Lucasfilm Ltd.

Lucasfilm Ltd. (LFL) is an American film production company founded by George Lucas in 1971, based in Marin County, California. Kathleen Kennedy is its president. It is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.

The company is best known for producing the Star Wars and Indiana Jones films, but it has produced other box-office hits. It has also been a leader in developing new film technology in special effects, sound, and computer animation, and because of their expertise its subsidiaries often help produce non-Lucasfilm pictures.

Organization of the company
Lucasfilm was reorganized to consolidate all the companies to be under Lucasfilm. Today, Lucasfilm is made up of six divisions:


 * Lucasfilm – film and television production and promotion
 * Lucas Digital – company composed of Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and Skywalker Sound. This company may not exist any longer since the Walt Disney Company reorganization.
 * Industrial Light & Magic – digital and visual effects for the entertainment industry
 * Skywalker Sound – post-production sound editing for the entertainment industry
 * ILM Experience Lab – virtual reality, augmented reality, real-time cinema, theme-park entertainment and narrative-based entertainment for future platforms
 * Lucasfilm Animation and Lucasfilm Animation Singapore – digital animation studio for film, television, and games
 * LucasArts – developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company was eventually reorganized in a licensing model following the Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Lucasfilm.
 * Lucas Licensing – licensing and merchandising for Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and other Lucasfilm projects
 * Lucas Learning – producing technology-based educational materials for K–12. Its official site now leads to the nonprofit George Lucas Educational Foundation's Edutopia.
 * LucasBooks – the publishing arm of Lucasfilm and a part of Lucas Licensing
 * Lucas Online – online destination for entertainment, reference, education, and e-commerce for Lucasfilm projects

Former divisions
A few other companies started out under the Lucasfilm umbrella:


 * Black Falcon Ltd. – handled merchandising for Lucasfilm briefly before fully merging into Lucasfilm in December 1979
 * Pixar Animation Studios – computer animation film-production company (sold to Steve Jobs in 1986)
 * THX, Ltd. – theater sound system (spun off in 2002)

Leadership

 * George Lucas: Chairman
 * Kathleen Kennedy: President and Chief Operating Officer
 * Gail Currey: Vice President and General Manager, Lucasfilm Animation
 * Chrissie England: President, Industrial Light & Magic
 * Glenn Kiser: Vice President and General Manager, Skywalker Sound
 * Howard Roffman: President, Lucas Licensing
 * Jim Ward: President, LucasArts and Senior Vice President, Lucasfilm

History
In July 2005, Lucasfilm's marketing, online, and licensing units moved into the new Letterman Digital Arts Center located in the Presidio in San Francisco. It shares the complex with Industrial Light & Magic, and LucasArts.

In July 2012 Star Wars Insider 135 announced that Kathleen Kennedy, former President of the Producers Guild of America, will become Co-Chair of Lucasfilm Ltd., as George Lucas begins his retirement plans. Lucas will become Co-Chairman of the Board and will remain as Lucasfilm's CEO. On October 30, 2012 it was announced that The Walt Disney Company was purchasing Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion in stock and cash.

On December 21, 2012, The Walt Disney Company officially finalized its distribution deal with Lucasfilm.

Feature films

 * THX 1138 (1971)
 * American Graffiti (1973)
 * Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (1977)
 * More American Graffiti (1979)
 * Kagemusha (1980)
 * Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
 * Body Heat (1981)
 * Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
 * Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (1983)
 * Twice Upon a Time (1983)
 * Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
 * Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
 * Latino (1986)
 * Labyrinth (1986)
 * Howard the Duck (1986)
 * The Land Before Time (1988)
 * Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
 * Willow (1988)
 * Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
 * Radioland Murders (1994)
 * Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (1999)
 * Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (2002)
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (2005)
 * Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
 * Red Tails (2012)
 * Strange Magic (2015) (with Disney)
 * Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (2015) (with Disney)
 * Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) (with Disney)
 * Star Wars: Episode VIII The Worst Jedi (2017) (with Rian Johnson)
 * Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) (with Disney)
 * Star Wars: Episode IX (2019) (with Disney)
 * Untitled Star Wars film (TBA) (with Disney)

Television

 * The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
 * Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984)
 * Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985)
 * Star Wars: Droids (1985–1986)
 * Star Wars: Ewoks (1985–1987)
 * Maniac Mansion (1990–1993)
 * Defenders of Dynatron City (1992) (with DIC Entertainment)
 * The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992–1996)
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003–2005)
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2014)
 * Star Wars Rebels (2014–2018) (with Disney)
 * Star Wars Detours (TBA) (with Disney)
 * Star Wars: Underworld (TBA) (with Disney)

Theme park attractions

 * Captain EO (1986)
 * Star Tours (1987)
 * ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter (1995)
 * Star Tours: The Adventures Continue (2011)