The Force is with Chicago: George Lucas museum coming to the Windy City
The man responsible for Luke Skywalker, Indiana Jones, and Jar Jar Binks is taking his talents–and a lot of his neatest stuff–to the Midwest. Find out why, and when.
George Lucas marries Mellody Hobson at Skywalker Ranch
The June weddings just happening! The latest celebrity duo to exchange vows are Star Wars and Indiana Jones director George Lucas and his (former) fiancée Mellody Hobson, who runs the Ariel investment firm and serves as chairman of the board at Dream Works Animation SKG Inc.
PHOTOS George Lucas’ fiancee Mellody Hobson
The romantic force is strong with this one, as Star Wars creator and film magnate George Lucas has become engaged to 43-year-old investment firm president Mellody Hobson. See some great pics of the lovely future Mrs. Lucas, bio info and some words of advice from none other than Yoda.
The Walt Disney Company acquires Lucasfilm Ltd, announces new Star Wars movies
The Walt Disney Company has purchased George Lucas’ film company, Lucasfilm Ltd, for $4 billion and is already planning for more Star Wars movies, the earliest of which will premiere in 2015. “It’s now time for me to pass Star Wars on to a new generation of filmmakers,” Lucas said in a statement. Lucas, who will act as “creative consultant” on episodes 7 ,8, and 9, had previously told press that the Star Wars franchise was dead, so this news will come as a great surprise to fans. Keep reading for the complete press release, a video in which George Lucas talks about the future of the Star Wars franchise, and forward looking statements from Robert A. Iger (Disney’s Chairman and CEO) and Jay Rasulo (Disney’s Senior Executive Vice President and CFO).
PHOTOS George Lucas photobombs Lindsay Lohan in St. Barts
Lindsay Lohan was continuing her world record paced bikini marathon in St. Barts Saturday, following up Friday’s 4 swimsuits with two more – although technically one of them appears to be a duplicate from the previous day. (The whopper-jawed asymmetrical black thing on the yacht that makes her but look like her front.) The real story isn’t that Lindsay Lohan continued her swimwear-athon by trying on a one-piece black stringy swimsuit, it’s the fact that there are SOOOO many celebrities in St. Barts this New Year’s that you can’t photograph LiLo trying on a bikini without a George Lucas photobomb!