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| name = Lucasfilm Ltd., LLC | | name = Lucasfilm Ltd., LLC | ||
| image = Lucasfilm logo.svg | | image = Lucasfilm logo.svg | ||
| founded = December 10, 1971 ( | | founded = December 10, 1971 ({{age|1971|12|10}} years ago) | ||
| founder = George Lucas | | founder = George Lucas | ||
| parent = Walt Disney Studios<br>(The Walt Disney Company) | | parent = [[Walt Disney Studios|The Walt Disney Studios]]<br>(The Walt Disney Company) | ||
| subsidiaries = Industrial Light & Magic<br>[[Lucasfilm Animation]]<br>[[Lucasfilm Games]]<br>[[Skywalker Sound]] | |||
| country = United States | |||
| key people = Kathleen Kennedy (President)<br>Lynwen Brennan (EVP/general manager)<br>Dave Filoni (CCO) | |||
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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Lucasfilm Ltd., LLC''' is an American film production company owned by Walt Disney Studios, a division of [[ | '''Lucasfilm Ltd., LLC''' is an American film and television production company owned by [[Walt Disney Studios|The Walt Disney Studios]], a division of [[The Walt Disney Company]]. Originally founded as an independent studio by George '''Lucas''' in 1971, it is mainly known for its ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' franchises, as well as its founding of the sound technology company [[THX]] (which it later spun off in 2002) and the special effects studio Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). | ||
On October 30, 2012, the Walt Disney Company purchased Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion. Disney owns the rights to most films produced by the studio that were released by both [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] and [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]], while Lucasfilm retains the copyright. [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] owns the distribution rights to Lucasfilm-produced films that they released with Lucasfilm retaining their copyright, with ''Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny'' being a co-production with [[Walt Disney Pictures]], as do [[Universal Pictures|Universal]] and 20th Century Fox (itself now owned by Disney) in the case of ''Star Wars''. Distribution of the studio's | On October 30, 2012, the Walt Disney Company purchased Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion. Disney owns the rights to most films produced by the studio that were released by both [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] and [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|MGM]], while Lucasfilm retains the copyright. [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] owns the distribution rights to Lucasfilm-produced films that they released with Lucasfilm retaining their copyright, with ''Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny'' being a co-production with [[Walt Disney Pictures]], as do [[Universal Pictures|Universal]] and 20th Century Fox (itself now owned by Disney) in the case of ''Star Wars''. Distribution of the studio's films is currently handled by [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]], and its television output is handled by [[Disney Entertainment Distribution]] (except for ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles'', for which [[CBS Media Ventures]] still owns distribution rights). | ||
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