The Star Wars plan, designed to build an impermeable umbrella over all 50 states, was the most ambitious version.

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Did they do Reagan's Star Wars plan in the '80s?

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We plan to release the first new Star Wars film in 2015, and then plan to release one film every two to three years.

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"We still plan to make Star Wars 7, 8 and 9 roughly over a six-year period of time starting in 2015, " he went on.

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We also plan to leverage Disney's global consumer products organization to grow the Star Wars consumer products business internationally.

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