xequalsy Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Also: Combining with Disney are 21st Century Fox’s critically acclaimed film production businesses, including Twentieth Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox 2000, which together offer diverse and compelling storytelling businesses and are the homes of Avatar, X-Men, Fantastic Four and Deadpool, as well as The Grand Budapest Hotel, Hidden Figures, Gone Girl, The Shape of Water and The Martian—and its storied television creative units, Twentieth Century Fox Television, FX Productions and Fox21, which have brought The Americans, This Is Us, Modern Family, The Simpsons and so many more hit TV series to viewers across the globe. Disney will also acquire FX Networks, National Geographic Partners, Fox Sports Regional Networks, Fox Networks Group International, Star India and Fox’s interests in Hulu, Sky plc, Tata Sky and Endemol Shine Group. Does this mean the deal does include the F4 after all? I thought I read some debate here about that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Also it does sound like they're keeping Fox Searchlight around, which is a relief. Disney probably wants increased visibility during awards season, just not under their own label. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Lehnsherr Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 (edited) Obviously this deal is much bigger than certain franchises but Disney being in control of both the Avatar and Star Wars franchises is just mind boggling. Remember the last non-Disney or Universal $1 Billion film was back in 2014 with Transformers: Age of Extinction. Avatar 2 to me was the most definite one to break that streak but now.... Edited December 14, 2017 by Darth Lehnsherr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, Darth Lehnsherr said: Obviously this deal is much bigger than certain franchises but Disney being in control of both the Avatar and Star Wars franchises is just mind boggling. Remember the last non-Disney or Universal $1 Billion film was back in 2014 with Transformers: Age of Extinction. Avatar 2 to me was the most definite one to break that streak but now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullbuster Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 What a wonderful day for the entertainment industry! All hail Disney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnar Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 16 minutes ago, YourMother the Edgelord said: But no Gambit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabiopazzo2 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Another 2 Billion for Disney with Avatar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullbuster Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 16 minutes ago, Darth Lehnsherr said: Obviously this deal is much bigger than certain franchises but Disney being in control of both the Avatar and Star Wars franchises is just mind boggling. Remember the last non-Disney or Universal $1 Billion film was back in 2014 with Transformers: Age of Extinction. Avatar 2 to me was the most definite one to break that streak but now.... Let's not forget that Disney not only owns all these franchises now, they also create original contents with WDAS, Pixar and Disney Channel. They have no real flaws. As I said earlier I hope they can create studios and massivley invest in videogames, we need ambitious contents with these franchises and for now EA didn't deliver at all with Star Wars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullbuster Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, fabiopazzo2 said: Another 2 Billion for Disney with Avatar And they're very likely to add Avatar attractions in their amusement parks (Disney Land, Disney World) because it's fitting pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGlass2 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 The Murdoch family gets richer, and Disney bigger. Dark days ahead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Fullbuster said: And they're very likely to add Avatar attractions in their amusement parks (Disney Land, Disney World) because it's fitting pretty well. Pandora: World of Avatar opened at Animal Kingdom earlier this year. Edited December 14, 2017 by filmlover 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGlass2 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 5 minutes ago, Fullbuster said: As I said earlier I hope they can create studios and massivley invest in videogames, we need ambitious contents with these franchises and for now EA didn't deliver at all with Star Wars. Disney doesn't need to create anything, they can just buy other studios. They are already the EA of the movie business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullbuster Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, MrGlass2 said: Disney doesn't need to create anything, they can just buy other studios. They are already the EA of the movie business. It's true that they can easily buy some firms out. And no they're not the EA of the movie industry. Disney produces quality movies as Rotten Tomatoes regularly shows it while EA is pretty mediocre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanos13 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 4 minutes ago, MrGlass2 said: Disney doesn't need to create anything, they can just buy other studios. They are already the EA of the movie business. The only original films are coming from Disney Animation Studios and Pixar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YM! Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I hope Disney finds a use for Kingsman, Apes, Alien and Predator without having to dilute them. It’s a shame Fox is done with the X-Men franchise, they were doing something different with the superhero genre. On one hand this’ll prevent superhero fatigue but it also means less creativity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 1 minute ago, YourMother the Edgelord said: I hope Disney finds a use for Kingsman, Apes, Alien and Predator without having to dilute them. It’s a shame Fox is done with the X-Men franchise, they were doing something different with the superhero genre. On one hand this’ll prevent superhero fatigue but it also means less creativity. I think if Disney Did X-Men, they would not be making numbers like DOFP on average WW. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YM! Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Just now, Lordmandeep said: I think if Disney Did X-Men, they would not be making numbers like DOFP on average WW. But it also could mean no New Mutants, no Deadpool, no more Logan(s), no Gambit and no Multiple Men. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, YourMother the Edgelord said: I hope Disney finds a use for Kingsman, Apes, Alien and Predator without having to dilute them. It’s a shame Fox is done with the X-Men franchise, they were doing something different with the superhero genre. On one hand this’ll prevent superhero fatigue but it also means less creativity. So I'm guessing Dark Phoenix will mark the end of McAvoy/Fassbender/Lawrence X-Men universe movies (then again that was probably the plan, I was surprised Lawrence decided to come back anyway). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wild Eric Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 http://deadline.com/2017/12/disney-fox-merger-deal-done-hollywood-media-1202219012/ Don’t have time to quote, but Deadline has a good read that talks a little bit about the potential fates for Searchlight and Blue Sky. Still, fuck this deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossfire Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Damn, I remenber when this was first announced a lot of members thought this would never happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...