Lucasfilm is a privately owned US company headquartered in the US. Operating as a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, a division of Disney Entertainment (owned by The Walt Disney Company), its subsidiaries include Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound. Founded in 1971 by filmmaker George Lucas, Lucasfilm employs approximately 1,210 individuals and reported $400.9M in revenue as of 2025, functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company's main product is content rights, encompassing the production of film and television content. It creates the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and engages in the development of special effects, sound, and computer animation for films.
On September 10, 2026, reports highlighted that *Ahsoka* season 2 and *Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord* season 2 are the only officially confirmed *Star Wars* canon television shows currently in production, indicating a significant reduction from previous years. Previously, on September 9, 2026, Lucasfilm announced that the original 1977 film *Star Wars* will screen on IMAX 70mm for the first time on February 19, 2027, coinciding with its 50th anniversary. This followed the September 8, 2026, public debut of *Star Wars: Detours* at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in downtown Los Angeles, allowing access to the fully completed and voice-cast animated comedy series, which had remained unreleased since 2013.