pashnak Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 George Lucas Plans to Give Away Most of His $4 Billion in Disney Money [REPORT] November 1, 2012 by Todd Wasserman 8 Like Tweet +1 Share Pin It Share Most of the $4 billion that George Lucas will get from his sale of Lucasfilm to Disney will go to to charitable initiatives, according to a report. The bulk of the cash will fund “a foundation which will primarily focus on educational issues,” a Lucasfilm rep told The Hollywood Reporter. “George Lucas has expressed his intention, in the event the deal closes, to donate the majority of the proceeds to his philanthropic endeavors,” the rep added. Lucas heads up the George Lucas Educational Foundation, which includes Edutopia. In 2006, the foundation donated $175 million to USC, Lucas’ alma mater. Disney announced earlier this week that it plans to buy Lucasfilm and release a new Star Wars film, Episode 7 in the series, in 2015. Episodes 8 and 9 are also in the works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dozer105 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 That is Awesome Great for George thats the 501st Spirit there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Great heart and spirit from the maker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smally Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Good on him. That's too much money or one person anyway.... Well, almost! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3laton3 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 So far I didn't hear any rumor about the work in progress on the movies. IMDB usually is one of the most updated website where check this stuff even if a movie is still in the director's thoughts. I wouldn't be surprised by the fact they'll rush to deliver this project..perhaps it was only a palliative to let the Star Wars fans digest the news. Let me inquire about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick.black Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 You don't reckon he's ill and knows it do you? Maybe he is tying up his affairs before he goes out! Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smally Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 That's what Rick suggested. I hope he's not, it'll be a sad day if its the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashnak Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 You don't reckon he's ill and knows it do you? Maybe he is tying up his affairs before he goes out! Nick My thoughts exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3laton3 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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