Disney in talks to aquire Fox's entertainment division.

[Sasquatch17]

Marvel may finally get the X-Men and Fantastic Four characters back.


In a shocking turn of events, it's been revealed today that 21st Century Fox is looking to sell the majority of its assets to the Walt Disney Co. The sale would leave the company focusing solely on news and sports and that means the movie studio would also go to the House of Mouse. What does that mean? Well, the Fantastic Four
and X-Men
franchises would once again belong to Marvel Studios!


https://www.comicbookmovie.com/fantastic_four/the-fantastic-four-and-x-men-may-finally-come-to-the-mcu-as-fox-looks-to-sell-movie-studio-to-disney-a155061

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/06/21st-century-fox-has-been-holding-talks-to-sell-most-of-company-to-disney-sources.html

[Alphan East]

Wow... that would be a real game changer for the MCU. :)

[Phil]

I think the deal was dead by the time the we found about it...

https://www.cbr.com/disney-fox-deal-reportedly-dead/

[Sasquatch17]

Update.



On Friday, Faber said that although the two companies have not been engaged in conversations "it does appear at the very least that they have not abandoned the idea of that combination."



https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/10/pencils-arent-down-on-disney-21st-century-fox-deal.html

[Mokole]

I'm not sure letting Disney have all the properties back is good. More variety is inevitable if properties are spread apart, less groupthink. But that's an opinion.

[Le Messor]

Disney having all the properties would've made an MCU Alpha Flight movie easier, though! :)

I first heard this rumour in the morning, it was quashed that same afternoon.

~ Le Messor
"Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing."
~ Oscar Wilde

[Sasquatch17]

Talks are back on.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2017/11/13/why-a-blockbuster-deal-between-disney-and-20th-century-fox-is-bound-to-happen/#78a468481976

[Le Messor]

All the comics sites seem to be picking up that story! :)

~ Le Messor
"Our body cells renew themselves while we sleep; if only our wallets would do the same!"
~ P.K. Shaw

[Sasquatch17]

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/marvel_studios/disney-and-fox-have-reportedly-reentered-negotiations-an-official-announcement-could-be-imminent-a155836

According to Deadline (https://deadline.com/2017/11/disney-fox-deal-should-shamed-artists-be-stricken-from-history-1202214838/), talks have begun to progress rapidly and both sides have gone dark, leading to speculation that a deal is very close to being made.


Disney is progressing speedily toward that rumored acquisition of Fox. The version I heard has the Murdoch clan keeping possession of sports and news properties, and the rest of TV and the film studio going to Disney.

[Sasquatch17]

Another update.


Following a report (https://www.comicbookmovie.com/marvel_studios/disney-and-fox-have-reportedly-reentered-negotiations-an-official-announcement-could-be-imminent-a155836)
from earlier this week that suggested the Walt Disney Company and 21st Century Fox had resumed negotiations about a potential blockbuster deal that would see Disney acquire several major assets, including the 20th Century Fox movie and TV studio, it looks like we've received official confirmation from the Wall Street Journal (https://www.wsj.com/articles/disney-re-engages-in-talks-to-buy-21st-century-fox-assets-1512239431)
.

According to the new report, talks have started to seriously heat up between Disney and Fox over the past week, but it looks like there may be some heavy competition in the form of Comcast, who also remains extremely interested in pursuing a potential deal and are "being very serious
" in studying Fox's assets. Sony and Verizon Communications also remain among the outside contenders.

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/x-men/disney-aggressively-resumes-pursuit-of-foxs-film-tv-assets-a-deal-could-happen-before-end-of-the-year-a155991

[Le Messor]

I'm actually not sure to take all this. The merger will bring about better Fantastic Four movies and possibly an Alpha Flight movie; but it's turning into a monopoly, which is not a good thing.

~ Le Messor
"Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: It might have been!"
~ John Greenleaf Whittier

[Sasquatch17]

Update.


Fox Favors Disney as Buyer for Studio, Media Assets.



21st Century Fox Inc. (https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/FOXA:US), the global film and TV company controlled by the Murdoch family, would prefer to sell some assets to Walt Disney Co. (https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/DIS:US) because it’s a better strategic fit and presents fewer regulatory hurdles, people familiar with the matter said.



https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-04/fox-is-said-to-favor-disney-as-buyer-for-studio-media-assets

[Le Messor]

Can't wait to see how this all comes together.

