Pagusas
Elden Member
Yes, I agree they got it cheap. But it's still a 4 billion dollar investment. It's not pocket change. For what it is, it's a great price, and it's probably a lower value because Lucas owned 100% of Lucasfilm, so they only had to deal with one guy who is already very wealthy, and old, and tired. Better than dealing with a ton of shareholders.
I dont think Lucas sold it to make a profit (Well he did, but i dont think that was his primary focus) I imagine he sold it because he wanted to let go of it and insure it went to a capable company to manage the brands. The man has money, I highly doubt this had anything to do with raising more capital, esspecially at his age.