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X-Men Franchise Poised for Shake-Up as Fox’s Marvel Heroes Migrate to Disney
On Tuesday morning, Ryan Reynolds tweeted a photo of his R-rated character Deadpool on a school bus, sporting Mickey Mouse ears. "Feels like the first day of ‘Pool,'" Reynolds captioned the photo. Less than 18 hours later, Deadpool officially joined the Disney family, along with his fellow mutants in the X-Men and superheroes in the Fantastic Four teams, as part of Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox.
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The end of an era: Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox is finally complete
To quote a certain mystically inclined neurosurgeon, we’re in the endgame now. By 12:02 a.m. ET on the morning of Wednesday, March 20, the Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox will be complete, putting the cap on the long-gestating negotiation that will see the merging of these two Hollywood houses.
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Why James Gunn Won His Job Back
When Disney fired James Gunn last July, it seemed like an object lesson of that ever-relevant and oft-repeated internet maxim: Never tweet. Gunn, the director of Marvel’s popular Guardians of the Galaxy movies, had joined Twitter in 2008 when it was a little-scrutinized sounding board for half-baked jokes and unprintable thoughts. He had also long worked in the transgressive world of Troma Entertainment, a genre-movie company that specializes in churning out cheap, self-aware trash.
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Disney Reinstates Director James Gunn For ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 3’
Redemption and second chances have long been superhero movie staples, and today it looks like life has imitated art. I’ve learned that Disney has reinstated James Gunn as the writer-director of Guardians of the Galaxy 3, and I’ve confirmed it with Marvel and Gunn’s camp.
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Disney to close “vault” for good as it moves film library to streaming service
Disney is rapidly preparing to launch its own streaming service, dubbed Disney+, later this year. While the debut date is still unknown, we now know that the service will include the entire Disney movie library shortly after the service launches. According to a report in Polygon, Disney CEO Bob Iger explained the strategy to investors at a meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, pointing at the retirement of Disney's longstanding "vault."
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Deadpool Will Definitely Appear In MCU Films After Disney/Fox Deal
In any case, though the Disney/Fox deal is expected to close this month, it’s unlikely that Marvel Studios will be officially announcing any future Deadpool outings at least until after Avengers: Endgame comes out in April.
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Kevin Feige Promises Disney+ Shows Are Directly Connected to Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Marvel shows headed to the Disney+ streaming service will be entirely connected to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Marvel Studios will be behind the production of each. As Disney gears up to launch its Disney+ streaming service, a Loki series is on the way, with several others being rumored. Loki will star Tomi Hiddleston, the same actor who has played the part in several Marvel Cinematic Universe films including Thor, The Avengers, and Avengers: Infinity War.
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Disney reportedly pulls ads from YouTube following child exploitation controversy
Disney has reportedly pulled its ads from YouTube entirely in the wake of new controversy over a series of new videos showcasing child exploitation on the site. A report from Bloomberg states that Disney has “withheld its spending” on YouTube in the wake of creator Matt Watson’s explainer, which demonstrates how predators use videos of children to sexually exploit them.
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Disney's Streaming Service Finds a Place for Adult-Oriented Content
As expected, Disney's upcoming streaming service Disney+ will host the company's family-friendly entertainment, while adult-oriented content lands on Hulu. Further, the merger will not affect FX networks. In fact, FX networks will be able to create and produce content for Hulu, which Disney owns the majority of after its acquisition of Fox. Disney aims to keep most of its new acquisitions in tact, save for the expected layoffs -- which could number in the thousands -- that come with large mergers.
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Disney Says Its Never Been Good at Video Games, Remains Happy With EA’s Work
The Walt Disney Company has a “good relationship” with Electronic Arts and has no interest in returning to video games, something with which it was never able to “demonstrate much skill,” CEO Bob Iger said in an earnings call Tuesday. “We’re good at making films and television shows and theme parks and cruise ships and the like, we’ve just never managed to demonstrate much skill on the publishing side of games,” Iger said in response to a question about Disney’s potential future involvement in video game development.
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R-Rated 'Deadpool' Movies Will Continue at Disney; Other R-Rated Properties a Possibility
Of all the many, many questions surrounding Fox’s move under the bajillion-dollar Disney umbrella, one of the more intriguing concerns what exactly will happen to the Deadpool franchise. Ryan Reynolds‘ Merc with the Mouth broke the mold when it debuted with an R-rating and nabbed $363 million domestically on a $58 million budget. (Its sequel, Deadpool 2, brought in $318 million, while a PG-13 cut garnered little interest.)
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Disneyland Temporarily Closes Space Mountain After Man 'Utilized Force' to Climb Out Mid-ride
Disneyland had to temporarily close one of its most popular attractions, Space Mountain, this week after a man climbed out of one of the roller coaster cars while the ride was still in motion, ABC News reported. The incident happened on Tuesday, but unfortunately, Disneyland park-goers were still unable to ride the indoor roller coaster as of Thursday.
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Disney Confirmed for Super Bowl 2019 TV Spots
The 2019 Super Bowl is officially a week away, and it sounds like Disney fans have plenty of time to get prepared for something awesome. According to a new report from Ad Age, the Walt Disney Company is expected to air an "undisclosed" number of spots during next Sunday's big game. The report does not outline how many spots the company has taken out, or what exactly they will be promoting, but it does hint that they will probably air sometime between the coin toss and the end of the game.
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Disney is already losing over $1 billion in streaming, and its Netflix competitor has yet to launch
Disney reported losses of more than $1 billion tied to its ownership of Hulu and BAMtech, which powers ESPN+ and other streaming services.
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EA And Star Wars Partnership Has Been Bad For Everyone - PlayStation Universe
Partnerships between two companies are not uncommon in entertainment. A company will often allow a franchise to be used by a development studio, animation house, or publisher, coming to some sort of deal in the process. Usually, this works out well for everyone. The franchise gets to expand to new markets and demographics and the people working on it get to labor on a beloved franchise that many of them have followed for years.
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2018 Worldwide Box Office Hits Record as Disney Dominates
2018’s movie business hit all-time benchmarks of $11.9 billion in North America and $41.7 billion globally, with Disney taking in nearly a fifth of that figure.
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Mickey Mouse and Batman will soon be public domain—here’s what that means
The Internet stopped another copyright extension without firing a shot.
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Netflix & Disney Reportedly Clashed Over Marvel Show Season Lengths
Reports suggest that there was friction between Netflix and Disney over the season lengths of their collaborative Marvel television series. Audiences were shocked by the recent wave of cancellations announced for the Marvel/Netflix series, which saw the end of Luke Cage and Iron Fist after two seasons. Daredevil was also canceled, even following a critically acclaimed third season.
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Disney’s ‘Rogue One’ Prequel Series Recruits ‘The Americans’ Producer as Showrunner
Disney has set The Americans executive producer Stephen Schiff to showrun their upcoming Rogue One prequel series starring Diego Luna for their new streaming service.
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So Disney Just Gon' Kill Mufasa Again for a Whole New Generation of Kids with This The Lion King Live-Action Remake, Huh?
It is officially official: the live-action version of The Lion King, with all of your faves, will hit theaters in July 2019 so we can all excitedly watch Mufasa die. Again. Twenty-five years after he died the first time. By Panama Jackson.
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