Ahora sí estuve en primera fila para el anuncio de la noticia bomba de hoy: The Walt Disney Company compró a LUCASFILM LTD por 4 mil millones de dólares (o 4.05 billion dollars en su idioma).
Una parte fue en efectivo y otra en acciones de la compañía.
Aquí algunos enlaces de la noticia:
http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-news/press-releases/2012/10/disney-acquire-lucasfilm-ltd
No sé ustedes, pero yo estoy emocionado con la noticia. Las opciones son infinitas y me da mucha confianza el hecho de que Disney se caracteriza por la calidad de sus películas.
Y en exclusiva les presento un fragmento del correo electrónico que hicieron llegar a los empleados de Disney (yo no lo soy, pero trabajo para una empresa que le renta sus servicios a una de sus subsidiarias), con la indicación de que se espera el Episodio 7 en las salas de cine para el 2015:
Dear Fellow Employee,
I am very pleased to announce The Walt Disney Company has
agreed to acquire Lucasfilm Ltd. and its world-class portfolio of creative
content —
including the legendary Star Wars franchise —
along with all of its operating businesses, including Industrial Light
& Magic and Skywalker Sound.
Star Wars is clearly
one of the greatest family entertainment franchises of all time, with hundreds
of millions of fans around the globe. Its universe of more than 17,000
characters inhabiting several thousand planets spanning 20,000 years offers
infinite inspiration and opportunities to continue the epic Star Wars
saga.
A new feature film, Star Wars Episode 7, is expected
to open in theaters worldwide in 2015. Kathleen Kennedy, the filmmaker George
Lucas handpicked as his successor, will be the executive producer with George
serving as creative consultant. Kathy will also join Disney as President of
Lucasfilm, reporting to Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn and leading us
forward on all things Star Wars.
George Lucas is a visionary, an innovator and an epic
storyteller, and we are deeply honored that he has entrusted the future of his
extraordinary creative legacy to Disney. We have a great relationship with
George and his Lucasfilm team that goes back a long way —
with Star Wars- and Indiana Jones-themed attractions in our
parks in Anaheim, Orlando, Paris and Tokyo. We see great potential for these
franchises across our entire company —
from consumer products, television, games, theme parks and
beyond.
Lucasfilm fits perfectly with Disney’s strategic
priorities. It’s a great source of branded, high-quality content with true
global appeal that is well suited for new business models, especially digital
platforms, and will benefit a number of our businesses. Adding Lucasfilm to our
powerful portfolio of content brands —
along with Disney, Pixar,
Marvel, ESPN and ABC —
gives us even more ways to serve consumers with incredible entertainment
experiences and to create long-term value for our
shareholders.
We’re obviously very excited about this acquisition. We
believe we can do great things with these amazing assets, and we can’t wait to
get started. Please join me in welcoming Lucasfilm to the Disney family.
