Star Wars 8

The force seems to be strong within Kathleen Kennedy. Word from Deadline is that the new head of Lucasfilm may be talking to Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg, respectively, about writing “Star Wars Episode 8″ and “Star Wars Episode 9″. The twosome would succeed Michael Arndt, who is currently writing “Star Wars Episode 7″. Fans [...]

Huge news out of Hollywood today with the Walt Disney Co announcing they’ll be acquiring LucasFilm for $4.05 billion, giving them control of the immensely popular ”Star Wars” franchise. This deal boosts Disney’s position as a studio powerhouse, along with their recent acquisitions of Marvel Studios in 2009 for $4b and Pixar Studios in 2006 [...]