[Sasquatch17]

Update.

Disney and Fox closing in on a deal, potentially next week.

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/05/disney-and-fox-are-closing-in-on-deal-could-be-announced-next-week--sources.html

[Sasquatch17]

Update.



https://www.comicbookmovie.com/disney/bob-iger-to-reportedly-stay-on-as-disney-ceo-past-2019-to-help-with-fox-transition-as-talks-advance-a156099

[Sasquatch17]

Update.


Marvel Studios Boss Kevin Feige Said To Be "Eager" To Bring The X-Men Into The Marvel Cinematic Universe.

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/x-men/marvel-studios-boss-kevin-feige-said-to-be-eager-to-bring-the-x-men-into-the-marvel-cinematic-universe-a156115

https://deadline.com/2017/12/what-happens-to-fox-if-disney-deal-happens-broadcast-news-sports-1202220975/

[Sasquatch17]

More signs that Disney (http://variety.com/t/disney/)’s acquisition talks with 21st Century Fox (http://variety.com/2017/politics/news/disney-fox-antitrust-1202631193/) are picking up steam: Both companies have set teams of bankers on the case to work out the fine print.



Disney (http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/youtube-emea-originals-luke-hyams-disney-1202632799/) is working with a group that includes JP Morgan and Guggenheim Partners. Both entities have long relationships with Disney.


Fox has Goldman Sachs and Centerview Partners crunching its numbers.



http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/disney-fox-goldman-sachs-centerview-jp-morgan-guggenheim-partners-1202634210/

[Tawmis]

I did a write up on our wee podcast site as well...
http://comicreliefpodcast.com/archives/1630

[Sasquatch17]

Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O (https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=CMCSA.O)) said on Monday it had abandoned its bid for most of the assets of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOXA.O (https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=FOXA.O)), leaving Walt Disney Co (DIS.N (https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=DIS.N)) as the sole suitor in pursuit of the $40 billion-plus deal.



https://www.reuters.com/article/us-fox-m-a-comcast-exclusive/exclusive-comcast-drops-bid-for-fox-assets-leaving-disney-in-pole-position-idUSKBN1E52OM

[Sasquatch17]

A Disney Deal for Fox Is Coming Within Days.

Walt Disney Co. (https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/DIS:US)
may announce a deal as soon as this week to acquire a large piece of 21st Century Fox Inc. (https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/FOXA:US)
, according to a person familiar with the matter, transferring legendary Hollywood properties to new owners.

Fox’s studio would give Disney the rights to popular characters such as the X-Men and the Simpsons.

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2017-12-11/fox-deal-is-said-coming-within-days-giving-murdoch-disney-stake?__twitter_impression=true

[Sasquatch17]

Thursday announcement according to sources.

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/12/fox-disney-on-glide-path-for-thursday-deal-announcement-sources.html

[Le Messor]

Thursday... and it's Tuesday with you guys, right?

This whole thing could lead to an MCU Alpha Flight movie. That's all I want. :)

[-K-M-]

Well it’s official. The mouse takes one step closer to owning everything haha

[Phil]

Boom! http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/12/14/x-men-fantastic-four-deadpool-reuniting-marvel-family-disney-fox/

[Sasquatch17]

X-Men (Alpha Flight) & FF return to Marvel!

I am so happy!

I can't wait to see Alpha Flight on the big screen and Marvel can stop trying to make the Inhumans like the X-Men.

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/marvel_studios/official-the-x-men-fantastic-four-are-coming-home-as-walt-disney-announces-acquisition-of-20th-century-fox-a156337

[Phil]

It isn't necessarily a good thing.
We'll have to see how it goes.

[Sasquatch17]

W
e now have confirmation from the head of Disney himself, CEO Bob Iger, that Deadpool can remain R-rated at Disney. In fact, if Iger's comments are any indication, this acquisition and, more specifically, gaining Deadpool indicate a willingness by Disney to branch out into the R-rated film business.

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/deadpool/deadpool_2/deadpool-will-remain-r-rated-at-disney-other-r-rated-movies-being-considered-a156345

[Le Messor]

At last! A good Fantastic Four movie.

