Breaking News of the Day: Disney Buys Lucasfilm, Says ‘Star Wars Episode 7’ In 2015: For a cool $4.05 billion, Disney just scooped up Lucasfilm Ltd and Star Wars, putting them on the shelf next to Marvel, ESPN, ABC, and Pixar.

The second bombshell in the press release announced Star Wars: Episode 7 with a targeted 2015 release.

Wow. That’s a lot to process. Thoughts?

[cartoonbrew]