From image making, to the written word

Thanks to being involved with the student newspaper 'The Demon' I have also been able to explore, not only image-making but also my writing abilities and have had the joy of having an article used for the newspaper regarding the Disney buyout of Lucasfilm. I know the story is now old news, the story when written was recent and it has merely taken me some time to upload it here. Below is the article as it was used:

Not long ago, somewhere in a state far, far away...

 

Recent reports from Lucasfilm have confirmed that award winning Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3, Little Miss Sunshine, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) will write the screenplay for the new 'Star Wars' film.
The news that filmmaker George Lucas has sold the company to Walt Disney has brought with it widespread excitement, as well as the promise of a new 'Star Wars' trilogy. Not to mention a film every two or three years thereafter.
George Lucas said in a statment: "It's now time for me to pass 'Star Wars' on to a new generation of filmmakers." Despite selling Lucasfilm Ltd, Lucas will still remain as a creative consultant.
Since the deal has been announced, there has been great speculation as to whether this deal is going to benefit the franchise or not.
Disney Chief Executive, Bob Iger, believes that since the release of 'Revenge of the Sith' in 2006 there is "substantial pent-up demand". However, there are those out there that believe that, like the prequel trilogy, the films will be directed at attracting new fans and leaving the existing fans wanting.
This will mark the third time, within the last seven years, that Disney has signed a massive deal, the other two being comic giants, Marvel in 2009, and 'Toy Story' creators, Pixar in 2006.
Despite these two giants being bought by Disney, it has not caused them to fade away and with recent releases such as 'The Avengers' and 'Brave', I'd say the two have benefitted from the agreement with Disney. Whether this will be the case with 'Star Wars' remains to be seen.
In terms of other news from Disney, there hasn't been announcements regarding the 'Indiana Jones' saga, also part of Lucasfilm Ltd. Maybe 2015 will bring more than we think.


That's the article, hopefully it will not be the only article I get to write for the newspaper, in fact I have another lined up which will hopefully be good enough to be used in future editions, if so I'll be sure to share it.