That's got to happen. :D
Thanks for keeping watch, Sas17.

(Also, possibly an Alpha Flight movie, but that's not as inevitable as a Fantastic Four movie.)

~ Le Messor
"Disneyland is a people trap designed by a mouse."
~ I don't know

[Sypes]

I like the possibilities for Alpha Flight now, but still keeping my expectations low....

[Le Messor]

From here, anything is possible. I keep reminding myself that Guardians Of The Galaxy got a movie (and a thumpin' good'un, too!)

Then again, it's possible we'll get a bad Alpha Flight movie. Or worse, a great movie that's called Alpha Flight, but... isn't.
Still, I'm holding out hope. I'm certainly glad we're now unlikely to get a Fox Alpha Flight movie. I'm one of the few hold-outs who still likes the X-Men movies, but I don't think their style is suited to Alpha Flight.

~ Le Messor
"Learn from the mistakes of others - you can never live long enough to make them all yourself."
~ John Luther

[Tawmis]

I did a write up... no mention of Alpha Flight in my write up (I know, makes you want to skip it more than you already do)... but it's a write up about how I'd like to see the X-Men movies start at "Disney / MCU"...

http://comicreliefpodcast.com/archives/1651

[Le Messor]

What you describe isn't that different to Krakoa, except your mutant seems to be human rather than an island.

I've started to wonder lately: what's with the obsession so many people have over whether Deadpool is R-Rated? Is that really what makes it good for people?

~ Le Messor
"It is particularly incumbent on those who never change their opinion, to be secure of judging properly at first."
~ Jane Austen

[Tawmis]

Well, I think some movies are better at an "R" rating... Wolverine... Deadpool... these are traditionally violent characters. And toning down a movie for them, does take away from the potential of really keeping the character true to the comic.

[Le Messor]

Good answer. ;)

[Sasquatch17]

Top Democrats on the Senate and House antitrust subcommittees would indeed be holding hearings for The Walt Disney Company's recent proposed acquisition of 21st Century Fox's film and tv studios, cable networks, and regional sports channels.

No one is entirely sure when the regulatory process will be completed, both companies were already expecting it to last somewhere between 12 to 18 months, which is a similar timeframe to the Time Warner & AT&T merger.

For comic book movie fans, this means it may be well over a year before the X-Men, Deadpool, and Fantastic Four actually make their way into the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe. Coincidentally, Avengers 4 opens in just under 18 months (17 months to be exact), so if/when the deal does pass regulations, a Phase 4 introduction for some of Marvel's finest seems more probable than not, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/disney/with-the-disney-fox-merger-not-expected-to-pass-regulations-for-12-18-months-heres-what-to-expect-a156410

[Sasquatch17]

Kevin Feige update.



When and how that deal with Fox finishes and comes together and we’re told, “Hey, now you can start working on it. Now you can start thinking about it,” is when we’ll actually start thinking about it. I will say just the notion of having what, frankly, most other companies with have all along, which is access to all of their characters, that would be fun.



[I]http://ew.com/movies/2018/03/09/marvel-studios-kevin-feige-mcu-future/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly&utm_medium=social

[Le Messor]

Copyright law is such a tangled web... you'd think having created the characters and now being part of the same company that owns the company that owns them would mean you could use them...

~ Le Messor
"What fools these mortals be!"
~ A Midsummer Night's Dream

[Templetons]

I think they should leave all that for the new reboot that's inevitably going to come in 10 years or so.

[Le Messor]

I've sometimes thought the same thing, Templetons.

[Sasquatch17]

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Directors Think A SECRET WARS Movie Could Be The Way To Go Following Disney/Fox Deal.



If Disney's takeover of Fox goes through, there are a lot more characters to work with all of a sudden, it might be interesting to do something like Secret Wars.



https://www.comicbookmovie.com/avengers/avengers_infinity_war/avengers-infinity-war-directors-think-a-secret-wars-movie-could-be-the-way-to-go-following-disney-fox-deal-a159500

[Le Messor]

I think they'd have to integrate the X-Men first, bring them properly into the MCU.
Which would be cool.

~ Le Messor
"From a certain point onward, there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached."
~ Franz Kafka

[Tawmis]

If they bring in the X-MEN property - who wouldn't pay for a Wolverine movie where he's told to track down the Hulk and basically do a version of Hulk #180/181.

