Inside Disney’s ‘Star Wars’ partnership with Fortnite as CEO Josh D’Amaro’s $1.5B bet on Epic Games comes amid headaches
Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro is overseeing a major collaboration between Star Wars and Fortnite, following Disney's $1.5 billion investment in Epic Games in 2024. Journalists were recently given a preview of how Fortnite developers can use Star Wars assets in Unreal Editor for Fortnite and Fortnite Creative. Despite recent layoffs at Epic and challenges with the Fortnite franchise, Disney appears confident in the partnership's potential.
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Page Six Hollywood Inside Disney’s ‘Star Wars’ partnership with Fortnite as CEO Josh D’Amaro’s $1.5B bet on Epic Games comes amid headaches By Katcy Stephan Published April 30, 2026, 9:45 a.m. ET A lot is riding on the marriage of “Star Wars” and Fortnite for Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro. Last week, the studio whisked journalists in a Sprinter van to Lucasfilm’s top-secret soundstages for an early glimpse of how Fortnite developers will be able to use “Star Wars” assets when creating their own in-game islands using Unreal Editor for Fortnite and Fortnite Creative. 4 Josh D’Amaro speaks during Day 2 of the D23 Brazil: A Disney Experience at Transamerica Expo Center on November 09, 2024. Getty Images 4 Illustration of Star Wars and Fortnite characters in a battle scene.
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