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Lucasfilm

Also known as Lucasfilm Limited, LLC, Lucasfilm Limited, LFL, Lucasfilm Ltd., Lucasfilm, Ltd., Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC

Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC is an American film and television production company founded by filmmaker George Lucas on December 10, 1971 in San Rafael, California, and later moved to San Francisco in 2005. It is best known for creating and producing the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, as well as its leadership in developing special effects, sound, and computer animation for films. Since 2012, Lucasfilm has been a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios, who also owns former Lucasfilm subsidiary Pixar.

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Lucasfilm is an American film and television production company founded by filmmaker George Lucas in 1971 that is best known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and for pioneering special effects, sound, and computer animation in cinema. Since 2012, it has been owned by The Walt Disney Company, which also owns Pixar, another studio that was once part of Lucasfilm.

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Company.name: Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC
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Company.image: Letterman Digital Arts Center, Building B (side view).jpg
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Company.image_caption: Lucasfilm headquarters at the Letterman Digital Arts Center
Company.trade_name: Lucasfilm Ltd
Company.type: Subsidiary
Company.founded: , in San Rafael, California, U.S.
Company.founder: George Lucas
Company.hq_location: Letterman Digital Arts Center
Company.hq_location_city: San Francisco, California
Company.hq_location_country: U.S.

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Contents

History
Independent era (1971–2012)
Subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios (2012–present)
Acquisition process
Kathleen Kennedy era (2012–2026)
Company structure
Former divisions
Filmography
Franchises
Highest-grossing films
References
External links

The company's films Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens (2015), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Star Wars: Episode VIII — The Last Jedi (2017), and Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker (2019) are all among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time, with The Force Awakens becoming the highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada. On October 30, 2012, Disney acquired Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion in the form of cash and in stock (equivalent to about $ billion today). Lucasfilm is currently one of five live-action film studios within the Walt Disney Studios, alongside Walt Disney Pictures, Marvel Studios, 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures.