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 The
Wall Street Journal has laid out the fate of 20th Century Fox once Disney’s
takeover of the studio is complete in the summer. Disney will release any movies
from the studio that are completed or in the middle of production when the deal
is finished. It isn’t clear if projects in development will happen or whether
Disney will even continue to use the Fox brand. It is a given that there will be
thousands of layoffs next year. The Avatar sequels and the X-Men”/”Fantastic
Four properties will be folded into the Disney brand without issue. The new
adaptation of Call of the Wild with Harrison Ford is safe but James Mangold’s
Ford vs. Ferrari film may not happen. The Fox 2019 releases like Death on the
Nile and The Woman in the Window are likely to become Disney releases. The
divisions Fox Searchlight and FOX 2000 will remain intact. The TV series
adaptations of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Ice Age and Night At the Museum are still a
go. The article also says Fox is in development on a second Simpson’s movie, a
Bob’s Burgers film and a Family Guy movie that will mix both animation with live
action. |
