.com/media/article/lucasarts-cease-making-games-will-lay-most-staff-83891|access-date=April 3, 2013|newspaper=The Wrap|date=April 3, 2013}} Despite this, LucasArts maintained a small team to handle video game licensing. Disney subsequently entered an exclusive agreement with [[Electronic Arts]] (EA) to produce Star Wars games for the core gaming market for a decade. LucasArts retained licensing rights, while Disney Interactive Studios focused on casual gaming.{{cite web|title=EA takes helm from LucasArts, will exclusively develop future 'Star Wars' games|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/6/4306040/electronic-arts-gets-exclusive-deal-to-develop-star-wars-video-games|access-date=May 6, 2013|website=[[The Verge]]|date=May 6, 2013}}{{cite web|title=We're probably all about EA|url=https://mixnmojo.com/news/Were-probably-all-about-EA|access-date=May 6, 2013|publisher=[[The International House of Mojo]]|date=May 6, 2013}} [75] => [76] => In 2014, [[Dark Horse Comics]] lost its license for [[Star Wars comics|''Star Wars'' comics]] to [[Marvel Comics]], another Disney subsidiary.{{cite news|last=Clark|first=Noelene|title='Star Wars' comics leaving Dark Horse, returning to Marvel in 2015|url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/comics/star-wars-comics-leaving-dark-horse-returning-to-marvel-in-2015/|access-date=January 4, 2014|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=January 3, 2014|author2=Blake Hennon}} The [[Star Wars Expanded Universe|''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe]] content was rebranded as 'Legends,' with only selected works, including episodic films and The Clone Wars, deemed canon. Additionally, a new line of canon Star Wars books began publication under the Lucasfilm story group.{{cite news|last=McMillan|first=Graeme|title=Lucasfilm Unveils New Plans for 'Star Wars' Expanded Universe|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lucasfilm-unveils-new-plans-star-698973|access-date=April 25, 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 25, 2014|quote="While Lucasfilm always strived to keep the stories created for the EU consistent with our film and television content as well as internally consistent, [Franchise creator George Lucas] always made it clear that he was not beholden to the EU,"}} [77] => [78] => Lucasfilm continued its expansion globally, opening its regional headquarters in Singapore in 2014. This facility housed staff from Lucasfilm, The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia, and ESPN Asia Pacific. Meanwhile, between 2015 and 2018, Lucasfilm released several cinematic films, including critical and commercial successes like ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens|Episode VII: The Force Awakens]]'' and Rogue One, alongside the less successful Solo.{{cite web |url=http://starwars.com/news/star-wars-episode-vii-to-open-december-18-2015.html |title=Star Wars Movies Coming in 2015, 2017 and 2019 |last=McNary |first=Dave |work=Variety |date=April 17, 2013 |access-date=May 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108012425/http://starwars.com/news/star-wars-episode-vii-to-open-december-18-2015.html |archive-date=November 8, 2013 }} [79] => [80] => After the mixed performance of Solo at the box office, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed a slow down in release of new Star Wars films.{{cite magazine |last1=Belloni |first1=Matthew |title=Bob Iger Talks Disney's Streaming Service, 'Roseanne,' James Gunn and a Coming 'Star Wars' "Slowdown" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bob-iger-disneys-streaming-service-james-gunn-star-wars-slowdown-1145493 |access-date=March 26, 2019 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=September 20, 2018}} Lucasfilm moved its focus on developing content for [[Disney+]] by launching several programs including the successful series [[The Mandalorian]] series on Disney+.{{Cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=July 12, 2019 |title=Exclusive: Jon Favreau Says He's Already Writing and Pre-Shooting 'The Mandalorian' Season 2 |url=https://collider.com/the-mandalorian-season-2-filming-jon-favreau |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712193523/http://collider.com/the-mandalorian-season-2-filming-jon-favreau/ |archive-date=July 12, 2019 |access-date=July 12, 2019 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}} [81] => [82] => ==Company structure== [83] => * [[Industrial Light & Magic]] – [[visual effects]] [84] => ** Lucas Studio – [[visual effects]] [85] => ** ILM Vancouver, ILM London, ILM Mumbai, ILM Sydney [86] => ** ILM Immersive{{cite news |last1=Bilbao |first1=Richard |title=Disney to bring Wreck-It Ralph to its virtual reality attractions |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2018/09/12/disney-to-bring-wreck-it-ralph-to-its-virtual.html |access-date=September 13, 2018 |work=Orlando Business Journal |date=September 12, 2018}} [87] => * [[Skywalker Sound]] – post-production sound design [88] => * [[Lucasfilm Games]]{{cite web |url=https://www.lucasfilm.com/what-we-do/games/ |title=Games |publisher=Lucasfilm |access-date=June 22, 2019}} – video games [89] => * [[Lucasfilm Animation]] – animation [90] => * Lucas Licensing – licensing and merchandising [91] => ** Lucas Books – book publishing imprint of [[Del Rey Books]], licensed from Lucasfilm.{{cite web|last=Droege|first=DB|title=The future of Star Wars comics under Disney|date=January 4, 2013|url=https://www.tgdaily.com/entertainment/games/68306-the-future-of-star-wars-comics-under-disney/|publisher=TG Daily|access-date=January 6, 2013}} [92] => * Lucasfilm Story Group (2012–{{cite news|last=McMillan|first=Graeme|title=Disney, Del Rey to Launch New 'Star Wars' Book Line |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disney-del-rey-launch-new-698995|access-date=April 25, 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 25, 2014}}) The first two revealed members were [[Pablo Hidalgo]] and Leland Chee,{{cite news|last1=DiLeo|first1=Adam|title=Lucasfilm Ltd. / 7 Jan 2014 Lucasfilm Story Group to Ensure Star Wars Continuity Across All Platforms|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/07/lucasfilm-story-group-to-ensure-star-wars-continuity-across-all-platforms|access-date=December 22, 2015|work=IGN|publisher=Ziff Daviis|date=January 7, 2014}} headed by Kiri Hart{{cite news|last1=Siegel|first1=Tatiana|title=Inside the 'Star Wars' Writers Room: Meet the 5 Architects of the Franchise|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/inside-star-wars-writers-room-846856|access-date=December 22, 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 9, 2015}} as Lucasfilm's SVP, Development. [93] => [94] => ===Former divisions=== [95] => Former subsidiaries of Lucasfilm are: [96] => {| class="wikitable" [97] => ! Name [98] => ! Description [99] => ! Current Status [100] => ! Details [101] => |- [102] => | '''[[Pixar|Pixar Animation Studios]]''' [103] => | Computer animation studio that was sold to [[Steve Jobs]] in 1986. [104] => | Active [105] => | It became a subsidiary of [[The Walt Disney Company]] in 2006, six years prior to Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm in December 2012. [106] => |- [107] => | '''[[THX]]''' [108] => | Theater sound system (spun off from Lucasfilm in 2002){{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hollywoodreporter/convergence/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1513406 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020811013001/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hollywoodreporter/convergence/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1513406 |archive-date=August 11, 2002 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |title=Lucas' THX stakes out new galaxy |first=Sheigh |last=Crabtree |date=June 12, 2002 |access-date=April 19, 2013}} [109] => | Active [110] => | [[Creative Technology]] owned 60% of THX,{{cite magazine |url=http://www.maclife.com/article/columns/law_apple_ifone_defeats_iphone_thx_targets_apple |title=Law & Apple: iFone Defeats iPhone, THX Targets Apple |first=Adrian |last=Hoppel |magazine=[[MacLife]] |date=March 20, 2013 |access-date=April 19, 2013}} and then sold to [[Razer Inc.]] in 2016. [111] => |- [112] => | '''[[Kerner Optical]]''' [113] => | Practical effects division (model shop) and 3-D development team (spun off from [[Industrial Light & Magic]] in 2006) [114] => | Closed [115] => | Subsequently, went bankrupt in 2011{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2011/digital/news/accusations-fly-in-kerner-bankruptcy-1118043645/ |title=Accusations fly in Kerner bankruptcy |first=Steven Gaydos |last=Shelby Hill |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=September 30, 2011 |access-date=April 19, 2013}} [116] => |- [117] => | '''[[Lucas Learning]]''' [118] => | A spinoff of [[Lucasfilm Games|LucasArts]] for the development of educational software. [119] => | Closed [120] => | In 2001, Lucas Learning decided to leave the market and shut down this division.