George Lucas is still making money from Star Wars 14 years after selling Lucasfilm - as Disney's landlord When Disney bought Lucasfilm, they forgot to buy their office space, which George Lucas still owns, and collects rent for

Mickey Mouse has quite an interesting landlord. In 2012 Disney purchased Lucasfilm from George Lucas for $4.05 billion. However, you might be surprised to learn that Lucas is still getting money from Disney, thanks to some of his property holdings. You see, Disney may have bought George’s company, but they didn’t buy the offices the company was based in. Skywalker Ranch is a production facility located in Nicasio, California. The movie ranch was purchased by George Lucas in 1978, and he still owns the property today. Skywalker Sound, Lucasfilm’s sound editing company, has been based at Skywalker Ranch for decades,...