Lucas: Disney might have been Star Wars' only hope  In a video
explaining why he sold his media empire to Disney, George Lucas
said the entertainment giant would be the best bet to protect
Lucasfilm and its cash cow, the "Star Wars" franchise.  In a
video released today, "Star Wars" creator George Lucas explained
that he decided to sell his media empire to The Walt Disney
Company for $4.05 billion because he believed it would "protect"
Lucasfilm and its cash cow, the "Star Wars" franchise.  Sitting
at a table alongside Lucasfilm co-chairman Kathleen Kennedy --
who will be Lucasfilm's president under Disney -- Lucas
explained that in recent months, as he had mulled retirement and
what he wanted to do with his life, he realized that the
"perfect person to take over the company was [Kennedy]. I wanted
to put the company somewhere in a larger entity which would
protect it. Disney's a huge corporation. They have all kinds of
capabilities and facilities. So there's a lot of strength that's
gained by this....There's