Disney Vader

[irvinehomeowner]

So I think most people know that Disney bought Lucasfilms... but what I didn't know is that they plan to release a Star Wars sequel trilogy... something that Lucas said he wasn't going to do.

So yes... we will be seeing Star Wars 7... scheduled to be released in 2015... I feel like a kid again.

 

[morekaos]

Lucas is a true Sith Lord.  Even though he is a wealthy Dem he knows tax hikes when he sees them and acts to protect the Empire.

http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-11-01/news/34849021_1_financial-adviser-lucasfilm-long-term-capital-gains-tax

George Lucas?s Jedi estate planning

?Star Wars? creator?s deal with Disney is a savvy move

That Lucas struck a deal in 2012 may be no accident, either, advisers say. Long-term capital gains tax from the sale of assets held more than one year are taxed at a rate of 15% for investors in the 25% income-tax bracket or above (Lucas?s level), and zero for investors in the 10% or 15% bracket. Those rates are set to jump to 20% and 10%, respectively in January. ?He probably wanted to take advantage of the lower rate on long-term capital gain while it?s certain,? says Bill Smith, managing director at CBIZ MHM, a national accounting and professional services provider.

 

[Irvinecommuter]

Lucas is a true Sith Lord.  Even though he is a wealthy Dem he knows tax hikes when he sees them and acts to protect the Empire.

http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-11-01/news/34849021_1_financial-adviser-lucasfilm-long-term-capital-gains-tax

George Lucas?s Jedi estate planning

?Star Wars? creator?s deal with Disney is a savvy move

That Lucas struck a deal in 2012 may be no accident, either, advisers say. Long-term capital gains tax from the sale of assets held more than one year are taxed at a rate of 15% for investors in the 25% income-tax bracket or above (Lucas?s level), and zero for investors in the 10% or 15% bracket. Those rates are set to jump to 20% and 10%, respectively in January. ?He probably wanted to take advantage of the lower rate on long-term capital gain while it?s certain,? says Bill Smith, managing director at CBIZ MHM, a national accounting and professional services provider.

Except...he is donating almost all of it to charity.

According to a Lucas rep who spoke to The Hollywood Reporter, the filmmaker has announced his intention to "donate the majority of his Disney deal proceeds to his philanthropic endeavors"?endeavors that have in the past included gifts to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer, as well as establishing the Lucas Educational Foundation that's given hundreds of millions of dollars to institutions like his USC alma mater.

http://www.avclub.com/articles/by-donating-his-disney-money-to-charity-george-luc,88218/

 

[morekaos]

Of course thats what a Sith would want you to think.

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