Barnack Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 1 hour ago, tribefan695 said: They're only choking the competition because the other studios haven't been putting out product worthy of those prime spots on as consistent a basis. And spending billion buying studios that could have, Marvel, Lucas Art, Pixar.... now Fox. Most of those Disney release using those spot will come from recently acquired studio's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpireCity Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Everyone keeps saying Disney will cut down the Fox releases to some small number per year. I don't see that. They did this for increased content. They need to keep churning things out not only on streaming but in theater. I don't see them reducing their slate by that much. The $2b in cost savings alone will fund the slate going forward. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnack Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 (edited) 21 minutes ago, EmpireCity said: Everyone keeps saying Disney will cut down the Fox releases to some small number per year. I don't see that. They did this for increased content. They need to keep churning things out not only on streaming but in theater. Can you explain why they stopped doing movies with Disney and all stopped Dreamworks and so on partnership if they needed content ? New reality because of the streaming platform ? Edited December 14, 2017 by Barnack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyxx Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 So I saw on CBS news that Donald Trump congratulated Murdoch on the Disney deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpireCity Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 10 minutes ago, Barnack said: Can you explain why they stopped doing movies with Disney and all they had and stopped Dreamworks and so on partnership if they needed content ? New reality because of the streaming platform ? Those things were decided nearly 2 years ago. The shedding of subscribers on the cable/sat side and the rise of Netflix creating their own content have changed the game. They are sick of watching customers cancel and then go to a streaming service. They have the money and it is a big investment, but with ESPN and the brand recognition of Disney and Fox they might have a chance to compete. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IronJimbo Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 8 minutes ago, ck5111 said: ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMan7 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 31 minutes ago, IronJimbo said: ?? He forgot avatar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narniadis Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Yeah, everyone needs to remember that for the next year and a half or so FOX is still operating very much on it's own. Deadline has several different articles explaining some of the behind the scenes, but until things are approved, if my reading comprehension is right Disney cannot so much as ask for a release date change let it be seen as interfering. I am curious how this will effect things that have been talked about (ala Death on the Nile) but haven't gone beyond the talk yet. And @EmpireCity I really hope that you end up wrong about the licensing stuff - some of my favorite theater outings are the older Fox films, particularly The Sound of Music. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narniadis Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I think the schedule that really gets weird is whatever is happening starting in 2020 - the first year we can reasonable assume Disney will have full control over what is released when - probably some major moving around to come down the pipeline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx93 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Yep, they own this now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxOfficeZ Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 They have 52 billion to buy Fox but no money to finance a third TRON movie? Disney you're killing me here. From a serious point of view, I do find this kind of disturbing that a serious amount of stuff is now under Disney. Their demands to movie theaters are only going to get more ridiculous. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YM! Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 On a smaller note, what happens with Fox’s deal with Locksmith Animation in 2020? Originally Paramount was partners with it but will it remain their or will another studio get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Oh yeah I guess Scrat can team up with Chip N Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey ghost Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 2 hours ago, ck5111 said: Ya'll should replace Spidey with Pixar but otherwise, me likee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YM! Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 1 minute ago, DARth DAR said: Oh yeah I guess Scrat can team up with Chip N Dale Scrat, Chip N Dale: The Movie Coming in No Nut November Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 This operation is a good thing because I was afraid Avengers 5 would not have enough superheroes in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I wonder if Warner Bros will try and get the distribution rights to Batman '66 since Fox has the distribution rights to the series and the 1966 movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Disney Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 6 hours ago, Darth Suburious said: I was joking. I do not want Amazon to buy Disney. But I am guessing you would be upset I hope you don't bet your savings on it. I'd be a little disappointed, but I'd never act like some people in this thread. And I certainly wouldn't threaten to put someone on ignore just because they were happy over that deal. I follow box office for fun. It's nothing more and nothing less to me. Certainly not life or death. Now, the Yankees losing the World Series, that's serious business. You didn't want to be around me right after the 2004 ALCS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
