>21st Century Fox has been holding talks to sell most of the company to Walt Disney Co., leaving behind a media company tightly focused on news and sports, according to people familiar with the situation.
>For Disney, the opportunity to take control of another movie studio and significant TV production assets as it readies a direct to consumer entertainment streaming offering is attractive as is fox's significant exposure to international markets, such as the U.K., Germany and Italy both through its networks and 30 percent ownership of B Sky B. Disney recently announced it will pull all of its movies from the Netflix platform and will establish two direct to consumer offerings; one for sports and one including its key franchises such as Star Wars and Marvel.
Legion, Logan and Deadpool wouldnt be possible with Disney
Benjamin Thompson
>disney will soon own the tv rights to Batman FINALLY we'll see him done justice
Nolan Long
Reminder that Disney owned Miramax and produced Who Framed Roger Rabbit and fucking Pretty Woman.
Joshua Reed
>removing things from Netflix for a disney-only service
how could anyone think this is a smart business move, but then, i guess autism bucks whales will pay for fucking anything. honestly, this is the worst fucking timeline with disney consuming fucking everything
Nathaniel Lewis
>Insert joke about Mickey Mouse ruling the world.
Zachary Richardson
>in b4 tons of autistic artwork of Simpsons characters interacting with Disney characters
Andrew Phillips
Welcome to your new dystopia.
Xavier Thomas
Could monopoly laws prevent this?
Ryder Howard
I'm actually kind of frightened how much shit Disney is absorbing
John Turner
>The one and only semi-conservative network will sell itself to one of the two liberal conglomerates
Nothing bad could possibly come out of this.
Nolan Gonzalez
This is perfect.
Jeremiah Cruz
Jesus Christ, the mouse will achieve his ultimate form!
Leo Nguyen
Honestly, Disney has a shit ton of properties out there now. If they buy Fox, that's like 20% of what Hollywood makes.
I hate it, but every studio is making their own studio now. Haven't you noticed how netflix is losing a ton of licenses in the last year?
Chase Sanchez
They're leaving behind the news and sports section if the deal goes through. I really hope it fucking doesn't.
Cameron Reed
So I guess this means Disney will finally get distribution rights for A New Hope?
Ryder Lewis
Rupert Murdoch’s two sons are liberal AF. They are running the show now.
Aaron Adams
So does this mean Disney is trying to flip Fantastic Four like they did Daredevil?
Bentley Fisher
Is this legal?
Aaron Howard
Yeah I've noticed it, but it just disappoints me. It's just like the lootbox train effecting video games. It's going to pollute the fucking market with hundreds of different streaming services for like one or two different things that it'll turn off people entirely. Hell, I've almost entirely transitioned to just pirating everything or going to a streaming site. None of these streaming sites offer anything than a damn paywall for 1080p most of the time
>The company could not own two broadcast networks and would therefore not buy the Fox broadcast network. It would not buy Fox's sports programming assets in the belief that combining them with ESPN could be seen as anti-competitive from an antitrust standpoint and it would not buy the Fox News or Business channel. Disney would also not purchase Fox's local broadcasting affiliates, according to people familiar with the negotiations.
Easton Lewis
[imperial march tune intensifies]
Adam Adams
>X-men show up in the MCU >Wolverine lunges at people instead of stabbing them >Xavier is bald RDJ quipping around while students get hurt around him >Jean is black
Landon Baker
Look faggots.
Does this mean we'll get sexy Rogue in the MCU? Does this mean we'll finally be free of the Singer bullshit?
Hunter Fisher
Oh no! Look out! They might make a movie at you!
Samuel Martin
>Disney Buys Fox and gets X-Men movie rights >Right when they need some new blood as they enter the 3rd phase of MCU
INHUMANS GENOCIDE COMING
Brandon Wright
One day, Earth shall be known as the Walt Disney World. The solar system's largest entertainment park in the history of mankind.
Elijah Turner
Wow so does dy really can buy anything
Ayden Young
How can one company be so fucking BASED?
Leo Hall
Anti-trust when?
Gabriel James
Good fuck, how is this possible? Isn't this a violation of anti-trust laws?
Aaron Wilson
Villain in Captain Marvel 3, after Mystique in 2.
Evan Lopez
2045 >Breaking news Disney has just Bought human rights and has declared it mandatory to attend at least one screening of any marvel, Pixar of Disney film
Colton Cruz
Screencap my post. Rogue is going to be black in MCU.
Joseph Harris
See
Adam Cruz
SOON
Angel Jenkins
Looks like pic related is becoming more true everyday
Aaron Murphy
Then what, they just get the movie side?
John Taylor
Movie and television animation studios.
I welcome our mouse overlord. Additionally, I own stock in Disney.
Gavin Martinez
>Meanwhile at Disney’s shareholders meeting
Leo Edwards
All hail the Walt Disney Giga-Corporation.
Grayson Martinez
Also the TV production (not broadcasting) assets.
Carter Lopez
So it'll end up being like Civil War where the MCU movie easily ends up being better than the comic event?
Noah Robinson
Inhumans being left to rot is nice to imagine but it's a double edged sword. We'll get ten times more cancerous Deadpool shit but PG this time, and a trillion other X titles.
Zachary Gutierrez
So they'd own Simpsons?
Ethan Walker
I doubt it. The X-men are the original SJW group.
Feige backtracked on Michelle being the actual Mary Jane pretty hard.
Ian Young
>X Men in the MCU God no, that ship has sailed already. Just throw Wolverine in there. His origin has the wiggle room to leave him as a government project. You don't even need to delve into his past (again). At least then, he would get a real costume
Jayden Price
Didn't Fox Sports just have a bunch of layoffs? And Fox News is paying a bunch of settlements and still skews toward older viewers? How do they expect to last without the entertainment segment? News is a notorious money loser, and that's going to be their sole focus?
