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The Force Is Strong With This One: Disney Buys Lucasfilm For $4B

In this handout image provided by Disney, Star Wars creator George Lucas has a playful lightsaber duel with Jedi Mickey Mouse at Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Aug. 14, 2010. Disney announced Tuesday that it was buying Lucasfilm Ltd. for $4.05 billion. Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

The Force Is Strong With This One: Disney Buys Lucasfilm For $4B

October 30, 2012 • The studio announced it would continue the Star Wars movie franchise with a seventh film due to be released in 2015, and others to follow. Disney also owns Marvel, which it bought for $4 billion in 2009.

'Epic Mickey' Takes Disney's Mouse Into A Video Game 'Wasteland'

Warren Spector talks to journalists on October 27, 2010 during Paris Games week. Franck Fife/Getty hide caption

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All Tech Considered

'Epic Mickey' Takes Disney's Mouse Into A Video Game 'Wasteland'

November 29, 2010 • Mickey Mouse is headed for a new adventure on the Nintendo Wii. It's called Epic Mickey and the company hope that the title will make their main mouse a star in the world of video games.

'Epic Mickey' Takes Disney's Mouse Into A Video Game 'Wasteland'

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