Starz Has Acquired The Pay-TV Rights To STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
Even though it was a very close call, Starz has officially snatched up the pay-TV rights to J.J. Abrams's Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the seventh film in the franchise! To see what little details we have about the deal, hit the jump to check it out!
According to a report by Variety, Starz has officially acquired the pay-TV rights to Star Wars: The Force Awakens! The report says that “The Force Awakens” was the last Star Wars film on in the Disney-Starz deal, and it was quite tricky for premium cable network to snatch it up! Since the seventh Star Wars film came out at the very end of the year, Starz pretty much had to scramble to secure the rights under the deal. Even though the financial aspects of the deal have not been revealed thus far, make sure you stay tuned to Comicbookmovie.com for any updates regarding this story! What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!
Starring original cast members Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker and franchise newcomers, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o and Max von Sydow, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is now playing in cinemas worldwide.