Disney to make new 'Star Wars' films, buy Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | 10:31 p.m. CDT

LOS ANGELES — A decade after George Lucas said "Star Wars" was finished on the big screen, a new trilogy is destined for theaters as The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday that it was buying Lucasfilm Ltd. for $4.05 billion.

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