The Disney owns Fox thread

[Doctor Jones]

This is a problem in the big picture. But hey, as long as Marvel finally gets the rights to X-Men and FF back, who cares about monopolies, am I right?

 

[Frankeh]

People on the Internet seriously need to start watching different kinds of movies and get some education on cinema.

You're getting on a very high horse

 

[-JKR-]

You're getting on a very high horse

It's not me who's on a high horse, it's the people ignoring the entire output of a historical major studio, which still produces plenty of varied content, because all they seem to care about are a couple of comic book movies, which don't turn out exactly the way they want them to.

Movies, studios and the industry are bigger than that. If you can't see the danger of monopoly and past the Marvel movies and the Marvel Cinematic Universe than that's your problem, and not me getting on a high horse.

 

[LoganGambit87]

this is very bad news for smaller films disney buying fox takes another studio away directors cant pitch to imagine being able to pitch ideas and scripts to only 1 studio

 

[Doctor Jones]

So I'm gonna take a wild leap and try to guess there will only be a select few of conglomerates in the future. It'll be less about studios and more about the conglomerates.

Disney - Sony will fall into Disney's tendrils with the rate they're going
GE
Viacom

 

[terry78]

Eventually Amazon will own them all.

 

[MadVillainy]

Google before Amazon

or Apple

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

AT&T/Time Warner.

 

[Sithborg]

So I'm gonna take a wild leap and try to guess there will only be a select few of conglomerates in the future. It'll be less about studios and more about the conglomerates.

Disney - Sony will fall into Disney's tendrils with the rate they're going
GE
Viacom

Long live the Megacorp!!!! Key to all cyberpunk dystopias.

 

[Lily Adler]

Apple is already in bed with Disney. I honestly thought Sony would have been soughted first.

 

[Wheels]

To me if Disney were to do this Fox Searchlight would be dead in the water. Even more filmmakers will be forced to go to Netflix and Amazon.

 

[Gold Samurai]

Eventually Amazon will own them all.

It's like a "Demolition Man" type future....

"Do you want to go eat at the Disney restaurant and see a disney movie and drive our disney car?"

"Nah. Let's go to Taco bell"

 

[:eek:]

Fox Disney Merger Talks Already Dead
By Garth Franklin
Monday, November 6th 2017 5:52 pm


Following the CNBC report this morning that sent everyone into a tizzy over the possibility, The Wall Street Journal has thrown a bucket of ice water on the speculation over Disney potentially buying Fox’s film division.
The outlet has further information on the deal, stating it fell apart after the two sides couldn’t agree on deal points and how much money should change hands. While the initial report did indicate talks had ceased, there was the impression they could resume. WSJ’s report however suggests chances of that now are next to none.
Both companies saw their stocks get a boost with the news that such a deal was under consideration – Fox jumping by 5% and Disney by 1%. By all indications Fox is still intent on offloading their film assets in the near future, and with this deal falling through it’s likely other major players will step up to potentially take on the job.
Source: The Playlist

 

[terry78]

Yeah, it's "fallen through" now. Never say never.

 

[Tymminator]

They always call stuff dead when it’s quiet.

Same thing happened a few times between Sony and Marvel Studios Re:Spider-man movie rights.

I seriously doubt it’s dead.

 

[Luigi]

Put me down in the camp that doesn't want to see this happen.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

This is a problem in the big picture. But hey, as long as Marvel finally gets the rights to X-Men and FF back, who cares about monopolies, am I right?

Pretty much, yep.

 

[Roose Bolton]

This is a problem in the big picture. But hey, as long as Marvel finally gets the rights to X-Men and FF back, who cares about monopolies, am I right?

 

[Darepool]

It's not me who's on a high horse, it's the people ignoring the entire output of a historical major studio, which still produces plenty of varied content, because all they seem to care about are a couple of comic book movies, which don't turn out exactly the way they want them to.

Movies, studios and the industry are bigger than that. If you can't see the danger of monopoly and past the Marvel movies and the Marvel Cinematic Universe than that's your problem, and not me getting on a high horse.

If you need help finding new franchises to fawn over, let me know. It may potentially happen down the road.

*what is wrong with you dude?*

*what is your deal?*

*can't take ribbing*

*Go away, the world is ending*

*Good, let it burn, from the ashes rise the PHOENIX! *

whatever...

 

[-JKR-]

If you need help finding new franchises to fawn over, let me know. It may potentially happen down the road.

*what is wrong with you dude?*

*what is your deal?*

*can't take ribbing*

*Go away, the world is ending*

*Good, let it burn, from the ashes rise the PHOENIX! *

whatever...

Welcome to my ignore list.

 

[MadVillainy]

To me if Disney were to do this Fox Searchlight would be dead in the water. Even more filmmakers will be forced to go to Netflix and Amazon.

WHy do you think that?

 

[Guts]

The Blade Runner 2049 sequel won't deal with Deckard or anything thing to do with replicants. It's just going to be a court movie about Disney trying to buy out Niander Wallace's company.

 

[:eek:]

Personally I don't understand why people gets so excited about Disney getting their hands on X-Men and Fantastic Four. Sure, Fox has failed spectacularly with FF, but many of the X-Men-movies has been at least on par with anything Disney released so far. And the best of them beats anything Disney done. And I don't see Disney ever making a R-rated movie like Logan.

 

[Dugath]

Personally I don't understand why people gets so excited about Disney getting their hands on X-Men and Fantastic Four. Sure, Fox has failed spectacularly with FF, but many of the X-Men-movies has been at least on par with anything Disney released so far. And the best of them beats anything Disney done. And I don't see Disney ever making a R-rated movie like Logan.

This is one of the biggest myths. Disney wouldn't do a R-Rated movie.. and really holds no water.

Disney getting Fox would not be a bad thing. People think Disney would "Disney-fy" things.. such as Alien, Predator..ect.. I think they have proved in the past just because Disney owns something does not mean Its "Disney" Marvel Studios is still Marvel Studios not Disney Studios. When you buy something you might want input but you do not change what makes the thing you bought desirable.

As for Rated R..

Disney, owned Miramax Films from 1993—2010
Miramax owned the genre label Dimension Films


Some of the R-rated films that Miramax released during this time period:

• Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction (1994)
• Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Volume 1 and Volume 2 (2003-2004)
• Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures (1994)
• Kevin Smith’s Clerks (1994)
• Gary Felder’s Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
• Woody Allen’s Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
• Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting (1995)
• Anthony Minghella’s The English Patient (1996)
• Gus Van Sant’s Good Will Hunting (1997)
• Lasse Hallström’s The Cider House Rules (1999)
• Steven Soderbergh’s Full Frontal (2002)

Some of the R-rated films that Dimension Films released during this time period:

• Robert Rodriguez’s From Dusk Till Dawn (1996).
• Robert Rodriguez’s Sin City (2005)
• Robert Rodriguez’s The Faculty (1998)
• Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
• Wes Craven’s Scream (1996)
• Wes Craven’s Scream 2 (1997)
• Wes Craven’s Scream 3 (2000).
• Bad Santa (2003)
• The Amityville Horror (2005)

 

[Teelie]

Yeah, it's "fallen through" now. Never say never.

They always call stuff dead when it’s quiet.

Same thing happened a few times between Sony and Marvel Studios Re:Spider-man movie rights.

I seriously doubt it’s dead.

Yes, this scenario comes up a lot. In fact only 3 years ago there was a theoretical examination of it. And though this time failed, it doesn't mean Disney won't try again and again, much like some past mergers have taken several false starts to succeed.