[Le Messor]

I hadn't even thought of that! That could be a lot of fun. :D

~ Le Messor
"Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work."
~ Bette Davis

[Tawmis]

We just need a new actor to play Wolverine is all...
Not sure Hugh still could - or would want to.
(Well, I am sure if Disney wanted it, the amount of money they'd pay would probably convince him)...

[Sasquatch17]

Rice told Fox employees that the transaction will most likely be completed by spring-summer 2019 and end of summer 2019 at the latest.


http://deadline.com/2018/04/disney-fox-merger-close-idate-summer-2019-fbc-diet-fox-peter-rice-1202363025/

[Le Messor]

Ooh! Then we'll see what happens. I hope it's good. :)

~ Le Messor
"Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth."
~ Aesop

[Sasquatch17]

The plan is for X-Men: Dark Phoenix to be the final Marvel movie from Fox.



Simply put, once the deal is done, the heroes will officially be joining the MCU.

It's said that Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige is "hoovering up" Fox's Marvel characters and is looking to introduce Deadpool, the Fantastic Four, and X-Men in Phase 4.


https://www.comicbookmovie.com/avengers/avengers_infinity_war/rumor-x-men-dark-phoenix-will-be-foxs-final-marvel-movie-x-men-and-fantastic-four-to-debut-in-phase-4-a159766

[Le Messor]

The Fantastic Four - it's about time! Maybe they'll get a good movie now?

~ Le Messor
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no-one thinks of changing himself."
~ Tolstoy

[Mokole]

Or maybe when Disney gets it it'll be like what happened to Star Wars, bad storylines, nonsensical plot points, on and on. I never thought I'd hear sci-fi fans praise the prequels as better than Disney's versions, but after The Last Jedi I hear that from even die-hard Disney fans.

[Phil]

Wow.
Absolutely disagree on that, personally.
All three have been infinitely better than 1-3 and arguably 6.

[Le Messor]

'All three'... hmm... My mind went straight to the two that are part of the main run, and skipped over Rogue One. I have a problem sometimes with overcategorising.

Mokole, I'm not sure how to read your comment - have you seen the Disney Star Wars movies? If so, what do you think?

(Me, I'd say 6 is definitely better than any that came after, but the Disney ones are better than the prequels.)

~ Le Messor
"Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months."
~ Oscar Wilde

[Phil]

https://www.newsarama.com/39819-comcast-prepping-last-ditch-all-cash-offer-for-21st-century-fox-despite-disney-deal-report.html

COMCAST Prepping Last-Ditch All-Cash Offer For 21ST CENTURY FOX Despite Disney Deal

[Sasquatch17]

Comcast
Officially
Bows Out Of Fox Race Leaving Disney Free To Acquire The X-MEN And FANTASTIC FOUR.

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/x-men/comcast-officially-bows-out-of-fox-race-leaving-disney-free-to-acquire-the-x-men-and-fantastic-four-a162259

[Le Messor]

Well, that is good news for Alpha Flight fans! Are there any of those around here? :D

~ Le Messor
"An executive will always return to work from lunch early if no-one takes him."
~ W.G.P.

[Phil]

There’s no evidence that it will be good for us...

[Le Messor]

But there's no evidence that it won't! :D

(Sorry, trying to be optimistic here.)

[Sasquatch17]

Disney And Fox Shareholders Approve $71.3 Billion Merger - The X-MEN And FANTASTIC FOUR Are Coming Home!


Shareholders for The Walt Disney Co. and 21st Century Fox voted this morning on whether or not to approve the former's $71.3 billion acquisition of Fox's film and TV assets and it's good news: the deal has been approved!

The most exciting news for fans is the fact that this means Marvel properties like the X-Men and Fantastic Four are coming home to Marvel Studios and will arrive in the Marvel Cinematic Universe at some point in the next few years.

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/avengers/disney-and-fox-shareholders-approve-713-billion-merger-the-x-men-and-fantastic-four-are-coming-home-a162504

[Le Messor]

oOH! I cannot wait for a good Fantastic Four movie!

