As a result, Lucas took it personally when he realized Disney had no intention of using those scripts. Iger remembers him saying, " When I die, the first line of my obituary is going to read 'Star Wars creator George Lucas.'" Lucas was originally disappointed when Disney refused to offer anything like the $7.4 billion they'd paid for Pixar, and he believed his sequel trilogy scripts added significant value to the acquisition. It's important to remember that, for Lucas, Star Wars is personal. Iger has recently published his memoirs, The Ride of a Lifetime, and he reflects on Disney's relationship with Lucas.
Related: Star Wars: Disney's Original Release Plan (& How It Changed) Still, Lucas is contractually obliged not to say anything critical about Disney's Star Wars films, so he's only made the occasional off-the-cuff remark. And there have long been reports that Lucas wasn't happy with this.
While some of Lucas' ideas do seem to have been incorporated into the sequels, Lucasfilm chose to take a very different approach. As part of the deal, Disney bought Lucas' plans for the sequel trilogy, but they didn't promise to use them. Talks began between Iger and Lucas in May 2011, but the $4.05 billion acquisition didn't actually happen until October 2012.
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