ASSOCIATED PRESS / OCTOBER 2011
Disney to make new 'Star Wars' films, buy Lucasfilm
"Darth Vader" accepted the Ultimate Villain award from "Star Wars" creator George Lucas during the 2011 Scream Awards in Los Angeles. A decade after George Lucas said "Star Wars" was finished on the big screen, a new trilogy is destined for theaters after The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday, Oct. 30 that it was buying Lucasfilm Ltd. for $4.05 billion.