~ Le Messor
"Don't criticise the person who talks to himself; maybe he's the best company available."
~ P.K. Shaw

[Alphan East]

This opens up sooooooo many great characters that can now appear in the MCU. :)

[Caliber]

I'm just curious about how they are going to merge those two worlds. I think there is an argument to be made that they wanted this deal done now so that they could potentially do a universe merge as the finale to the Infinity War, a la Crisis on Infinite Earths or something.

[Phil]

There’s no guarantee they will merge them.
They could keep them as completely separate universes.
Or just not even use the characters.

[Le Messor]

What Phil says is true, at least of the X-Men characters.
But I think they would bring in X-people; they've already had to compromise on Quicksilver and The Scarlet Witch. Corporate might not bother, but the creatives would probably care about, say, having The Beast in The Avengers.

However, I think Avengers 4 will be too soon for the merger; they won't have had the rights fully worked out by the time of release.

Honestly, I find myself not caring too much about mutants in the MCU.

I do expect an MCU Fantastic Four movie, though. And that I care about. :)

~ Le Messor
"Success is not forever and failure is not fatal."
~ Don Shula

[Tawmis]

You don't care about MCU Mutants, Le Messor? Even if it might potentially lead to at least an Alpha Flight appearance, somewhere down the line?

[Le Messor]

Even if it might potentially lead to at least an Alpha Flight appearance, somewhere down the line?

Oh, now that I care about! I'd love an MCU Alpha Flight movie.
When I said 'mutants', perhaps I should have said 'X-Titles'. Or 'The X-Men'.

I'm not against the idea of them showing up in the MCU, but I'm not shivering in anticipation, either.

Though I'd love to see S.H.I.E.L.D. get an ESPer division. :)

~ Le Messor
"Oh to be free as a bird - but keep one eye out for eagles."
~ J.D. Boatwood

[Phil]

To be honest, based on Infinity War I'd say the MCU is already too crowded as it is; I wouldn't want mutants in it.

The FF at a stretch (boom-boom) could work, but then you end up adding Namor, Silver Surfer etc etc and where does it end?

I like the separate Universes, with potential for a dimensional crossover at best.

And I'm still not sure I want to see AF on screen.

[Le Messor]

The FF at a stretch (boom-boom) could work, but then you end up adding Namor, Silver Surfer etc etc and where does it end?

I see what you did there! :)

Actually, Namor is the one major character who's rights are still up in the air. By reputation, they're with Universal, so it could be hard to bring him in.
Then again, so are the Hulk's, so they could probably cut a deal.


And I'm still not sure I want to see AF on screen.

Oddly, that's understandable.

~ Le Messor
"Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them - and then you destroy yourself."
~ Nixon

[Phil]

https://www.cbr.com/kevin-feige-oversee-disneys-x-men-films/

[Le Messor]

'There shouldn't be two Marvels'. Unless they mean Captain Marvel and Shazam!, I agree.

It'll be cool if they're integrated well, and at this stage I trust Marvel muchly. It's the Fantastic Four I'm really hoping for, though.

~ Le Messor
"The wise man built his house upon the rock."
~ Jesus
"We built this city on rock and roll."
~ Starship

[Sasquatch17]

Disney/Fox Merger Could Actually Be Completed As Soon As The End Of 2018.


While some insiders have indicated a deal close is possible by the end of 2018, the official forecast is for early 2019.


https://www.comicbookmovie.com/disney/disney-fox-merger-could-actually-be-completed-as-soon-as-the-end-of-2018-a163905


https://deadline.com/2018/10/new-fox-promotes-five-executives-ahead-of-disney-deal-close-1202474706/

[Le Messor]

That could be interesting; we'll have to wait and see what happens.

[Sasquatch17]

Fox will be logistically ready for its pending mega-deal with the Walt Disney Co. to close Jan. 1, 2019.

https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/disney-fox-deal-will-be-ready-to-close-jan-1-says-peter-rice-exclusive-1202976061/

[Sasquatch17]

E.U. approves Disney / Fox deal.


