Disney sold the streaming right for the original Star Wars films in 2016 to Turner until 2024. Disney has since decided to start a streaming service and has tried asking for the rights back, but Turner refuses every time.

Disney sold the streaming right for the original Star Wars films in 2016 to Turner until 2024

Disney Plus will include content from the Disney brand itself, Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars and National Geographic. ... Disney Plus will be the only place you can stream all of Disney's theatrically released movies, starting with Captain Marvel at launch and the rest of its 2019 slate later on.

Lucas told Iger he was considering retirement and planned to sell the company, as well as the Star Wars franchise. On October 30, 2012, Disney announced a deal to acquire Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion, with approximately half in cash and half in shares of Disney stock

Ars is owned by WIRED's parent company, Condé Nast. If you buy a Disney service through Charter, be aware that the companies will work together to prevent you from sharing a login with friends. Disney and Charter said in their announcement Wednesday that they have "agreed to work together on piracy mitigation.

Disney Plus will launch Nov. 12 in the US, Canada and the Netherlands. It'll launch a week later, on Nov. 19, in Australia and New Zealand. Captain Marvel will be available to stream on Disney Plus at launch on Nov. 12