A Walt Disney Company (Disney) comprou a Lucasfilm Ltd. incluindo suas subsidiárias em 2012 por cerca de US $ 4 bilhões USD.
Star Wars era uma propriedade da Lucasfilm e agora está sob o controle da Disney Management. Para mais informações, consulte este artigo do USA Today e this Artigo da Bloomberg .
Quanto a George Lucas não estar na cadeira do diretor para Episódios V e VI , parece ter sido uma decisão pessoal para ele.
"I dislike directing. I hate the constant dealing with volatile personalities. Directing is emotional frustration, anger, and tremendously hard work - seven days a week, twelve to sixteen hours a day. For years my wife would ask why we couldn't go out to dinner like other people. But I couldn't turn it off. Eventually, I realized that directing simply wasn't healthy for me."
Mas, antes da trilogia anterior, ele parecia ter mudado de idéia ...
"It's not that I prefer producing, that's just where I find myself these days. It wasn't something I did by choice. I was just more effective in the producing area, which is where the opportunities have presented themselves in the last few years...Ultimately, I'm a director. I've done many things, but that's where my heart is...I just want to get back to what I started doing.
Além disso, temos algumas boas perguntas e respostas sobre o SFF.SE relacionadas a "quem, o quê, quando, onde e porquê" do envolvimento de George Lucas.