European authorities have approved Disney (https://variety.com/t/disney/)’s purchase of 21st Century Fox (https://variety.com/t/21st-century-fox/) assets, with conditions attached. The European Commission said that Disney (https://variety.com/2018/film/news/bohemian-rhapsody-disney-fox-merger-box-office-1203019450/) had agreed to offload it’s A&E channels in Europe to alleviate concerns that the Fox deal would eliminate competition in the realm of factual channels.


https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/eu-approves-walt-disney-21st-century-fox-deal-conditions-1203020918/

[Sasquatch17]

Kevin Feige was on Variety’s Playback podcast, and revealed that they’ll be able to start within the next six months.





https://mcucosmic.com/2018/12/27/marvel-studios-may-begin-development-on-fox-characters-within-six-months/

[Sasquatch17]

https://www.comicbookmovie.com/marvel_studios/marvel-studios-may-begin-developing-stories-for-foxs-marvel-characters-within-the-first-six-months-of-2019-a165523

Link to the podcast here:

https://variety.com/2018/film/podcasts/playback-podcast-kevin-feige-black-panther-marvel-studios-1203095749/

[Mokole]

Two points I can make:
- When Fox and Sony had the rights to characters from Marvel, they had restrictions about how they could use them (like stories, powers, costumes, characters); some things they had no rights to use [I learned that from a guy on youtube who's a lawyer for intellectual property, he spelled out the problems with various rights holders very well] so they were restricted in ways most people don't know about. It's why Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver were experiments in the MCU, not mutants, but also why Spider-Man with Sony had trouble with characters, X-Men with Fox, Fantastic 4; people assume that if you have the rights, you can do what you want but that isn't close to true at all. Sometimes when you have all the rights, you screw up because you want to do something new and wind up creating nothing worth watching. Main reason why Disney has killed at least 4 Star Wars projects, they gave people freedom to do what they wanted, and saw a huge drop in profits so now they're being more careful
- If I did AF as a movie I'd keep it mutant-free too. Keep it small. Sort of doing it like this: Heather Hudson recruits ex-SHIELD agent Judd as head of security for Department H, which doesn't exist due to SHIELD [wink wink] (which is also a big reason why no mutants are with H; he agrees to help, goes through a magic portal and is in secretive H, which has Langkowski given incredible freedom as long as he has resources, Twoyoungmen as resource and physician, and Nemesis as a dead person in a suit with a sword they are afraid to deal with. Heather has the suit but refuses to use it after what happened to Mac. Joshua Lord (Master) is the antagonist, attacks them when he finds out they exist, Langkowski gets chemical and gamma ray infected, becomes Sasquatch, Puck surprisingly fights off most of the attack, Shaman uses his pouch to get them out of there. And so on.

[Sasquatch17]

Disney Now Expects To Complete Fox Purchase By June.
https://screenrant.com/disney-fox-deal-complete-june-2019/

[Sasquatch17]

Now it's mid March.

https://deadline.com/2019/02/disney-fox-deal-nears-finish-line-progress-in-brazil-mexico-1202565767/

[Sasquatch17]

Or next week!

Approvals from Brazil and Mexico are believed to be the last hurdles Disney needs to clear before formally taking ownership of most of 21st Century Fox (https://variety.com/2019/film/news/new-fox-wayne-borg-los-angeles-studio-role-1203142431/)’s assets. There’s been speculation that the historic union of two Hollywood studios could be completed as early as next week.

https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/disney-21st-century-fox-brazil-approval-sports-1203150861/

[Sasquatch17]

Or maybe next week!

Approvals from Brazil and Mexico are believed to be the last hurdles Disney needs to clear before formally taking ownership of most of 21st Century Fox (https://variety.com/2019/film/news/new-fox-wayne-borg-los-angeles-studio-role-1203142431/)’s assets. There’s been speculation that the historic union of two Hollywood studios could be completed as early as next week.

https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/disney-21st-century-fox-brazil-approval-sports-1203150861/

[Sasquatch17]

Deal closes March 20 at 12:02 am ET!


Disney said it expects the historic union of two of Hollywood’s pioneering studios to “become effective at 12:02 a.m. Eastern time on March 20.

https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/disney-march-20-close-21st-century-fox-acquisition-1203161135/

https://deadline.com/2019/03/disney-sets-march-20-closing-date-for-21st-century-fox-acquisition-1202574146/amp/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&__twitter_impression=true

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OFFICIAL : Disney has acquired Fox Entertainment.

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/disney-fox-merger-official-x-men-avatar-deadpool