Star Wars Creator George Lucas Buys $52 Million London Mansion: Report

star Wars The Creator George Lucas bought $40 million (about $52 million) in London, according to reports.

Lucas, 81, bought what Bloomberg It was described on Tuesday, November 4, as a home in the “reserved area” of North West London in September. This house was previously owned by a high-ranking city attorney, respectively Bloomberg and Times of London.

The outlets report that Lucas’ purchase is one of the biggest in the London property market this year. This page Times It is reported to be a major property purchase in the British capital from a fashion designer Tom Ford He reportedly bought a home in Chelsea for $80 million ($104 million) last November.

Lucas also owns the famous Skywalker Ranch, his 4,700-acre property that includes Filmmaker’s offices, corporate headquarters and film production facilities, in Marin County, California.

In December 2019, the director bought marine properties in Carpinteria, California, for $28 million, each The Wall Street Journal. The bright site has Cast Calke styles, a guest house, a tree house and a barn. The outlet reported that the home is next to the house that was turned upside down by a Carpinteria house that he bought for $19.5 million in 2010. That guest property in the bedroom, yoga room, exercise room with pool area, each Construction Milling.

Cartipinteli, located about 11 miles from Santa Barbara, is a popular destination for Hollywood stars looking for a quiet life. Some celebrities who own properties in the city in late 2019 are included Ellen Degeneres – Who has moved to the UK with his wife Portia de Rossi – Again Kevin Costner.

“It’s more isolated than Malibu or Santa Monica or any of those places,” the real estate agent said. Tim Hoctor, cost representative in the sale of his home, he told Wall Street Journal In December 2019. Hoctor noted that fame finally decided to keep his property.

Lucas, at that time, found his fortune as the beloved Creator star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises. In 2012, he sold his production company, Lucasfilm, and the rights to both, to Disney for $4.05 billion in cash and stock.

“For the past 35 years, one of my greatest joys has been seeing star Wars “It’s passed down from one generation to another,” Lucas said at the time. Now it’s time for me to pass on star wars to a new generation of filmmakers. I’ve always believed that star Wars you can live without me, and I thought it was important to set a change in my lifetime. I am sure that with Lucasfilm under the leadership of Kathleen Kennedy, and with a new home within the Disney Organization, star Wars He will surely live and prosper for many generations to come. Disney’s reach and experience gives lucasfilm the opportunity to break new ground in film, television, interactive media, theme parks, live entertainment, and consumer products. “

Under Disney’s direction, Lucasfilm produced new star Wars The trilogy was released between 2015 and 2019, several spoofs, including the Disney + Show show The Mandalorianand new Indiana Jones movie released in 2023.