{{Cite web|url=http://www.macworld.com/article/1018073/bombad.html|title=Lucas Learning axes Mac game, exits consumer market|last=Macworld Staff|date=June 20, 2001|website=Macworld|language=en|access-date=February 20, 2017}} [121] => |- [122] => | '''Lucas Online''' [123] => | In house web development company that built and maintained the websites of the other Lucasfilm Ltd. companies and properties. [124] => | Closed [125] => | [126] => |- [127] => [128] => |} [129] => [130] => ==Filmography== [131] => {{main|List of Lucasfilm productions}} [132] => [133] => ===Franchises=== [134] => [135] => {| class="wikitable sortable" [136] => [137] => ! Year [138] => [139] => ! Title [140] => [141] => ! Films [142] => [143] => ! TV Seasons [144] => [145] => |- [146] => [147] => |1973–1979 [148] => [149] => | ''[[American Graffiti]]'' [150] => [151] => |2 [152] => [153] => |0 [154] => |- [155] => [156] => | 1977–present [157] => [158] => | ''[[Star Wars]]'' [159] => [160] => | 12 [161] => [162] => | 28 [163] => |- [164] => [165] => | 1981–present [166] => | ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' [167] => | 5 [168] => | 3 [169] => |- [170] => | 1988–2022 [171] => | ''[[Willow (1988 film)|Willow]]'' [172] => | 1 [173] => | 1 [174] => |- [175] => |} [176] => [177] => == References == [178] => {{Reflist}} [179] => [180] => == External links == [181] => * {{Official website}} [182] => * {{Wookieepedia}} [183] => [184] => {{Lucasfilm}} [185] => {{George Lucas}} [186] => {{Navboxes|list1= [187] => {{Disney}} [188] => {{Walt Disney Studios}} [189] => {{DisneyConsumer}} [190] => }} [191] => {{Authority control}} [192] => [193] => [[Category:Lucasfilm| ]] [194] => [[Category:Disney production studios]] [195] => [[Category:Film production companies of the United States]] [196] => [[Category:George Lucas]] [197] => [[Category:Entertainment companies based in California]] [198] => [[Category:Cinema of the San Francisco Bay Area]] [199] => [[Category:Companies based in San Francisco]] [200] => [[Category:American companies established in 1971]] [201] => [[Category:Mass media companies established in 1971]] [202] => [[Category:1971 establishments in California]] [203] => [[Category:Walt Disney Studios (division)]] [204] => [[Category:The Walt Disney Company subsidiaries]] [205] => [[Category:Disney acquisitions]] [206] => [[Category:2012 mergers and acquisitions]] [207] => [[Category:American corporate subsidiaries]] [208] => [[Category:Peabody Award winners]] [] => )
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Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC is an American film and television production company known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises.

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LLC is an American film and television production company known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises. Founded by filmmaker George Lucas in 1971, Lucasfilm has been a pioneer in the realm of special effects and has produced some of the most successful and influential films in history. The company's headquarters are located in San Francisco, California. Lucasfilm gained widespread recognition with the release of the original Star Wars film in 1977, which revolutionized the film industry and became a global phenomenon. The subsequent Star Wars trilogy further solidified its position as a powerhouse in the entertainment world. Over the years, Lucasfilm has expanded its portfolio to include animated television series, such as Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, as well as live-action shows like The Mandalorian. In addition to Star Wars, Lucasfilm is also responsible for the Indiana Jones franchise, which premiered in 1981. The adventure series, featuring iconic character Indiana Jones, has captivated audiences with its thrilling stories and unforgettable moments. Throughout its history, Lucasfilm has received numerous awards and accolades for its contributions to the entertainment industry. It has set new standards in the field of special effects, with its Industrial Light & Magic division pioneering groundbreaking visual effects techniques. The company has also made significant advancements in sound design, earning recognition for its Skywalker Sound division. In 2012, Lucasfilm was acquired by The Walt Disney Company, resulting in further expansion of the Star Wars franchise. Under Disney's ownership, Lucasfilm has continued to produce new films, television shows, and other media related to the Star Wars universe. Lucasfilm remains an influential force in the entertainment industry, continuing to captivate audiences with its imaginative storytelling, visual effects, and iconic characters. With a rich history and a devoted fanbase, it has become an integral part of popular culture worldwide.

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