Walt Disney Studios is picking up another Lucasfilm franchise, having negotiated rights to future Indiana Jones films from Paramount Pictures, according to a report from Variety.
The deal gives Disney marketing and distribution rights to future films in the franchise, while Paramount retains distribution rights to the first four films. Disney and Paramount's arrangement doesn't come with the same fanfare that surrounded the $4 billion acquisition of Lucasfilm and Star Wars, as no new films or other franchise expansions were announced.
It's possible that the deal could result in new Indiana Jones video games, but Disney has made no such announcements. The franchise most recently appeared on PC and video game consoles in 2009 with the...
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