On the upside, the dialog in future Star Wars movies can only get better, amirite?  On the downside, Taylor Lautner will probably be a Jedi, causing millions of people over the age of 40 to reconsider the definition of Jedi.

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Whoa.

That’s about half of what Disney paid for Pixar nearly seven years ago.

And yes, apparently Star Wars Episode VII is coming in 2015.

Update: Here’s the release. Of note, Kathleen Kennedy, the current Co-Chairman of Lucasfilm, will become the president of the group within Disney. You may know her best as Steven Spielberg’s production partner throughout the years. The other key:

Ms. Kennedy will serve as executive producer on new Star Wars feature films, with George Lucas serving as creative consultant. Star Wars Episode 7 is targeted for release in 2015, with more feature films expected to continue the Star Wars saga and grow the franchise well into the future.

Begun, the post-Lucas Star Wars have.