Filmmaker George Lucas Supports Disney CEO Bob Iger in Proxy Fight

The ‘Star Wars’ creator is reportedly one of Disney’s largest individual shareholders.
Filmmaker George Lucas Supports Disney CEO Bob Iger in Proxy Fight
George Lucas speaks onstage at Tribeca Talks in New York City in 2015. Getty Images
Audrey Enjoli
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George Lucas, creator of the “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” franchises, has backed The Walt Disney Company’s chief executive officer, Bob Iger, amid the proxy battle waged by activist investors for seats on the company’s board.

“Creating magic is not for amateurs,” Mr. Lucas said in a statement, per CNBC, voicing his support for Disney’s current directors.