Disney buys Lucasfilm, Random House - Penguin

It has been quite a shock of this Halloween week.On Tuesday, October 30th, Walt Disney Company has bought Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion in cash and stock. They both announced, that Star Wars: Episode 7 is in the making, to be released in 2015. Disney is systematically growing, since 2006 it has already puchased Pixar and Marvel Entertainment in 2009. For the price, Lucas has also sold control in Industrial Light & Magic (a special effects branch of Lucasfilm) and Skywalker Sound, but also the rights to the Star Wars brand, quite a lucrative business. More here and in USA Today.