Jonathan Rinzler made a name for himself not only as a senior editor at Lucasfilm but also as the brains behind some of the most well-respected behind the scenes books in movie history.
Now he lifts the lid on his time at Lucasfilm with a series of blogs over at his website. Read on as he begins with the end of an era, the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney.
I came back from lunch to find that George Lucas had sold his company.
An email addressed to “LUCAS-USA,” myself included, read, “I wanted to let you know that today Bob Iger and I have signed an agreement for The Walt Disney Company to acquire Lucasfilm. I wanted to be there to tell you in person, however Disney asked that I be at a press event with Bob in L.A. this afternoon. As soon as it is over I will be boarding a plane so that Kathy and I can meet with you for a more in-depth discussion…. George.”
His sale of Lucasfilm to Disney included the intellectual copyrights to Star Wars and Indiana Jones. A follow-up email from a staffer explained where to find the shuttle buses that were waiting to take those without cars from our San Francisco offices to Point Richmond, where a large, empty warehouse big enough for the whole company to congregate in had been reserved. It was a sunny Tuesday. October 30, 2012.
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