Jayden Martinez
Same. This shit does not sit well to me, it's like their trying to acquire every major piece of media.
Matthew Cruz
One Disneyland! One Society!
Cooper Brooks
Isn't 21st Century Fox different from 20th Century Fox?
Also >PG-13 Deadpool.
It's a no from me.
David Gutierrez
Sounds like it. Nothing's final until the deal settles though...
Isaiah Cooper
Wait so they’ll all remain separate entities under the fox logo?
James Reyes
Get ready for Family Guy Land to replace Main Street or some shit.
Landon Reyes
All shall fall 'neath the banner of the Mouse.
Thomas Robinson
X men are coming home
Christopher Cruz
Yes. And the TV rights for Batman.
Daniel Lee
Can I get Disney to make a deal to buy the movie rights to my poopy?
Anthony Bennett
And family guy, American dad, Cleveland show, bobs burgers, archer and the oriville which I’ve actually started like since it’s basically just a comfy TNG show with a more immature crew
Grayson Rogers
Hm. Oh the irony.
Not ready to believe this yet, though.
Joshua Walker
eat shit and die, boco
Isaac Gutierrez
The only reason why Disney hasn't bought SONY Pictures is because Jap overlords aren't ready to give up that foothold (yet). Amy certainly hasn't made it easy for them
Justin Clark
>The ship has already sailed Ha? Are you fucking kidding? You know how desperate Disney is right now to find some way to keep the MCU alive? You know how PROFITABLE the identity politics of the X-Men have always been? They're getting the Fantastic Four as well if this goes down and all that entails!
Skrulls! Galactus! The Phoenix Saga! Genosha! Days of Future Past! DR FUCKING DOOM
All the fucking big shit they weren't allowed to touch is open to them if they get Fox. If this happens the entire MCU3 will be built around them
Aaron Nguyen
>Legion, Logan and Deadpool wouldnt be possible with Disney Except Legion is a co-production with Marvel Television. Loeb oversees it just like he does AoS and the Netflix shows. Marvel Television also oversees Gifted and the upcoming Deadpool animated series.
Also, Disney owns Touchstone, which does put out R-rated films.
Henry Lopez
And Pulp Fiction. But that was all a long time ago.
David Fisher
When will they hit bankruptcy?
Colton Wood
When they're finished with that I'm sure they'll expand into paramilitary operations. Cyberpunk times will probably be way lamer than comics make it seem though.
>Additionally, I own stock in Disney. Good call. That'll qualify you for premium citizen status down the line.
Wyatt Sullivan
Hollllllly shit
Lincoln Wright
Disney should just buy the entire Japanese anime industry. With all cartoons under the thumb of the Mouse, even SONY won't last.
Isaiah Jones
IT ALL RETURNS TO NOTHING IT ALL COMES TUMBLING DOWN TUMBLING DOWN TUMBLING DOWN
James Allen
>It’s not a liquid >It’s a great mass of solids that form a hard floor like substance
Xavier Long
Heh. Another blow to Perlmutter.
Kevin Robinson
ugh, I hope Disney just writes off FG
Owen Reyes
when Korea launches a missile to their HQ
Hunter Allen
So I guess we are all okay with the obvious power creep Disney is acquiring over the next century?
Whatever, might as well make monopolies legal now.
Juan Hall
>tfw channel-tan eldritch autism is starting to make sense
Jason King
Nah, they'll likely pull off a Judge Doom On stuff like Simpsons and Family Guy; buy the rights, then destroy them.
Liam Sanchez
Fox is keeping Fox News. They're selling off their movie studios, animation studios, their music company, and, well, pretty much everything that isn't News, Sports, or Fox/Fox local affiliates.
Carter Peterson
oh this is definitely happening now
Camden Ward
Shut the fuck up bo.. Wait, this is actually a good question.
Cameron Cooper
daily reminder that people on Sup Forums don't know how anything works.
Nicholas Thompson
Yeah, what company doesn't want to deal with a monopoly to distribute their products. I mean it works for Marvel and Diamond, doesn't it? Let's be serious here, Netflix is convenient, but there was no way media moguls were going to let them take control of the home video market.
Ayden Gomez
Antitrust action when?
Hunter Powell
Aw shit.
Bentley Brown
half past FUCKING NEVER
Zachary Russell
>fox news >semi-conservative u wot?
Nathaniel Stewart
CAN'T DOUSE THE MOUSE
Seriously though, is this shit legal? The industry is gonna become a monopoly soon.
Adrian Rogers
>public domain in the US will never expand past 1920
G-great.
Mason Jackson
You dont seriously think this is a healthy sign from Disney, do you? For any company there comes a point where they're too big and have to downsize or collapse.
Nicholas Bailey
>And the TV rights for Batman. they better not fucking touch Gotham... fuck, and since the show is more popular than literally all the Marvel tv shows...
Ryder White
If Disney buys this, theoretically their streaming service would have >The Disney movies and shows >all MCU things >all Star Wars things >Indiana Jones movies >all the X-men movies >The Simpsons >Futurama >Family Guy >Planet of the Apes franchise >all those smaller films and shows
Not to mention the MCU would gain access to the X-men and FF characters again.
Jesus.
Cameron Lee
I think Disney can save the Simpsons(specially if they manage to fix the Lisa's voice actor contract to have less Lisa episodes), but all Seth's shows are doomed, except for Orville, which will become more family friendly.
Anthony Williams
I'll take that over the Jennifer Lawrence show featuring Magneto's circular redemption story. Shame about Deadpool though.
