Walt Disney is in talks with Netflix to put five S

Walt Disney is in talks with Netflix to put five Star Wars films onto the service -- but only in Latin America, The Wall Street Journall is reporting. The move should build more regional awareness of the franchise/brand ahead of the December release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Disney controls distribution rights to all the films beyond the original (whose rights belong to Fox). Disney makes more by selling digital copies of the films than by licensing to streaming services in general. But the regional move could be a strong investment, considering awareness of Star Wars is quite high outside Latin America.

Disney recently made a deal with Tencent to stream the films in China. Disney's bigger streaming deal with Netflix kicks in next year, which will include The Force Awakens and future Star Wars films after their theatrical and DVD windows.